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The '''Holy Scripture''' is a collection of books written over multiple centuries by those inspired by God to do so. It is the primary witness to the Orthodox Christian faith, within [[Holy Tradition]] and often described as its highest point. It was written by the [[prophet]]s and [[apostles]] in human language, inspired by the [[Holy Spirit]], and collected, edited, and canonized by the Church. Above all, the Bible is a faith document.
:''And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.'' (KJV)
That is, the Bible is written so that we might believe and be saved.
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==The Canon of Scripture==
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The [[Old Testament]] canon of Scripture is that of the [[Septuagint]], which was the Bible of the [[apostles]]. Other Christian communions through the years have deviated somewhat from this apostolic canon which the [[Orthodox Church]] still uses. The canon of the [[New Testament]] was developed over the early centuries of the Church. Its first known listing in its final form is the ''Paschal Letter'' of St. [[Athanasius of Alexandria]] in A.D. 367.
== See also ==
[[Category:Texts]]
== External Links links==
* [http://www.holy-trinity.org/liturgics/nrsv.html An Orthodox Critique of English Translations of the Bible]
* [http://cspmt.org/ Center for Study and Preservation of the Majority Text]=== Online Bibles ===*The [http://unbound.biola.edu/ Unbound Bible] provided by [http://www.biola.edu/ Biola University]*[http://biblegateway.com/ BibleGateway.com], a ministry of [http://www.gospelcom.net/ Gospel Communications International]*[http://bible.crosswalk.com/ Bible Study Tools] provided by [http://www.crosswalk.com/ crosswalk.com]===Lectionaries===*[http://www.goarch.org/en/resources/dailyreadings/ Daily Bible readings] from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]*[http://www.acrod.org/cgi-bin/dailyreading.cgi Daily Scripture readings] ([[Julian Calendar]]) from the [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]*[http://www.oca.org/Reading.asp Scripture readings] from the [[Orthodox Church in America]]*[http://www.bombaxo.com/greek.html Lectionary of the Greek Orthodox Church] according to The Orthodox Study Bible*[http://www.orthodox.net/ustav/lectionary-for-the-kellia.html Lectionary for the Kellia] - A suggestion for everyday scripture readings===News Stories===*[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081103-hebrew-text.html ''Oldest Hebrew Text Is Evidence for Bible Stories?''], Mati Milstein in Elah Valley, Israel for National Geographic News [[November 3]], 2008.