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.
| 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. |
| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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. | ||