The Books of Scripture

For a full listing of all the various “canons” see: http://www.bible-researcher.com/canon.html

The Tanakh/Hebrew The LXX as in NETS (common order)

Torah (lit: “Teaching”) 5 Bks of Moses (Laws) Genesis Genesis Exodus Exodus Leviticus Leuitikon Numbers (or “In the Wilderness”) Numbers Deuteronomy Deuteronomion

Nevi’im1/Prophets (Histories) Nevi’im Rshonim/Former Prophets Iesous Joshua Judges Judges Routh Samuel (I&II) 1 Reigns (=Samuel) Kings (I&II) 2 Reigns 3 Reigns (=Kings) Nevi’im Aharonim/Latter Prophets2 4 Reigns Isaiah 1 Supplements (Paraleipomena = Chronicles) Jeremiah 2 Supplements Ezekiel The Twelve: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Esther Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi Ioudith Tobit 1 Makkabees /The Writings 2 Makkabees Sifrei Emet/ “Books of Truth” 3 Makkabees 4 Makkabees Proverbs Job () Psalms /”Five Scrolls” Prayer of Manasses Proverbs Ruth Ecclesiast Lamentations Song of Songs Iob Esther Wisdom of Salomon Wisdom of Iesous son of The rest of Ketuvim Psalms of Solomon Daniel (originally written in Aramaic) Ezra (originally written in Aramaic)-Nehemiah (Prophecies) Chronicles (I&II) Hosee Amos 1 Navi (lit. “spokesman”), cf. Deut 18:18; also Ioel thought as a “mouth” of God, stressing radical Of Abdias openness to God’s Word. Ionas 2 NB historically, many texts of the Latter Naoum Prophets are earlier than, and exercise influence Habakoum on, the Former Prophets. Sophonias

1 Haggaios Zacharias Malachias Esaias Ieremias Barouch Lamentations Letter of Ieremias Iezekiel Sousanna Daniel Bel and the Dragon.

Numeration of Psalms

MT LXX 1-8 1-8 9-10 9 11-113 10-112 114-115 113 116 114-115 117-146 116-145 147 146-147 148-150 148-150

“Nevi’im”

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