HAGIOGRAPHA Definition & Meaning

Hagiographa

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

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noun

(used with a singular verb)

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.

Hagiographa

/ ˌ��æɡɪˈɒɡ��ə��ə /

noun

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 calledWritings

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Origin of Hagiographa¹

< Late Latin < Greek: sacred writings, equivalent to hagio- hagio- + -grapha, neuter plural of -graphos -graph

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The position of the book among the Hagiographa, instead of among the Prophetical works, seems to show that it was introduced after the closing of the Prophetical Canon.

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Various portions of the Pentateuch, Psalms, and Hagiographa occur in the books of prayers, which have not yet been definitely fixed.

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In Hebrew Bibles it stands among the Megilloth, the five books of the Hagiographa which have a prominent place in the Synagogue service.

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There is nothing to indicate that the authority attributed to these writings was inferior to that of the Hagiographa.

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His publications include commentaries on the Prophets and Hagiographa, and lectures and addresses on theological subjects.

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