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However, because the Jerusalem Council was a regional council and neither ecumenical nor pan-Orthodox, its decrees were not obligatory unless accepted by all Orthodox Churches. Although there has been no official acceptance of the canon outlined at Jerusalem, all editions of the Bible published by the Greek Orthodox Church include the books selected in 1672, though today 4 Maccabees is often placed in a separate section or excluded.
 
However, because the Jerusalem Council was a regional council and neither ecumenical nor pan-Orthodox, its decrees were not obligatory unless accepted by all Orthodox Churches. Although there has been no official acceptance of the canon outlined at Jerusalem, all editions of the Bible published by the Greek Orthodox Church include the books selected in 1672, though today 4 Maccabees is often placed in a separate section or excluded.
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== Books of the Old Testament ==
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=== The Old Testament Canon ===
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*[[Genesis]]
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*[[Exodus]]
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*[[Leviticus]]
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*[[Numbers]]
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*[[Deuteronomy]]
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*[[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] (Jesus Navi)
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*[[Judges]]
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*[[Book of Ruth|Ruth]]
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*[[I Kingdoms]] (I Samuel)
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*[[II Kingdoms]] (II Samuel)
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*[[III Kingdoms]] (I Kings)
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*[[IV Kingdoms]] (II Kings)
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*[[I Paraleipomenon]] (I Chronicles)
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*[[II Paraleipomenon]] (II Chronicles)
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*[[I Esdras]]
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*[[II Esdras]] (Ezra)
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*[[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]]
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*[[Tobit]] (Tobias)
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*[[Judith]]
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*[[Book of Esther|Esther]] (16 chapters)
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*[[I Maccabees]]
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*[[II Maccabees]]
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*[[III Maccabees]]
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*[[IV Maccabees]]
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*[[Psalms]] (151 in number)
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*[[Prayer of Manasseh]]
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*[[Book of Job|Job]]
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*[[Proverbs]]
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*[[Ecclesiastes]] (The Preacher)
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*[[Song of Solomon]] (Song of Songs)
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*[[Wisdom of Solomon]]
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*[[Wisdom of Sirach]] (Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach ''or'' Ecclesiasticus)
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*[[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] (Osee)
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*[[Book of Amos|Amos]]
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*[[Book of Micah|Micah]]
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*[[Book of Joel|Joel]]
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*[[Book of Obadiah|Obadiah]] (Abdias)
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*[[Book of Jonah|Jonah]]
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*[[Book of Nahum|Nahum]]
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*[[Book of Habakkuk|Habakkuk]] (Avakkum, Abbacum)
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*[[Book of Zephaniah|Zephaniah]] (Sophonias)
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*[[Book of Haggai|Haggai]] (Aggaeus)
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*[[Book of Zechariah|Zechariah]]
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*[[Book of Malachi|Malachi]]
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*[[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]]
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*[[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]]
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*[[Book of Baruch|Baruch]]
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*[[Lamentations of Jeremiah]] (Lamentations)
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*[[Epistle of Jeremiah]]
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*[[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]]
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*[[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] (With additions of Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, and Song of the Three Children)
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Revision as of 02:17, August 4, 2011

The development of the Old Testament Canon ... is found in the early Koine Greek Septuagint translation of the Jewish scriptures. This translation was widely used by the Early Christians and is the one most often quoted (300 of 350 quotations including many of Jesus' own words) in the New Testament when it quotes the Old Testament.

In 331, Constantine I commissioned Eusebius to deliver fifty Bibles for the Church of Constantinople. Athanasius (Apol. Const. 4) recorded Alexandrian scribes around 340 preparing Bibles for Constans. Little else is known, though there is plenty of speculation. For example, it is speculated that this may have provided motivation for canon lists, and that Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus may be examples of these Bibles. Together with the Peshitta and Codex Alexandrinus, these are the earliest extant Christian Bibles. There is no evidence among the canons of the First Council of Nicaea of any determination on the canon, however, Jerome (347-420), in his Prologue to Judith, makes the claim that the Book of Judith was "found by the Nicene Council to have been counted among the number of the Sacred Scriptures".

From the earliest times, the Eastern Church, used the LXX, was undecided about the Apocrypha: some Greek Fathers quoted from these books; others preferred to follow solely the books accepted by the Jews. The matter of the Apocrypha was raised in the Trullan Council at Constantinople in 692, but no binding conclusions were reached.

The Synod of Jerusalem[31] in 1672 decreed the Greek Orthodox canon which is similar to the one decided by the Council of Trent. The Greek Orthodox[32] generally consider Psalm 151 to be part of the Book of Psalms. Likewise, the "books of the Maccabees" are four in number, though 4 Maccabees is generally in an appendix, along with the Prayer of Manasseh. Also, there are two books of Esdras, for the Greeks these books are 1 Esdras and Ezra-Nehemiah, see Esdras#Differences in names for details. The Greek Orthodox generally consider the Septuagint to be divinely inspired.

However, because the Jerusalem Council was a regional council and neither ecumenical nor pan-Orthodox, its decrees were not obligatory unless accepted by all Orthodox Churches. Although there has been no official acceptance of the canon outlined at Jerusalem, all editions of the Bible published by the Greek Orthodox Church include the books selected in 1672, though today 4 Maccabees is often placed in a separate section or excluded.

Books of the Old Testament

Books of the Old Testament
Introduction to the Old Testament Canon
The Books of Wisdom 24.Book of Psalms | 25.Book of Job 26.Proverbs 27.Ecclesiastes | 28.Song of Solomon 29.Wisdom of Solomon | 30.Wisdom of Sirach - The Minor Prophets 31.Hosea | 32.Amos | 33.Micah | 34.Joel | 35.Obadiah | 36.Jonah 37.Nahum | 38.Habakkuk | 39.Zephaniah | 40.Haggai | 41.Zachariah 42.Malachi - The Major Prophets 43.Isaiah | 44.Jeremiah | 45.Baruch | 46.Lamentations | 47.Letter of Jeremiah | 48.Ezekiel | 49.Daniel with additions 49.Daniel with additions
Appendix IV Maccabees


The Old Testament Canon




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