ID: 901001984 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001984	Record Type: Literature

	Hebrew Bible (Judaism, sacred texts)

Note: In Judaism the Hebrew Bible is not only the primary text of instruction for a moral life but also the historical record of God’s promise, first articulated in his covenant with Abraham, to consider the Jews as Israel, his chosen people.

Names:

	Hebrew Bible (Judaism, sacred texts) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Literature and Performing Arts (P)
		....<Named written and performed works> (P)
		........<Literary works: Philosophy, Religion> (P)
		............Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian) (I)
		................Hebrew Bible (Judaism, sacred texts) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... sacred texts
	.....(documents by function, document genres, information forms (objects), Information Forms (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Judaism
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Hebrew Bible (Judaism, sacred texts)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)