Hagiographa

[ hag-ee-og-ruh-fuh, hey-jee- ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the third of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, variously arranged, but usually comprising the Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.

Origin of Hagiographa

1
<Late Latin <Greek: sacred writings, equivalent to hagio-hagio- + -grapha, neuter plural of -graphos-graph
  • Also called the Writings.

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How to use Hagiographa in a sentence

  • This is why his book is classed in the third division of the Biblical writings (Hagiographa), and not in the second (Prophets).

  • The Prophets, the Hagiographa, and the Apocrypha were translated at various times during the succeeding three hundred years.

    The Bible | John E. Remsburg
  • His publications include commentaries on the Prophets and Hagiographa, and lectures and addresses on theological subjects.

  • The book of Daniel is assigned in the Hebrew canon to the third division, called Hagiographa.

    Companion to the Bible | E. P. Barrows
  • By the scripture, is understood the pentateuch, portions from the prophets, and Hagiographa.

British Dictionary definitions for Hagiographa

Hagiographa

/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfə) /


noun
  1. the third of the three main parts into which the books of the Old Testament are divided in Jewish tradition (the other two parts being the Law and the Prophets), comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles: Also called: Writings

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