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Old Testament

The EOB OT list of books is as follows (read this article to understand the rationale for this ordering and selection of books):


  1. Pentateuch
  • Genesis
  • Exodus
  • Leviticus
  • Numbers
  • Deuteronomy

  1. Histories
  • Joshua
  • Judges
  • Ruth
  • 1–4 Kingdoms (1–2 Samuel + 1–2 Kings)
  • 1–2 Chronicles
  • Ezra
  • Nehemiah
  • 1 Esdras (LXX)
  • Esther (MT Hebrew version)
  • Additions to Esther (LXX)

  1. Prophecies

3.1 Major Prophets

  • Isaiah
  • Jeremiah
    • Jeremiah (Hebrew)
    • Jeremiah (LXX)
    • Lamentations
    • Baruch (LXX)
    • Epistle of Jeremiah (LXX)
  • Ezekiel
  • Daniel as a Major Prophet
    • Daniel MT
    • Daniel LXX with
      • Hymn of Praise of the Three Youths
      • Susanna (LXX addition)
      • Bel and the Dragon (LXX addition)
    • Daniel Theodotion

Minor Prophets (chronological order)

  • Hosea
  • Joel
  • Amos
  • Obadiah
  • Jonah
  • Micah
  • Nahum
  • Habakkuk
  • Zephaniah
  • Haggai
  • Zechariah
  • Malachi

  1. Divine Wisdom, Hymns and Other Writings

Wisdom (starts with Job, then the Psalms)

  • Job (MT and LXX combined)
  • Psalms (150 psalms + Psalm 151)
  • Prayer of Massaneh
  • Proverbs
  • Ecclesiastes
  • Song of Songs
  • Wisdom of Solomon (LXX)
  • Wisdom of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) (LXX)

Writings and Histories

  • Tobit (LXX)
  • Judith (LXX)
  • 1 Maccabees
  • 2 Maccabees

Additional Writings

  • 3 Maccabees
  • 4 Maccabees
  • 2 Esdras

 

Introduction to the book of Leviticus

The Book of Leviticus receives its English title from the Latin Vulgate, which is derived from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) title Leuitikon (Λευιτικόν), meaning “Levitical” or “pertaining to the Levites.”

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Introduction to the book of Exodus

The Book of Exodus receives its English title from the Greek Septuagint (LXX), where it is called Exodos (Ἔξοδος), meaning “departure” or “exit.” This name was chosen because the central

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