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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 Canon of Scripture==
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.
 
Alternate names and notes for the books of the canon are given in parentheses.
 
=== The Old Testament Canon ===
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*[[Genesis]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[Leviticus]]
*[[Numbers]]
*[[Deuteronomy]]
*[[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] (Jesus Navi)
*[[Judges]]
*[[Book of Ruth|Ruth]]
*[[I Kingdoms]] (I Samuel)
*[[II Kingdoms]] (II Samuel)
*[[III Kingdoms]] (I Kings)
*[[IV Kingdoms]] (II Kings)
*[[I Paraleipomenon]] (I Chronicles)
*[[II Paraleipomenon]] (II Chronicles)
*[[I Esdras]]
*[[II Esdras]] (Ezra)
*[[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]]
 
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*[[Tobit]] (Tobias)
*[[Judith]]
*[[Book of Esther|Esther]]
*[[I Maccabees]]
*[[II Maccabees]]
*[[III Maccabees]]
*[[IV Maccabees]]
*[[Psalms]] (151 in number)
*[[Prayer of Manasseh]]
*[[Book of Job|Job]]
*[[Proverbs]]
*[[Ecclesiastes]] (The Preacher)
*[[Song of Solomon]] (Song of Songs)
*[[Wisdom of Solomon]]
*[[Wisdom of Sirach]] (Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach ''or'' Ecclesiasticus)
*[[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] (Osee)
*[[Book of Amos|Amos]]
*[[Book of Micah|Micah]]
*[[Book of Joel|Joel]]
 
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*[[Book of Obadiah|Obadiah]] (Abdias)
*[[Book of Jonah|Jonah]]
*[[Book of Nahum|Nahum]]
*[[Book of Habakkuk|Habakkuk]] (Avakkum, Abbacum)
*[[Book of Zephaniah|Zephaniah]] (Sophonias)
*[[Book of Haggai|Haggai]] (Aggaeus)
*[[Book of Zechariah|Zechariah]]
*[[Book of Malachi|Malachi]]
*[[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]]
*[[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]]
*[[Book of Baruch|Baruch]]
*[[Lamentations of Jeremiah]] (Lamentations)
*[[Epistle of Jeremiah]]
*[[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]]
*[[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] (With additions of Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, and Song of the Three Children)
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=== The [[New Testament]] Canon ===
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*[[Gospel of Matthew]]
*[[Gospel of Mark]]
*[[Gospel of Luke]]
*[[Gospel of John]]
*[[Acts of the Apostles]]
*[[Book of Romans|Romans]]
*[[I Corinthians]]
*[[II Corinthians]]
*[[Galatians]]
 
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*[[Ephesians]]
*[[Philippians]]
*[[Colossians]]
*[[I Thessalonians]]
*[[II Thessalonians]]
*[[I Timothy]]
*[[II Timothy]]
*[[Book of Titus|Titus]]
*[[Book of Philemon|Philemon]]
 
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*[[Book of Hebrews|Hebrews]]
*[[Book of James|James]]
*[[I Peter]]
*[[II Peter]]
*[[I John]]
*[[II John]]
*[[III John]]
*[[Book of Jude|Jude]]
*[[Book of Revelation|Revelation]] (Apocalypse)
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== 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.
* [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
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