![]() ![]() The Septuagint (in Koine Greek), which closely resembles the Hebrew Bible but includes additional texts, is used as the Christian Greek Old Testament, at least in some liturgical contexts. It is composed mainly in Biblical Hebrew. The Jewish Tanakh (sometimes called the Hebrew Bible) contains 24 books divided into three parts: the five books of the Torah ("teaching") the eight books of the Nevi'im ("prophets") and the eleven books of Ketuvim ("writings"). Differences exist between the Hebrew Bible and Christian biblical canons, although the majority of manuscripts are shared in common.ĭifferent religious groups include different books in their biblical canons, in varying orders, and sometimes divide or combine books. Some books, such as the Jewish–Christian gospels, have been excluded from various canons altogether, but many disputed books are considered to be biblical apocrypha or deuterocanonical by many, while some denominations may consider them fully canonical. Various biblical canons have developed through debate and agreement on the part of the religious authorities of their respective faiths and denominations. ![]() The use of the word "canon" to refer to a set of religious scriptures was first used by David Ruhnken, in the 18th century. The English word canon comes from the Greek κανών kanōn, meaning " rule" or " measuring stick". ![]() A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible. ![]()
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