Below is a table of books of Jewish
Tanakh and
Christian Scripture, organized by the Jewish use and Christian
churches who hold these books to be sacred.
'THE BOOKS OF JEWISH LEARNING AND CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE'| Segment Names | Jewish | Roman Catholic | Eastern Orthodox | Protestant | LDS | Attributed Author |
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| Bereshit ("In the beginning...") | Genesis | Genesis | Genesis | Genesis | Genesis | Revealed to Moses |
| Shemot ("Names") | Exodus | Exodus | Exodus | Exodus | Exodus | Revealed to Moses |
| Vayyiqra ("And he called...") | Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus | Revealed to Moses |
| Bammidbar ("In the desert...") | Numbers | Numbers | Numbers | Numbers | Numbers | Revealed to Moses |
| Devarim ("Words", or "Discourses") | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Revealed to Moses |
| Nevi'im (Prophets) | | | | | | |
| Nevi'im Rishonim (Former Prophets) | Joshua | Joshua | Josue | Joshua | Joshua | Joshua |
| | Judges | Judges | Judges | Judges | Judges | Samuel |
| | ★ | Ruth | Ruth | Ruth | Ruth | Samuel or Nathan |
| | I Samuel | I Samuel | I Kings | I Samuel | I Samuel | Samuel, then Gad and Nathan |
| | II Samuel | II Samuel | II Kings | II Samuel | II Samuel | Gad or Nathan |
| | I Kings | I Kings | III Kings | I Kings | I Kings | Jeremiah |
| | II Kings | II Kings | IV Kings | II Kings | II Kings | Jeremiah |
| | ★ | I Chronicles | I Paralipomenon | I Chronicles | I Chronicles | Ezra |
| | ★ | II Chronicles | II Paralipomenon | II Chronicles | II Chronicles | Ezra |
| | ★ | Ezra | | Ezra | Ezra | Ezra |
| | ★ | Nehemiah | II Esdras | Nehemiah | Nehemiah | Nehemiah and Ezra |
| | ★ | Esther | Esther | Esther | Esther | Mordecai |
| | ★ | Job | Job | Job | Job | Job, Elihu, or Moses |
| | ★ | Psalms | Psalms | Psalms | Psalms | According to the Talmud combination past texts by David, Adam, Melchizedek, Abraham, Moses, Heman, Yeduthun, Asaph,[1] and the three sons of Korah[2] David, Solomon, Jeduthun, Asaph and others. |
| | ★ | Proverbs | Proverbs | Proverbs | Proverbs | Hezekiah and his colleagues |
| | ★ | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Solomon or Hezekiah and his colleagues |
| Nevi'im Aharonim (Later Prophets) | Isaiah | Isaiah | Isaias | Isaiah | Isaiah | Hezekiah and his colleagues or Isaiah |
| | Jeremiah | Jeremias | Jeremiah | Jeremiah | Jeremiah | Jeremiah |
| | ★ | Lamentations | Lamentations | Lamentations | Lamentations | Jeremiah |
| | Ezekiel | Ezekiel | Ezechiel | Ezekiel | Ezekiel | Sanhedrin |
| | ★ | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Sanhedrin |
| Trei Asar (The Twelve) | Hosea | Hosea | Osee | Hosea | Hosea | Sanhedrin |
| | Joel | Joel | Joel | Joel | Joel | Sanhedrin |
| | Amos | Amos | Amos | Amos | Amos | Sanhedrin |
| | Obadiah | Obadiah | Abdias | Obadiah | Obadiah | Sanhedrin |
| | Jonah | Jonah | Jonas | Jonah | Jonah | Sanhedrin or Jonah |
| | Micah | Micah | Micheas | Micah | Micah | Sanhedrin |
| | Nahum | Nahum | Nahum | Nahum | Nahum | Sanhedrin |
| | Habakkuk | Habakkuk | Habacuc | Habakkuk | Habakkuk | Sanhedrin |
| | Zephaniah | Zephaniah | Sophonias | Zephaniah | Zephaniah | Sanhedrin |
| | Haggai | Haggai | Aggeus | Haggai | Haggai | Sanhedrin |
| | Zechariah | Zechariah | Zacharias | Zechariah | Zechariah | Zechariah and Jeremiah or Sanhedrin |
| | Malachi | Malachi | Malachias | Malachi | Malachi | Sanhedrin or Malachi or Isaiah or Ezra |
| The Writings (Ketuvim) | Psalms | | | | | According to the Talmud combination past texts by David, Adam, Melchizedek, Abraham, Moses, Heman, Yeduthun, Asaph,[1] and the three sons of Korah[2] |
| | Proverbs | | | | | Hezekiah and his colleagues |
| | Job | | | | | Moses |
| | Song of Songs | Song of Songs | Canticle of Canticles | Song of Solomon | | Solomon |
| | Ruth | | | | | |
| | Lamentations | | | | | |
| | Ecclesiastes | | | | | |
| | Esther | | | | | |
| | Daniel | | | | | |
| | Ezra | | | | | |
| | Nehemiah | | | | | |
| | I Chronicles | | | | | |
| | II Chronicles | | | | | |
| Deuterocanonical Apocrypha | | | | | Semi-canonical (D&C 91:1,3) | |
| | | Tobit | Tobias (Tobit) | | | |
| | | Judith | Judith | | | |
| | | Wisdom | Book of the Wisdom of Solomon | | | |
| | | Baruch | Baruch | | | |
| | | I Machabees | I Machabees | | | |
| | | II Machabees | II Machabees | | | |
| | | Additions to Esther | Additions to Esther | | | |
| | | Sirach | Ben Sirach | | | |
| | | Prayer of Azariah (added as additional text in Daniel; not a separate book) | Prayer of Azariah (added as additional text in Daniel; not a separate book) | | | |
| | | Book of Susanna (added as additional text in Daniel along with Bel and the Dragon; not a separate book) | Book of Susanna (added as additional text in Daniel along with Bel and the Dragon; not a separate book) | | | |
| | | | Psalm 151 | | | |
| | | | 1 Esdras | | | |
| | | | 2 Esdras | | | |
| | | | 3 Maccabees | | | |
| | | | 4 Maccabees | | | |
| | | | Psalms of Solomon | | | |
| | | | Odes | | | |
| | | | Letter of Jeremiah | | | |
| | | | Prayer of Manasseh | | | |
| New Testament | | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Apostle Matthew |
| | | Mark | Mark | Mark | Mark | Mark |
| | | Luke | Luke | Luke | Luke | Luke |
| | | John | John | John | John | Apostle John |
| | | Acts of Apostles | Acts of Apostles | Acts | Acts | Luke |
| | | Romans | Romans | Romans | Romans | Apostle Paul |
| | | 1 Corinthians | 1 Corinthians | 1 Corinthians | 1 Corinthians | Apostle Paul |
| | | 2 Corinthians | 2 Corinthians | 2 Corinthians | 2 Corinthians | Apostle Paul |
| | | Galatians | Galatians | Galatians | Galatians | Apostle Paul |
| | | Ephesians | Ephesians | Ephesians | Ephesians | Apostle Paul |
| | | Philippians | Philippians | Philippians | Philippians | Apostle Paul |
| | | Colossians | Colossians | Colossians | Colossians | Apostle Paul |
| | | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thessalonians | Apostle Paul |
| | | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thessalonians | Apostle Paul |
| | | 1 Timothy | 1 Timothy | 1 Timothy | 1 Timothy | Apostle Paul |
| | | 2 Timothy | 2 Timothy | 2 Timothy | 2 Timothy | Apostle Paul |
| | | Titus | Titus | Titus | Titus | Apostle Paul |
| | | Philemon | Philemon | Philemon | Philemon | Apostle Paul |
| | | Hebrews | Hebrews | Hebrews | Hebrews | Unknown |
| | | James | James | James | James | Apostle James |
| | | 1 Peter | 1 Peter | 1 Peter | 1 Peter | Apostle Peter |
| | | 2 Peter | 2 Peter | 2 Peter | 2 Peter | Apostle Peter |
| | | 1 John | 1 John | 1 John | 1 John | Apostle John |
| | | 2 John | 2 John | 2 John | 2 John | Apostle John |
| | | 3 John | 3 John | 3 John | 3 John | Apostle John |
| | | Jude | Jude | Jude | Jude | Jude or Apostle Thomas |
| | | Revelation | Apocalypse | Revelation | Revelation | Apostle John or John the Presbyter |
| Mormon Works | | | | | Book of Mormon | Prophet Mormon or Joseph Smith |
| | | | | | Doctrine & Covenants | Joseph Smith |
| | | | | | Book of Moses | Moses |
| | | | | | Book of Abraham | Abraham |
References
1. Baba Bathra part 14
2. Baba Bathra part 15
3. Baba Bathra part 14
4. Baba Bathra part 15
External links
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The Canon of Scripture – a Catholic perspective
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Table of Old Testament Books - includes Latin, English, Hebrew and abbreviated names (from
Tel Aviv University).
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Articles on Various Books from Biblical Resource Database
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Judaica Press Translation - Online Jewish translation of the books of the Bible. The Tanakh and
Rashi's entire commentary.
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Books of the Bible King James(KJV) and Revised Standard Version(RSV) searchable Bibles
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Slavonic Bible
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Books of the Apocrypha (from
UMC)
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Armenian Bible (an essay, with full official canon at the end)
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Ethiopian Orthodox "narrow canon" (from
UMC)