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Definition of Hagiographa
1. Noun. The third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Generic synonyms: Religious Text, Religious Writing, Sacred Text, Sacred Writing
Terms within: Book Of Ruth, Ruth, 1 Chronicles, I Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ii Chronicles, Book Of Ezra, Ezra, Book Of Nehemiah, Nehemiah, Book Of Esther, Esther, Book Of Job, Job, Book Of Psalms, Psalms, Book Of Proverbs, Proverbs, Book Of Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes, Canticle Of Canticles, Canticles, Song Of Solomon, Song Of Songs, Book Of Lamentations, Lamentations, Book Of Daniel, Book Of The Prophet Daniel, Daniel
Group relationships: Hebrew Scripture, Tanach, Tanakh
Definition of Hagiographa
1. n. pl. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.
Definition of Hagiographa
1. Proper noun. the third division of the Hebrew scriptures; the Writings ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Hagiographa
1. 1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles. 2. The lives of the saints. Origin: L, fr. Gr. (sc), fr. Written by inspiration; sacred, holy + to write. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hagiographa
Literary usage of Hagiographa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Historico-critical Introduction to the Canonical Scriptures of the by Carl Friedrich Keil, George Cunninghame Monteath Douglas, Friedrich Bleek (1882)
"THE HISTORICAL WRITINGS IN THE hagiographa. § 135. Character of the Historical
Books in the hagiographa. The historical writings of the Old Testament which ..."
2. The Jewish Religion by Michael Friedländer (1891)
"The hagiographa (n'Oiro).—The hagiographa form the last collection of holy
writings, composed by men who, although they were not prophets, were filled with ..."
3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Turning to the hagiographa, the books of Chronicles, besides their parallel
reference to II Kings xi. 5 sqq. ( II Chron. xxiii. l sqq. ..."
4. The Church Cyclopædia: A Dictionary of Church Doctrine, History by Angelo Ames Benton (1884)
"Later the collection of the prophets was added, and later still the hagiographa,
or the Psalms. In our SAVIOUR'S time the whole collection was spoken of as ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1831)
"hagiographa (a-/io«, holy). The Jews divide the Old Testament into three parts: 1.
the law, which comprehends the five books of Moses; ..."
6. The Church Cyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Church Doctrine, History by Angelo Ames Benton (1883)
"Later the collection of the prophets was added, and later still the hagiographa,
or the Psalms. In our SAVIOUR'S time the whole collection was spoken of as ..."
7. Hebrew and Christian Records: An Historical Enquiry Concerning the Age and by John Allen Giles (1877)
"... OR hagiographa. THE Hebrew Scriptures, as is well known to almost every reader,
were divided by the Jews into three parts. ..."
8. An Introduction to the Old Testament: Chronologically Arranged by Harlan Creelman (1917)
"The closing and recognition of the THIRD CANON (= the Writings or hagiographa), c.
150 (?) BC to the beginning of the Christian era (?). ..."
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