Proper noun
A
subdivision
of
the
Hebrew
Testament
(
Tanakh
),
known
in
English
as
"
The
Writings
."
It
is
composed
of
Songs
(
Psalms
,
and
Song of Solomon
),
Proverbs
,
and
eight
other
books
of
the
Bible
that
were
written
near
the
close
of
the
canon
.
These
scriptures
are
viewed
as
less
authoritative
than
the
Torah
.