Table 1 Canons of the Old Testament

Table 1 Canons of the Old Testament

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* Book names in italics are the apocryphal books of the Roman Catholic canon, sometimes called the deuterocanonical books.

HEBREW BIBLE / TANAK (Jewish Bible) I. Law (Torah) Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy II. Prophets (Nevi'im)   A. Former Prophets Joshua Judges 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings   B. Latter Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Book of the Twelve:   Hosea   Joel   Amos   Obadiah   Jonah   Micah   Nahum   Habakkuk   Zephaniah   Haggai   Zechariah   Malachi III. Writings (Ketuvim) Psalms Proverbs Job The Song of Songs Ruth Lamentations Ecclesiastes Esther Daniel Ezra Nehemiah 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles

OLD TESTAMENT (Protestant Bible) Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

OLD TESTAMENT (Roman, Greek, Slavonic) Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Tobit Judith Esther and Additions Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Wisdom of Solomon Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Baruch and Letter of Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel and Additions:   Susanna   Song of the Young Men   Bel and the Dragon Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees