Israelite Use of Each Book

The biblical books included in this collection are here arranged according to the modern order of the Masoretic text,
but with reference to the arrangement of the Septuagint and Vulgate.

Books not included in the Masoretic canon are grouped thematically and/or based on their association with other books in the Septuagint and EOTC canons.

Those books not found in the Masoretic canon have their names italicised.
Specific versions of a text which are canonical or deuterocanonical in any tradition are bolded.

List of Texts for Quick Reference

Pentateuch
תורה
Νόμος
Earlier Histories
נביאים ראשונים
Βιβλία Ιστορικά
Prophecies
נביאים אחרונים
Βιβλία Προφητικά
Poetic/Didactic Writings
כתובים
Βιβλία Ποιητικά- Διδακτικά
Later Histories
כתובים
Βιβλία Ιστορικά
Litugical and Homiletic Texts
Ὠδαί
ድርስን
Genesis;
Exodus;
Leviticus;
Numbers;
Deuteronomy.
Joshua;
Judges;
[for Ruth see Poetic/Didactic Writings]
I Samuel;
II Samuel;
I Kings;
II Kings.
Isaiah;
Ascension of Isaiah;
Jeremiah;
Baruch;
[for Lamentations see Poetic/Didactic Writings]
Epistle of Jeremiah;
Prophecy of Jeremiah Against Pashhur;
Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch;
Greek Apocalypse of Baruch;
Rest of the Words of Baruch;
Ethiopic Apocalypse of Baruch
;
Ezekiel;
[for Susanna, Daniel, Bel & The Dragon see Later Histories]
Hosea;
Joel;
Amos;
Obadiah;
Jonah;
Micah;
Nahum;
Habakkuk;
Zephaniah;
Haggai;
Zechariah;
Malachi.
Psalms;
Psalm 151;
Psalms 152-155;
Psalms of Solomon;
Ancient Non-Canonical Psalms
;
Proverbs;
Rebukes;
Wisdom of Solomon;
Prologue to Sirach;
Sirach;
Prayer of Solomon
;
Job;
Song of Songs;
Ruth;
Lamentations;
Ecclesiastes.
Esther;
Judith;
Tobit;
Susanna
;
Daniel;
Bel & The Dragon;
Ezra;
Nehemiah;
"Greek" Esdras;
Ezra Sutuel;
"5&6 Ezra";
Ethiopic Apocalypse of Ezra
;
I Chronicles;
II Chronicles;
Prayer of Manasseh;
Jubilees;
Enoch;
1 Maccabees;
Megillat Antiochus;
2 Maccabees;
3 Maccabees;
4 Maccabees;
1 Meqabyan;
2 Meqabyan;
3 Meqabyan;
Original and Modified Works of Josephus
.
Odes;
Arde'et;
Sa'atat;
In the Beginning God Created...;
Testament of Abraham;
Testament of Isaac;
Testament of Jacob;
Homily on Abraham and Sarah in Egypt;
Motä Musē;
Motä Aron;
Colloquy of Moses on Mt. Sinai;
Te’ezāza Sanbat;
Gorgoryos;
Fekkare Iyasus;
Maṣḥafa Falāsfā Tabībān;
Abba Elyas;
Acts of Susanna;
Book of Angels
.

Full Table of Textual Versions

Pentateuch - תורה - ࠕࠅࠓࠄ - ኦሪት - ܐܘܪܝܬܐ - Νόμος
Text Was it originally composed/written down by Israelites? Has it been continuously transmitted by Israelites since its composition? Is it holy in any Israelite community today?
Genesis Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Samaritan, Beta Israel)
Exodus Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Samaritan, Beta Israel)
Leviticus Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Samaritan, Beta Israel)
Numbers Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Samaritan, Beta Israel)
Deuteronomy Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Samaritan, Beta Israel)
Earlier Histories - נביאים ראשונים - ኦሪት + መጽሐፍት - Βιβλία Ιστορικά
Text Was it originally composed/written down by Israelites? Has it been continuously transmitted by Israelites? Is it holy in any Israelite community today?
Joshua Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
(also a modified Samaritan work)
Judges Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
for Ruth, see below
I Samuel Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
II Samuel Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
I Kings Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
II Kings Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Prophecies - נביאים אחרונים - ትንቢት - Βιβλία Προφητικά
Text Was it originally composed/written down by Israelites? Has it been continuously transmitted by Israelites? Is it holy in any Israelite community today?
Isaiah Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Ascension of Isaiah Very possibly
Jeremiah Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Baruch Yes Yes (Beta Israel)
for Lamentations, see below
Epistle of Jeremiah Yes Yes (Beta Israel)
Prophecy of Jeremiah
against Pashhur

(on this text's origins)
Yes (Beta Israel)
Syriac Apocalypse
of Baruch
Yes
Greek Apocalypse
of Baruch
Possibly
Rest of the Words
of Baruch
Possibly Yes (Beta Israel)
Ethiopic Apocalypse
of Baruch
Yes (Beta Israel)
Ezekiel Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
for Susanna, Daniel, and Bel & The Dragon see below
Hosea Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Joel Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Amos Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Obadiah Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Jonah Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Micah Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Nahum Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Habakkuk Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Zephaniah Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Haggai Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Zechariah Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Malachi Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Poetic/Didactic Writings - כתובים - መጽሐፍት - Βιβλία Ποιητικά- Διδακτικά
Text Was it originally composed/written down by Israelites? Has it been continuously transmitted by Israelites since its composition? Is it holy in any Israelite community today?
Psalms Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Psalm 151 Yes Yes (Beta Israel)
Psalms 152-155 Yes
Further Non-Canonical Psalms Yes
Psalms of Solomon Yes
Proverbs and
Rebukes
(Proverbs ch. 25-31)
Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Wisdom of Solomon Yes Yes (Beta Israel)
Prologue to Sirach Yes
Sirach Yes Yes (Beta Israel)
Prayer of Solomon
paraphrase of I Kings 8:22-30
Yes (source material)
Job Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Song of Songs Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Ruth
alt. grouping:
Earlier Histories
ኦሪት - Βιβλία Ιστορικά
Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Lamentations
alt. grouping:
Prophecies
ትንቢት - Βιβλία Προφητικά
Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Ecclesiastes Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Later Histories - כתובים - መጽሐፍት - Βιβλία Ιστορικά
Text Was it originally composed/written down by Israelites? Has it been continuously transmitted by Israelites since its composition? Is it holy in any Israelite community today?
Esther Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Judith Yes Possibly (as a free-form legend) Yes (Beta Israel),
in a modified Jewish form
Tobit Yes Possibly (in modified forms) Yes (Beta Israel),
in a modified Jewish form
Susanna
alt. grouping:
Prophecies
ትንቢት - Βιβλία Προφητικά
Yes Yes (Beta Israel),
in a modified Jewish form. Not sacred.
Daniel
alt. grouping:
Prophecies
ትንቢት - Βιβλία Προφητικά
Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Bel & The Dragon
alt. grouping:
Prophecies
ትንቢት - Βιβλία Προφητικά
Yes Yes (Beta Israel),
in a modified Jewish form
Ezra Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Nehemiah Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
"Greek" Esdras
("3 Ezra")
Yes Yes (Beta Israel)
Ezra Sutuel
("4 Ezra")
Yes Yes (Beta Israel)
"5 Ezra" and "6 Ezra" Possibly ("6 Ezra" only)
Ethiopic Apocalypse
of Ezra
Yes (Beta Israel)
I Chronicles Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
II Chronicles
(versions including
"additions" underlined)
Yes Yes Yes (Jewish, Beta Israel)
Prayer of Manasseh
alt. grouping:
Liturgies
መሓልያ - Ὠδαί - ܬܫܒܚܬܐ
Yes (Beta Israel)
Jubilees Yes Partially, in a free-form way Yes (Beta Israel)
Enoch Yes Partially, as midrashic material Yes (Beta Israel),
modified Jewish versions
1 Maccabees Yes Partially, in a modified form
as Megillat Antiochus (see below)
Megillat Antiochus Yes Yes Yes (Jewish)
2 Maccabees Yes
3 Maccabees Yes
4 Maccabees Yes
1 Meqabyan Possibly (in Ethiopia) Yes (Beta Israel)
2 Meqabyan Possibly (in Ethiopia) Yes (Beta Israel)
3 Meqabyan Possibly (in Ethiopia) Yes (Beta Israel)
Original and Modified
Works of Josephus
Yes Modified Jewish text
(not sacred but well-regarded)
Liturgies - መሓልያ - Ὠδαί - ܬܫܒܚܬܐ
Text Was it originally composed/written down by Israelites? Has it been continuously transmitted by Israelites since its composition? Is it holy in any Israelite community today?
Odes
(for the
Prayer of Manasseh,
see above.)
Partially (source material) Yes (Beta Israel)
Arde'et research incomplete.
Sa'atat research incomplete.
In the Beginning
God Created...
Yes (Beta Israel) Yes (Beta Israel) Yes (Beta Israel)
Homiletic Texts - ድርስን
Text Was it originally composed/written down by Israelites? Has it been continuously transmitted by Israelites since its composition? Is it holy in any Israelite community today?
Testament of Abraham Yes Yes (Beta Israel)
Testament of Isaac Yes (Beta Israel)
Testament of Jacob Yes (Beta Israel)
Homily on
Abraham and Sarah
in Egypt
Yes (Beta Israel)
Motä Musē Probably (Beta Israel) Probably (Beta Israel) Yes (Beta Israel)
Motä Aron Yes (Beta Israel)
Colloquy of Moses
With God on
Mt. Sinai
Yes (Beta Israel)
Te’ezāza Sanbat research incomplete.
Apocalypse of Gorgorios Yes (Beta Israel)
Fekkare Iyasus Yes (Beta Israel)
Maṣḥafa Falāsfā Tabībān Yes (Beta Israel),
Jewish version
(not sacred)
Abba Elyas Yes (Beta Israel) Yes (Beta Israel) Yes (Beta Israel)
Acts of Susanna Possibly, uncertain origin. Possibly in various folkloric forms. Yes (Beta Israel)
Book of Angels research incomplete.



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