Malaquias 3

Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it , and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD , and that thought upon his name.
O 'memorial escrito' antecipa o conceito do Livro da Vida (ap3:5). O diálogo entre os fiéis sugere práticas comunitárias que evoluiriam para sinagogas no período intertestamentário.