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The Old Testament
- See also, Biblical History: The Old Testament
| Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) (24 books) | Protestant Old Testament (39 books) | Catholic Old Testament (46 books) | Eastern Orthodox Old Testament (49 books) | Original language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Torah (Law) | Pentateuch or the Five books of Moses | Pentateuch or the Five books of Moses | Pentateuch or the Five books of Moses | |
| Bereshit | Genesis | Genesis | Genesis | Hebrew |
| Shemot | Exodus | Exodus | Exodus | Hebrew |
| Vayikra | Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus | Hebrew |
| Bamidbar | Numbers | Numbers | Numbers | Hebrew |
| Devarim | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Hebrew |
| Nevi’im (Prophets) | Historical books | Historical books | Historical books | |
| Yehoshua | Joshua | Joshua (Josue) | Joshua (Iesous) | Hebrew |
| Shofetim | Judges | Judges | Judges | Hebrew |
| Rut (Ruth) | Ruth | Ruth | Ruth | Hebrew |
| Shemuel | 1 Samuel | 1 Samuel (1 Kings) | 1 Samuel (1 Kingdoms) | Hebrew |
| Shemuel | 2 Samuel | 2 Samuel (2 Kings) | 2 Samuel (2 Kingdoms) | Hebrew |
| Melakhim | 1 Kings | 1 Kings (3 Kings) | 1 Kings (3 Kingdoms) | Hebrew |
| Melakhim | 2 Kings | 2 Kings (4 Kings) | 2 Kings (4 Kingdoms) | Hebrew |
| Divrei Hayamim (Chronicles) | 1 Chronicles | 1 Chronicles (1 Paralipomenon) | 1 Chronicles (1 Paralipomenon) | Hebrew |
| Divrei Hayamim (Chronicles) | 2 Chronicles | 2 Chronicles (2 Paralipomenon) | 2 Chronicles (2 Paralipomenon) | Hebrew |
| 1 Esdras | Greek | |||
| Ezra–Nehemiah | Ezra | Ezra (1 Esdras) | Ezra (2 Esdras) | Hebrew and Aramaic |
| Ezra–Nehemiah | Nehemiah | Nehemiah (2 Esdras) | Nehemiah (2 Esdras) | Hebrew |
| Tobit (Tobias) | Tobit | Aramaic and Hebrew | ||
| Judith | Judith | Hebrew | ||
| Ester (Esther) | Esther | Esther | Esther | Hebrew |
| 1 Maccabees (1 Machabees) | 1 Maccabees | Hebrew | ||
| 2 Maccabees (2 Machabees) | 2 Maccabees | Greek | ||
| 3 Maccabees | Greek | |||
| 3 Esdras | Greek | |||
| 4 Maccabees | Greek | |||
| Ketuvim (Writings) | Wisdom books | Wisdom books | Wisdom books | |
| Iyov (Job) | Job | Job | Job | Hebrew |
| Tehillim (Psalms) | Psalms | Psalms | Psalms | Hebrew |
| Prayer of Manasseh | Greek | |||
| Mishlei (Proverbs) | Proverbs | Proverbs | Proverbs | Hebrew |
| Qohelet (Ecclesiastes) | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Hebrew |
| Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs) | Song of Solomon | Song of Songs (Canticle of Canticles) | Song of Songs (Aisma Aismaton) | Hebrew |
| Wisdom | Wisdom | Greek | ||
| Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) | Sirach | Hebrew | ||
| Nevi’im (Latter Prophets) | Major Prophets | Major Prophets | Major Prophets | |
| Yeshayahu | Isaiah | Isaiah (Isaias) | Isaiah | Hebrew |
| Yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | Jeremiah (Jeremias) | Jeremiah | Hebrew |
| Eikhah (Lamentations) | Lamentations | Lamentations | Lamentations | Hebrew |
| Baruch | Baruch | Hebrew | ||
| Baruch | Letter of Jeremiah | Greek (majority view) | ||
| Yekhezqel | Ezekiel | Ezekiel (Ezechiel) | Ezekiel | Hebrew |
| Daniyyel (Daniel) | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Aramaic and Hebrew |
| Twelve Minor Prophets | Twelve Minor Prophets | Twelve Minor Prophets | ||
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Hosea | Hosea (Osee) | Hosea | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Joel | Joel | Joel | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Amos | Amos | Amos | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Obadiah | Obadiah (Abdias) | Obadiah | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Jonah | Jonah (Jonas) | Jonah | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Micah | Micah (Michaeas) | Micah | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Nahum | Nahum | Nahum | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Habakkuk | Habakkuk (Habacuc) | Habakkuk | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Zephaniah | Zephaniah (Sophonias) | Zephaniah | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Haggai | Haggai (Aggaeus) | Haggai | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Zechariah | Zechariah (Zacharias) | Zechariah | Hebrew |
| The Twelve or Trei Asar | Malachi | Malachi (Malachias) | Malachi | Hebrew |
Several of the books in the Eastern Orthodox canon are also found in the appendix to the Latin Vulgate, formerly the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
| Books in the Appendix to the Vulgate Bible | |
| Name in Vulgate | Name in Eastern Orthodox use |
|---|---|
| 3 Esdras | 1 Esdras |
| 4 Esdras | 2 Esdras |
| Prayer of Manasseh | Prayer of Manasseh |
| Psalm of David when he slew Goliath (Psalm 151) | Psalm 151 |
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