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[ The Canons of the Bible ]


CANONS OF THE HEBREW BIBLE

Jewish Canon Protestant Canon Roman Catholic/Orthodox Canon

Torah (law) pentateuch pentateuch


Genesis Genesis Genesis
Exodus Exodus Exodus
Leviticus Leviticus Leviticus
Numbers Numbers Numbers
Deuteronomy Deuteronomy Deuteronomy
Nevi !im (prophets) histories histories
former prophets Joshua Joshua
Joshua Judges Judges
Judges Ruth Ruth
Samuel (1 & 2) 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Samuel
Kings (1 & 2) 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Kings
1 & 2 Chronicles 1 & 2 Chronicles
latter prophets Ezra Ezra
Isaiah Nehemiah Nehemiah
Jeremiah Esther Tobit
Ezekiel Judith
The Twelve poetical/wisdom books Esther
Hosea Job 1 & 2 Maccabees
Joel Psalms
Amos Proverbs poetical/wisdom books
Obadiah Ecclesiastes Job
Jonah Song of Solomon Psalms
Micah Proverbs
prophets
Nahum Ecclesiastes
Isaiah
Habakkuk Song of Solomon
Jeremiah
Zephaniah Wisdom of Solomon
Lamentations
Haggai Sirach
Ezekiel
Zechariah Daniel prophets
Malachi Hosea Isaiah
Ketubim (writings) Joel Jeremiah
Psalms Amos Lamentations
Proverbs Obadiah Baruch
Job Jonah Ezekiel
(Five Scrolls): Micah Daniel
Song of Solomon Nahum Hosea
Ruth Habakkuk Joel
Lamentations Zephaniah Amos
Ecclesiastes Haggai Obadiah
Esther Zechariah Jonah
Daniel Malachi Micah
Ezra-Nehemiah Nahum
the apocrypha
Chronicles (1 & 2) Habakkuk
1 & 2 Esdras Zephaniah
Tobit
There is no Apocrypha Haggai
Judith
in the Hebrew Bible Zechariah
Esther (with additions) Malachi
Wisdom of Solomon
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) Orthodox Canons generally
Baruch include
Letter of Jeremiah (Baruch ch 6) 1 & 2 Esdras
Prayer of Azariah and Song of Prayer of Manasseh
Three Psalm 151
Daniel and Susanna 3 Maccabees
Daniel, Bel, & Snake 4 Maccabees (as an Appendix)
Prayer of Manasseh
1 & 2 Maccabees

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