The word canon
means standard or rule. It is the
list of authorized and inspired Scriptures.
Different religions have different canons.
In Judaism the canon consists of the books
of the Old Testament only.
In Protestant Christianity, the canon is the
body of Scripture consisting of the 39 books of the Old Testament and 7 of the
New.
In Roman Catholicism, additional books were added in 1546. These are called the apocryphal books:
·
Tobit
·
Judith
·
Maccabees
1 and 2
·
The
Wisdom of so.omon
·
Ecclesiasticus
(Sirach)
·
Baruch
In Mormonism, four books were added:
·
The
book of Mormon
·
The
Book of Abraham
·
The
Doctrine and Covenants
·
The
Pearl of Great Price
In Christian
Science one book was added, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
written by Mary Baker Eddy.
In Islam, the book of inspiration is called
The Koran.
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Old
Testament |
New
Testament |
|
Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy |
Historical: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts |
|
Historical Books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther |
Pauline Epistles: Romans, 1&2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Phillipians, Colossians, 1&2 thessalonians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon |
|
Poetical: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon |
Non Pauline Epistles: Hebrews, James, 1&2 Peter, 1,2&3 John, Jude and Revelation |
|
O.T. Prophets |
|
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Prophetical: Major Prophets – Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel
|
Minor
Prophets – Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum,
Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi |
Special
Note: Major and Minor only refers to the quantity of their writing and not their
quality.