Appendix B from The Upside-Down Kingdom

Biblical Canon Lists of the Bible Accepted by Christians and Jews

Common Name(s) in English Hebrew Name Jewish Tanakh Christian Old Testament Other Tanakh
Talmudic Jewish Ethiopian Jewish Protestant RC EO Eth O JC
Genesis Bereshit yes (Torah) yes (Orit) yes yes yes yes   yes
Jubilees Yovelot/Bereshit Zuta not yes noª noª noª yes DSS yes*
1 Enoch (Ethiopian Enoch) Anokh noª yes noª noª noª yes DSS yes*
2 Enoch (Slavonic Enoch, Secrets of Enoch) n/a no no no noª noª no Slavonic noª
Exodus Shemot yes (Torah) yes (Orit) yes yes yes yes   yes
Leviticus Vayikra yes (Torah) yes (Orit) yes yes yes yes   yes
Numbers Bamidbar yes (Torah) yes (Orit) yes yes yes yes   yes
Deuteronomy Devarim yes (Torah) yes (Orit) yes yes yes yes   yes
Joshua Yehoshua yes yes (Orit) yes yes yes yes   yes
Judges Shofetim yes yes (Orit) yes yes yes yes   yes
Ruth Rut yes yes (Orit) yes yes yes yes   yes
1 Samuel (1 Kingdoms in LXX) Sh'muel yes (as one book) yes (as one book) yes yes yes yes (as one book)   yes
2 Samuel (2 Kingdoms in LXX) yes yes yes   yes
1 Kings (3 Kingdoms in LXX) M'lakhim yes (as one book) yes (as one book) yes yes yes yes (as one book)   yes
2 Kings (4 Kingdoms in LXX) yes yes yes   yes
1 Chronicles (1 Paralipomenon in LXX) Divrei Hiyamim yes (as one book) yes (as one book) yes yes yes yes (as one book)   yes
2 Chronicles (2 Paralipomenon in LXX) yes yes yes   yes (as one book)
Prayer of Manasseh T'Fillat' Manasseh noª noª yes* yes  
Ezra (2 Esdras in LXX) Ezra-Nehemiah yes (as one book) yes (as one book) yes yes Esdras β yes (as one book)   yes
Nehemiah (3 Esdras in LXX) yes yes   yes
1 Esdras n/a noª yes (2 Esdras) noª (1 Esdras) no* (3 Esdras) Esdras α yes (2 Esdras)   yes*
5 Esdras n/a no no noª (2 Esdras) noª (4 Esdras) noª (3 Esdras) no   no
4 Esdras n/a noª yes (Ezra Sutuel) yes (Ezra Sutuel)   yes*
6 Esdras n/a no no no   no
Esther Megillah Hadassah yes yes (with LXX) yes (MT only) yes (with LXX) yes (with LXX) yes (with LXX)   yes (with LXX)
Tobit Tobit noª yes noª yes* yes yes DSS yes*
Judith Yehudit noª yes noª yes* yes yes   yes*
Job Iyov yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes
Psalms Tehillim yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes
Psalm 151 n/a noª yes noª noª yes yes Syrian, DSS yes* (as one book)
Psalms 152-155 n/a no no no no no no Syrian, DSS
Psalms 156-160 n/a no no no no no no DSS only
Psalms of Solomon n/a no no no noª noª no Syrian, LXX
Odes n/a no no no noª noª no   noª
Proverbs Mashley Sh'lomo yes yes (split in 2) yes yes yes yes (split in 2)   yes
Ecclesiastes Qohelet' yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes
Song of Songs/Solomon Shir HaShirim yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes
Wisdom of Solomon Khokhmeh Sh'lomo not yes noª yes* yes yes   yes*
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus in Vulgate) Yeshua ben-Sirach not yes noª yes* yes yes DSS yes*
Isaiah Yeshayahu yes yes (as one book) yes yes yes yes   yes
(Martyrdom) Ascension of Isaiah n/a n/a no no no no*   no*
Jeremiah Yirmeyahu yes yes (as one book) yes yes yes yes (as one book)   yes
1 Baruch 1 Baruch noª noª yes* yes   yes*
Letter of Jeremiah E' Geret Yirmeyahu noª noª yes* (as 1 Baruch 6) yes DSS yes* (as Baruch 6)
Lamentations Eicha yes yes yes yes   yes
4 Baruch (Apocalypse of Baruch) n/a noª no noª noª   noª
2 Baruch n/a no no no no noª no Syrian yes*
3 Baruch n/a no no no no noª no Slavonic no
Ezekiel Yekhezk'el yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes
Daniel Dani'el yes (MT only, Writings) yes (with LXX, Prophet) yes (MT only) yes (with LXX) yes (with LXX) yes (with LXX)   yes (with LXX)
Hosea Hoshea yes (as Minor Prophets) yes (as Minor Prophets) yes yes yes yes   yes
Joel Yo'el yes yes yes yes   yes
Amos Amos yes yes yes yes   yes
Obadiah Ovadyah yes yes yes yes   yes
Jonah Yonah yes yes yes yes   yes
Micah Micha yes yes yes yes   yes
Nahum Nakhum yes yes yes yes   yes
Habakkuk Khavakuk yes yes yes yes   yes
Zephaniah Tzefaniyah yes yes yes yes   yes
Haggai Khaggai yes yes yes yes   yes
Zechariah Zekhariyah yes yes yes yes   yes
Malachi M'lakhi yes yes yes yes   yes
1 Maccabees 1 Makabim not no noª yes* yes no   yes*
2 Maccabees 2 Makabim not no noª yes* yes no   yes*
3 Maccabees 3 Makabim noª no noª noª yes no   yes*
4 Maccabees 4 Makabim not no noª noª yes no   yes*
1 Meqabyan n/a no yes no no no yes   noª
2 Meqabyan n/a no yes no no no yes   noª
3 Meqabyan n/a no yes no no no yes   noª
Testament of the Three Patriarchs n/a noª yes no no no no   no*
Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs n/a noª no no no no no Armenian, Syrian, DSS no*
Testament of Moses (Assumption of Moses) n/a noª yes (fragment) no no no yes (fragment)   yes*
Testament of Aaron n/a noª yes no no no no   no*
Apostolic Writings ('New Testament')
English common name Hebrew name Talmudic Jewish Ethiopian Jewish Protestant RC EO Eth O Other JC
Matthew Matityahu n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Mark Yochanan-Makabi n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Luke Lukos n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
John Yochanan n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Acts P'yliut HaShaliakhim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Romans E' Geret Sha'ul L'Romayim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
1 Corinthians E' Geret Sha'ul haRishonah L'Korinatim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
2 Corinthians E' Geret Sha'ul haSh'niyah L'Korinatim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
3 Corinthians E' Geret Sha'ul haShlishit L'Korinatim n/a n/a no noª noª noª Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox* yes (with Epistle of the Corinthians to Paul)*
Galatians E' Geret Sha'ul L'Galetim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Ephesians E' Geret Sha'ul La 'Efisim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Philippians E' Geret Sha'ul La Pil'ipim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Colossians E' Geret Sha'ul La Kol'osim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
1 Thessalonians E' Geret Sha'ul haRishonah L'S'lonikim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
2 Thessalonians E' Geret Sha'ul haSh'niyah L'S'lonikim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
1 Timothy E' Geret Sha'ul haRishonah L'Timo'te'us n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
2 Timothy E' Geret Sha'ul haSh'niyah L'Timo'te'us n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Titus E' Geret Sha'ul La Ti'tus n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Philemon E' Geret Sha'ul La Fil'mon n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Hebrews E' Geret La'Averim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
James E' Geret Ya'Akov n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
1 Peter E' Geret haRishonah shel Kefa n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
2 Peter E' Geret haSh'niyah shel Kefa n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
1 John E' Geret haRishonah shel Yochanan n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
2 John E' Geret haSh'niyah shel Yochanan n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
3 John E' Geret haShlishit shel Yochanan n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Jude E' Geret Yehudah n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Revelation Hagilu Natan Elohim n/a n/a yes yes yes yes all Christian yes
Josippon Yosef'us n/a n/a no noª noª yes no noª
Sinodos: n/a n/a n/a no no no yes no no
Sirate Tzion (book of order)
Tizaz (book of herald)
Gitsew
Abtilis
Dominos I
Dominos II
Ethiopian Clement
Didascalia Apostolorum
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles to the Nations) Le Horah n/a n/a no noª noª noª noª yes*
The Shepherd of Hermas Ha O'er shel Her'mas n/a n/a no noª noª noª noª no*
The Epistle of Barnabas E' Geret Berenbah n/a n/a no noª noª noª noª no*
The Apocalypse of Peter HaApokalip'sah shel Kefa n/a n/a no noª noª noª noª noª
    Abbreviations and Symbols
  • RC = Roman Catholic
  • EO = Eastern Orthodox
  • Eth O = Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
  • JC = Judeo-Christian
  • DSS = Dead Sea Scrolls
  • LXX = Septuagint
  • MT = Masoretic Text
  • no = not acceptable to read
  • noª = not read in the church; apocryphal
  • not = not part of Jewish Tanakh, but quoted in Talmud or other Jewish tradition
  • no* = not printed in Bible, but worthy of study
  • yes* = printed in Bible, but deuterocanonical
  • yes = protocanonical