Tanakh (Old Testament)
The books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Old Testament) in use by Yeshua’s Followers include the following:
Torah (Law) – Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Nevi’im (Prophets) – Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Ketuvim (Writings) – 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel (including “Prayer of Azariah” and “Song of Three”), Ezra Nehemiah
Deutercanonical (“Apocrypha”) – Epistle of Jeremiah, Epistle of Baruch, Baruch, Bel, The Dragon, Ruth, Susanna, Esther, Judith, Tobit, Ben Sirach, Apocalypse of Baruch, 4 Ezra, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees, Josephus’ Wars of the Jews
The Brit haChadashah (New Testament)
The Brit haChadashah includes the following:
Besurah (Gospels) – Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts (with Didache)
Igrot (Epistles) – James, 1 Peter, 1 John, Hebrews
Paul’s Epistles – Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Other Texts – Although 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and Revelation are not included in some of the most ancient versions of the Bible, the Community of Yeshua does find them to be useful in reading and studying for each individual.
For English translations of the Bible, we often quote from the Tree of Life Version and the Complete Jewish Bible, both of which are available from brick-and-mortar and online retailers.
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