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Hebrew Bible (Hebrew: ) is a term that refers to the common portions of the Jewish and Christian biblical canons. The use of the term 'Hebrew Bible' is considered as a neutral term that is preferred in academic writing over the "Old Testament", which alludes to the Christian doctrine of supersessionism, and to the "Tanakh," the common Hebrew acronym which is unfamiliar to many English speakers and others . "Hebrew" in "Hebrew Bible" may refer to either the Hebrew language or to the Hebrew people who historically used Hebrew as a spoken language, and have continuously used the language in prayer and study, or both. Because "Hebrew Bible" refers to the common portions of the Jewish and Christian biblical canons, it does not encompass the deuterocanonical books (largely from the Koine Greek Septuagint translation (LXX), included in the canon of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches). Thus the term "Hebrew Bible" corresponds most fully to the Old Testament in use by Protestant denominations (adhering to Jerome's Hebraica veritas doctrine).

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Books of the Bible for the differences between Bible versions of different groups, or the much more detailed Biblical canon.

Greek Scriptures

Masoretic Text, the standard Hebrew text recognized by most Judeo-Christian groups.

Society of Biblical Literature, creators of the SBL Handbook which recommends standard biblical terminology.

Table of books of Judeo-Christian Scripture

Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible

Torah

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