OVERVIEWS


  Old Testament

• AMOS


• I CHRONICLES


• II CHRONICLES


• DANIEL


• DEUTERONOMY


• ECCLESIASTES


• ESTHER


• EXODUS


• EZEKIEL


• EZRA


• GENESIS


• HABAKKUK


• HAGGAI


• HOSEA


• ISAIAH


• JEREMIAH


• JOB


• JOEL


• JONAH


• JOSHUA


• JUDGES


• I KINGS


• II KINGS


• LAMENTATIONS


• LEVITICUS


• MALACHI


• MICAH


• NAHUM


• NEHEMIAH


• NUMBERS


• OBADIAH


• PROVERBS


• PSALMS


• RUTH


• I SAMUEL


• II SAMUEL


• SONG OF SOLOMON


• ZECHARIAH


• ZEPHANIAH


  Apocryphal

• Aps


• Aza


• Baruch - Epje


• Bel


• Book of Wisdom


• Enoch


• I Ezdras


• II Ezdras


• Gest


• Jashar


• Jubilees


• Judith


• I Maccabees


• II Maccabees


• III Maccabees


• IV Maccabees


• Man


• Prsi


• Secrets of Enoch


• Susanna


• Tobit


• Khirbet Qeiyafa Inscription


  New Testament

• ACTS


• COLOSSIANS


• I CORINTHIANS


• II CORINTHIANS


• EPHESIANS


• GALATIANS


• HEBREWS


• JAMES


• JOHN


• I JOHN


• II JOHN


• III JOHN


• JUDE


• LUKE


• MARK


• MATTHEW


• I PETER


• II PETER


• PHILEMON


• PHILIPPIANS


• REVELATION


• ROMANS


• I THESSALONIANS


• II THESSALONIANS


• I TIMOTHY


• II TIMOTHY


• TITUS


  Patristic

• Passion Narrative


• Q Gospel


• Paul to the Laodiceans


• Signs Gospel


• Didache


• Gospel of Thomas


• Oxyrhunchus 1224 Gospel


• Egerton Gospel


• Epistle of Barnabas


• I Clement


• I Ignatius to the Ephesians


• Ignatius to Polycarp


• Ignatius to the Magnesians


• Ignatius to the Philadelphians


• Ignatius to the Romans


• Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans


• Ignatius to the Trallians


• Ignatius Third Epistle


• II Ignatius to the Ephesians


• Pliny the Younger


• Clement on Secret Mark


• Gospel of Peter


• Apocalypse of Peter


• Aristides' Apology


• Papias


• Polycarp to the Philippians


• Quadratus of Athens


• Secret Book of James


• Sophia of Jesus Christ


• Shepherd of Hermas


• Fayyum Fragment


• Oxyrhunchus 840 Gospel


• Testaments of the 12 Patriarchs


• Traditions of Matthias


• Mara Bar-Serapion


• Epistula Apostolorium


• II Clement


• Odes of Solomon


• Infancy Gospel of James


• Infancy Gospel of Thomas


• Justin Martyr Dialogue with Trypho


• Justin Martyr Discourse to the Greeks


• Justin Martyr First Apology


• Justin Martyr Fragments


• Justin Martyr Hortatory


• Justin Martyr on Resurrection


• Justin Martyr Second Apology


• Justin Martyr Sole Government of God


• Martydom of Polycarp


• Mathetes to Diognetus


• Tatian to the Greeks


• Theodotus


• Marcus Aurelius


• Dionysius of Corinth


• Hegesippus


• Melito the Philosopher


• Diatessaron


• Acts of Andrew


• Acts of John


• Acts of Paul


• Acts of Peter


• Ascension of Isaiah


• Athenagoras A Plea For The Cristians


• Athenagoras on the Resurrection


• Epistle from Vienna & Lugdunum to Asia & Phrygia


• Irenaeus of Lyons book 1


• Irenaeus of Lyons book 2


• Irenaeus of Lyons book 3


• Irenaeus of Lyons book 4


• Irenaeus of Lyons book 5


• Irenaeus of Lyons, Demonstration of Apostolic Teaching


• Irenaeus of Lyons, fragments


• Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs


• Rhodon


• Theophilus of Caesarea


• Theophilus To Autolycus


• Muratorian Canon


• Octavius of Minucius Felix


• Acts of Peter and the Twelve


• Maximus of Jerusalem


• Polycrates of Ephesus


• Polycrates Epistle To Victor (fragment)


• Clement of Alexandria to the Newly Baptized


• Perpetua and Felicitas


• Apollonius


• Hippolytus On Christ And Antichrist


• Hippolytus of Rome


• Tertullian Ad Nationes


• Tertullian Against Hermogenes


• Tertullian Against Marcion


• Tertullian Against Praxeas


• Tertullian Against the Valentinians


• Tertullian Answer to the Jews


• Tertullian Apology


• Tertullian ad Martyras


• Tertullian Chaplet


• Tertullian de Fuga in Persecutione


• Tertullian de Spectaculis


• Tertullian on Baptism


• Tertullian on Exhortation to Chastity


• Tertullian on Fasting


• Tertullian on Heathan Gods


• Tertullian on Idolatry


• Tertullian on Modesty


• Tertullian on Monogamy


• Tertullian on Patience


• Tertullian on Prayer


• Tertullian on Repentance


• Tertullian on The Flesh of Christ


• Tertullian on The Resurrection of the Flesh


• Tertullian on the Apparel of Women


• Tertullian on the Pallium


• Tertullian on the Veiling of Virgins


• Tertullian Prescription Against Heretics


• Tertullian Scorpiace


• Tertullian The Soul's Testimony


• Tertullian Treatise on The Soul


• Tertullian to his wife


• Tertullian to Scapula


• Caius fragments


• Inscription of Abercius


• Acts of Thomas


• Gospel of Philip


• Apocalypse of Paul


• Origen de Principiis preface


• Origen de Principiis book 1


• Origen de Principiis book 2


• Origen de Principiis book 3


• Origen de Principiis book 4


• Cyprian on Repentance


• Cyprian on the Vanity of Idols


• Cyprian on the Dress of Virgins


• Cyprian to Quirinus


• Cyprian on the Advantage of Patience


• Cyprian on the Lapsed


• Cyprian on Unity


• Cyprian on The Lord's Prayer


• Cyprian on the Mortality


• Cyprian To Demetrianus


• Cyprian on Works and Alms


• Cyprian on Jealousy and Envy


• Cyprian on Chastity


• Cyprian on The Shows


• Cyprian on the Glory of Martyrdom


• Cyprian to Fortunatus


• Acts of Pilate


• Gospel of Nicodemus


• Martyrdom of Marcellus


• The Doctrine of Addai


• Commodianus


• John of Damascus, Book 1
• John of Damascus, Book 2
• John of Damascus, Book 3
• John of Damascus, Book 4


  CANONICITY


The protestant canon includes 66 books; the Catholic canon also includes the Apocryphal books. One of the first to establish a canon was Marcion. He rejected the Old Testament because he could not reconcile a hateful God of the old with the loving Father with the new. Marcion also rejected the gospels, accepting a few of the Pauline epistles. The Muratorion canon is missing Hebrews, I & II Peter, James, III John; while including the Wisdom Of Solomon, and disputing the Revelation Of Peter and the Shepherd of Hermas. The Clermont list is missing Philippians, I & II Thessalonians and Hebrews. The Sinaitic manuscript includes the 27 books plus the Shepherd Of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas. The list of Eusebius disputes James, Jude, II Peter and II & III John; rejecting the Acts Of Paul, the Shepherd Of Hermas, the Revelation Of Peter, the Letter of Barnabas, the Teaching Of The Apostles [Didache], the Revelation (to John), and the book of Hebrews. Eusebius was wishy-washy about the Revelation (to John) At first, he petitioned that it was rejected... then later, said that it was to be accepted, if it seem proper. The list of Augustine & Athanasius [367 AD] contain the 27 books of the Bible as it is popularly known today. Martin Luther called the book of James an epistle of straw. (Something about faith & works?) Luther also called the Revelation (to John) a dumb prophecy. Ironically, he did included both books, James & Revelation, within his German bible.

  COMPREHENSION




other References:
The Bible
---Donald D. Binder
The Septuagint; manuscripts & translations
---Norman K Gottwald, and others
The Church Without The Bible
---{anon}
Ancient Hebrew FAQ
---Jeff & Denise Benner
Bible Idioms