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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 |
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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 |
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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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