The Definition of the word Hagiographa

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 [256]BIBLE.)" "In the New Testament (Luke 24:44) we find three corresponding "divisions, viz., the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms."