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1. Hebrew Bible

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   The Hebrew Bible, also known in academic contexts as the Tanakh, is the canonical collection of Jewish sacred writings. Its compilation occurred over a long period, primarily spanning the First Temple period through the Hellenistic period. The text is fundamentally structured into three major divisions, reflecting the traditional ordering established by Pharisaic Judaism following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. These divisions are the Torah (Teaching), the Nevi…

2. Hebrew Script

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   Historical Development
   The direct ancestor of the modern Hebrew script is the Paleo-Hebrew script, used for writing the Biblical Hebrew language during the First Temple period. Following the Babylonian exile, the square script, derived from Imperial Aramaic, began to displace the older Paleo-Hebrew forms, leading to the development of the script known today 2.
   The Square Script (Ktav Ashuri)