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Old Testament

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The Old Testament is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, consisting of 39 (Protestant), 46 (Catholic), or more (Orthodox and other) books, primarily based on the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh. The books are divided into four sections: the Pentateuch, history books, poetic and "Wisdom books", and the books of the prophets. The canon of the Old Testament varies among different branches of Christianity, with the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches having up to 49 books, the Catholic canon having 46 books, and the most common Protestant canon having 39 books.learn more on wikipedia