Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hagiographa"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Hagiographa
the holy writings, a term which came early into use in the
Christian church to denote the third division of the Old
Testament scriptures, called by the Jews Kethubim, i.e.,
"Writings." It consisted of five books, viz., Job, Proverbs, and
Psalms, and the two books of Chronicles. The ancient Jews
classified their sacred books as the Law, the Prophets, and the
Kethubim, or Writings. (See {BIBLE}.)
In the New Testament (Luke 24:44) we find three corresponding
divisions, viz., the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hagiographa \Ha`gi*og"ra*pha\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ? (sc.?), fr.
? written by inspiration; ? sacred, holy + ? to write.]
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. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. --Brande & C.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hagiographa
n : the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn:
{Hagiographa}, {Writings}]
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