Y’HOSHUA (Joshua) The Historical Books are Y’hoshua, Judges, Ruth, First Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, Second Kings, First Chronicles, Second Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. The word Y’hoshua (Joshua) means Yah is Salvation. The Book of Y’hoshua does not explicitly name its author but Jewish traditions claim that Y’hoshua the son of Nun, the successor of Moses as leader over …
Aleph Tav Alert: Ruth
RUTH (Rut) The Book of Ruth does not specifically name its author but tradition is that the Prophet Samuel wrote the Book of Ruth. The name Ruth in Hebrew means friend or companion. The exact date in which the book was written is uncertain but the prevalent view is sometime between 1011 and 931 B.C. NOTE: Ruth’s name is used …
Aleph Tav Alert: 1 Samuel
1 SAMUEL (Shmuel Alef) The author of 1 Samuel is anonymous. It is very possible that Samuel wrote part of this book but other possible contributors may have been the prophets/historians Nathan and Gad, (1 Chron 29:29). Originally, both 1 and 2 Samuel was one book but the translators of the Septuagint separated them and that separation has been retained …
Aleph Tav Alert: Ezra
EZRA (Ezra) The Book of Ezra does not specifically name its author but tradition is that the prophet Ezra was the author. The name Ezra in Hebrew means helper. It is interesting to note that once Ezra appears on the scene in the 7th chapter the author switches from writing in the third person to writing in first person. The …