TheChristianOTCanons15Apocryphalbookscommonto39CanonicalbookscommontoallChristianChurches (Note1)RomanCatholicandEasternOrthodoxChurchesThe Law (5)The Poetic and1EsdrasGenesisWisdomBooks(5)Exodus2EsdrasJobLeviticusPsalmsTobitNumbersProverbsJudithDeuteronomyEcclesiastesAdditions to EstherSong of SolomonThe HistoricalWisdomof SolomonBooks(12)The ProphetsEcclesiastcus,ortheJoshua(5+12)Wisdomof JesustheJudgesIsaiahSon ofSirahRuth3extraapocryphalJeremiahBaruch1 SamuelLamentationsbooksintheOTcanonLetter of Jeremiah2SamuelEzekieloftheEasternPraverofAzariah and1KingsDanielOrthodoxChurchersthe Song of the Three2KingsHosea3MaccabeesYoung Men1ChroniclesJoel4MaccabeesSusanna2ChroniclesAmosPsalm151EzraBeland the DragonObadiahNehemiahJonahPraverofManassehEastherMicahIMaccabeesNote1:ProtestantNahum2MaccabeesChurchesacceptonlyHabakkukthese39booksastheirZephaniahOTcanonHaggaiZechariahMalachiIntro_OT
The Christian OT Canons The Historical Books (12) Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Easther The Prophets (5+12) Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi 39 Canonical books common to all Christian Churches (Note 1) 15 Apocryphal books common to Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches 1 Esdras 2 Esdras Tobit Judith Additions to Esther Wisdom of Solomon Ecclesiastcus, or the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirah Baruch Letter of Jeremiah Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men Susanna Bel and the Dragon Prayer of Manasseh 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 extra apocryphal books in the OT canon of the Eastern Orthodox Churchers 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Psalm 151 Note 1: Protestant Churches accept only these 39 books as their OT canon The Law (5) Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy The Poetic and Wisdom Books (5) Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Intro_OT
TheDivisionsoftheThreeCanonsoftheOldTestamentProtestantCatholic/OrthodoxJewishThe Law (5)PentateuchPentateuch (5)The Prophets·History BooksHistory Books.FormerPoetry and(12)Prophets (4).Poetry andWisdomBooksLatter Prophets(4)PropheticWisdomBooks.(5)The WritingsBooks(11)·PropheticApocryphaBooks (17)39 + 15/18Intro_OT
The Divisions of the Three Canons of the Old Testament Jewish • The Law (5) • The Prophets •Former Prophets (4) •Latter Prophets (4) • The Writings (11) Protestant •Pentateuch (5) •History Books (12) •Poetry and Wisdom Books (5) •Prophetic Books (17) Catholic / Orthodox • Pentateuch • History Books • Poetry and Wisdom Books • Prophetic Books • Apocrypha 39+ 15/18 Intro_OT