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Texts regarded as part of the Bible
A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible. The English
Biblical_canon
Biblical canon used by Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches
The Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon is a version of the Christian Bible used in the two Oriental Orthodox Churches of the Ethiopian and Eritrean traditions:
Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon
Orthodox_Tewahedo_biblical_canon
Collection of religious texts
different religious communities into various official collections, called biblical canons. Believers generally consider the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration
Bible
Council of Christian bishops in Nicaea, 325
There is no record of any discussion of the biblical canon at the council. The development of the biblical canon was nearly complete (with exceptions known
First_Council_of_Nicaea
Ideas in Christianity
practice. Different denominations include different books in their biblical canons (and a few additional volumes beyond the Bible), and some grant higher
Biblical_authority
2nd century biblical canon
Melito's canon is the biblical canon attributed to Melito of Sardis, one of the early Church Fathers of the 2nd century. Melito provides what is possibly
Melito's_canon
between 196 and 175 BCE (and is not included in the Jewish canon), includes a list of names of biblical figures in the same order as is found in the Torah (Teaching)
Development of the Hebrew Bible canon
Development_of_the_Hebrew_Bible_canon
Belief that the Bible is without error
Christian theology, biblical inerrancy is the belief that the Bible, in its original form, is entirely free from error. The belief in biblical inerrancy is of
Biblical_inerrancy
Biblical canon attributed to Martin Luther
Luther's canon is the biblical canon attributed to Martin Luther, which has influenced Protestants since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. While
Luther's_canon
accuracy. The Catholic Church provided a conciliar definition of its biblical canon in 382 at the (local) Council of Rome (based upon the Decretum Gelasianum
Development of the New Testament canon
Development_of_the_New_Testament_canon
First division of the Christian Bible
Christianity. The disputed books, included in most canons but not in others, are often called the Biblical apocrypha, a term that is sometimes used specifically
Old_Testament
Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures
the Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies. Bible portal Biblical apocrypha Biblical canon Book of Job in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts Brenton's
Septuagint
Eastern Christian denomination
and Oriental Orthodox churches in that it uses a unique form of the biblical canon, known as the Syriac Peshitta. Originally written in the Syriac dialect
Assyrian_Church_of_the_East
Oriental Orthodox Church denomination of Ethiopia
World Evangelization, Nairobi, August 2000. Assefa, Daniel (2022). "The Biblical Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawāhǝdo Church (EOTC)". The Oxford Handbook
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
Ancient books found in some editions of Bibles
The Biblical apocrypha (from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos) 'hidden') denotes the collection of ancient books, some of which are believed by some
Biblical_apocrypha
Set of books commissioned in 331
this commission may have provided motivation for the development of the canon lists and that Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus are possible surviving
Fifty_Bibles_of_Constantine
Catholic Church canon of Bible books
"Joseph ben Gurion" (Yosēf walda Koryon). Biblical canon Chapters and verses of the Bible Christian biblical canons Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Catholic_Bible
Standard or referential form
regulations governing a Christian church or community Canonical texts or biblical canon, the texts accepted as part of the Bible Canonical gospel, the four
Canonical
2004 film by Mel Gibson
The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay he wrote with Benedict Fitzgerald
The_Passion_of_the_Christ
Doctrine in Christian theology
Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology that the human writers and canonizers of the Bible were led by God with the result that their
Biblical_inspiration
Abrahamic new religious movement originating in 1930s Jamaica
that Haile Selassie's 1930 crowning as Emperor of Ethiopia fulfilled a biblical prophecy. By the 1950s, Rastafari's countercultural stance had brought
Rastafari
The Old Testament is the first section of the two-part Christian biblical canon; the second section is the New Testament. The Old Testament includes the
Development of the Old Testament canon
Development_of_the_Old_Testament_canon
Oriental Orthodox Church denomination
as the principal language for church services. The Tewahedo Church Biblical Canon contains 81 books, including almost all of those which are accepted
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
Autocephalous Oriental Orthodox Church in Ethiopia
normally given in the local Tigrinya language. The Tewahedo Church Biblical Canon contains 81 books, including almost all of those which are accepted
Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Tigrayan_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
Books of the Bible which are considered non-canonical by Protestant denominations
of Hermas The Epistle of Barnabas The Didache Bible portal Biblical apocrypha Biblical canon Pseudepigrapha From Medieval Latin: deutero-canonicus, of
Deuterocanonical_books
Works of unknown authorship or of doubtful origin
Apocrypha (/əˈpɒkrɪfə/) are biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of scripture, some of which might be of doubtful authorship
Apocrypha
Biblical interpretation that focuses on the text of the biblical canon itself
sometimes called canon criticism or the canonical approach, is a way of interpreting the Bible that focuses on the text of the biblical canon itself as a finished
Canonical_criticism
Christianity are termed biblical apocrypha though the exact list varies from denomination to denomination. The Biblical canon began with the Jewish Scriptures
Christianity in the 1st century
Christianity_in_the_1st_century
Conceptions of the end of the present age
futurist Biblical interpretation that foresees a series of dispensations, or periods, in which God relates to human beings under different Biblical covenants
Eschatology
Ancient list of books of the New Testament
The Muratorian fragment, also known as the Muratorian Canon (Latin: Canon Muratori), is a copy of perhaps the oldest known list of most of the books of
Muratorian_fragment
Study of Christian belief and practice
have differing Old Testament canons. For example, Slavic traditions include the book of 2 Esdras in their biblical canons. Some churches, such as the Georgian
Christian_theology
Biblical books whose authenticity or value is disputed
Books". Catholic Answers. Retrieved 2025-05-30. Eusebius 1904, 3.3.5. "Biblical Canon of Eusebius – The 4 Marks". Retrieved 2025-05-30. "CHURCH FATHERS: Church
Antilegomena
considered to be, in one way or another, the fulfillment of the ancient biblical prophecies about the Jewish Messiah, the completion of the Mosaic Law of
God_in_Abrahamic_religions
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
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Demiurge
Seven epistles of the New Testament
Scholarship: Its Origin, Evidential Basis, and Application". Currents in Biblical Research. 22 (1): 8. doi:10.1177/1476993X231210004. ISSN 1476-993X. Oxford
Catholic_epistles
Christian church based in Rome
2008. Canon 42 Catholic Church Canon Law. Retrieved 9 March 2008. Canon 375 Archived 19 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic Church Canon Law
Catholic_Church
Belief that all things derive from a first reality
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Emanationism
Restorationist Christian denominations
supports his statements with biblical passages. The books with this inner, spiritual meaning forms the New Church biblical canon. According to Swedenborg
Swedenborgianism
Hebrew religious text ascribed to Enoch
of Judaism or branches of Christianity, although it is part of the biblical canon used by the Ethiopian Jewish community Beta Israel, as well as the Ethiopian
Book_of_Enoch
Three Ge'ez Ethiopian biblical books
are three books found only in the Ethiopian Orthodox Old Testament Biblical canon. The language of composition of these books is Geʽez, also called Classical
Meqabyan
Approach to the interpretation of the Bible
Biblical literalism or biblicism is the strict adherence to the exact, plain sense of words or depictions in the Bible. The term can refer to the historical-grammatical
Biblical_literalism
Writings by early Christians, not included in the Biblical Canon
church at times has included the Third Epistle to the Corinthians in its biblical canon, but does not always list it with the other 27 canonical New Testament
New_Testament_apocrypha
Head of the Catholic Church from 366 to 384
According to Protestant biblical scholar, F.F. Bruce, the commissioning of the Vulgate was a key moment in fixing the biblical canon in the West. Nonetheless
Pope_Damasus_I
Jewish conception of God
theologians have argued that God is not omnipotent, however, and have found many biblical and classical sources to support this view. The traditional view is that
God_in_Judaism
Christian conception of God
about God. Christians, in common with Jews and Muslims, identify with the biblical patriarch Abraham to whom God revealed himself. It is believed that Abraham
God_in_Christianity
Belief that there is only one God
admiration for Platonism. Monotheism is a complex and nuanced concept. The biblical authors had various ways of understanding God and the divine, shaped by
Monotheism
Title of various books by Ezra
surviving Old Latin biblical manuscripts include both books in that order as the "first" and "second" books of Ezra. In the Greek canon, and in all surviving
Esdras
Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220)
ISBN 978-1-5326-7182-1. McDonald, Lee Martin (2017-01-26). The Formation of the Biblical Canon: Volume 2: The New Testament: Its Authority and Canonicity. Bloomsbury
Tertullian
British theologian
publications have been in the areas of the Old Testament prophets, the biblical canon, biblical interpretation, and Old Testament theology. From 2010 to 2013,
John_Barton_(theologian)
Belief in a coming fundamental transformation of society
belief, Zoroastrianism, and Babylonian astrology", mediated through the Biblical canon. Both millennialism and millenarianism refer to "one thousand". They
Millenarianism
Second division of the Christian biblical canon
Institute for Biblical Studies. Retrieved 15 April 2013. Dulle, Jason. "Defending the Inerrancy and Canon of Scripture". Institute for Biblical Studies. Retrieved
New_Testament
Creator god who is no longer involved in the universe
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Deus_otiosus
Italian Dominican friar and philosopher (1225–1274)
The Church of England. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Code of Canon Law, Can. 252, §3 "Code of Canon Law". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011
Thomas_Aquinas
Synod held 363–364
neophytes (canons 45–48) Specifying a biblical canon (canons 59–60) Condemning forsaking the Church of God and invoking of Angels instead (canon 35) The
Council_of_Laodicea
Early Christian dualistic theology
have been the only true apostle of Jesus. Marcion's canon, possibly the first Christian biblical canon ever compiled, consisted of eleven books: the Gospel
Marcionism
French philosopher (c. 1079–1142)
and in 1113 moved to Laon to attend the lectures of Anselm of Laon on Biblical exegesis and Christian doctrine. Unimpressed by Anselm's teaching, Abelard
Peter_Abelard
Highest deity of Zoroastrianism
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Ahura_Mazda
Innate human nature in Islam
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Fitra
Religious belief of Christianity, primarily Catholicism
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Church of the East biblical canons, but regarded as apocryphal by Protestants and major branches of Judaism
Purgatory
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
religions, has adherents whose beliefs and biblical interpretations vary. Christianity regards the biblical canon, the Old Testament and the New Testament
Christianity
Form of predeterminism
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Theological_determinism
Theological study of the Christian Church
views, as with all Catholic Theology since the acceptance of scholarly Biblical criticism that began in the early to mid-20th century. This shift is most
Ecclesiology
Most recent Catholic ecumenical council (1962-1965)
thought fed directly into the council's work. The first was a renewal of biblical scholarship. Pope Pius XII's 1943 encyclical Divino afflante Spiritu had
Second_Vatican_Council
French polymath (1623–1662)
Papal primacy Catholic ecumenical councils First seven Catholic Bible Biblical canon Vulgate Crusading movement History of the Roman Curia Religious institutes
Blaise_Pascal
Supreme, final, and fundamental power in all reality
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Ultimate_reality
Christological doctrine attributed to Arius
Iglesia ni Cristo is Socinian rather than Arian in its Christology. Other Biblical Unitarians such as the Christadelphians and Church of God General Conference
Arianism
Italian Catholic saint (1181–1226)
Papal primacy Catholic ecumenical councils First seven Catholic Bible Biblical canon Vulgate Crusading movement History of the Roman Curia Religious institutes
Francis_of_Assisi
Written descriptions of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
ancient biography found in early Christian literature. The mainstream biblical canon is the New Testament, which includes four canonical gospels (Matthew
List_of_gospels
Supreme deity in theistic belief systems
to the active (as opposed to the receptive) role in sexual intercourse. Biblical sources usually refer to God using male or paternal words and symbolism
God
Group of official, authentic or approved rules or laws
contexts, such as the Biblical canon (which a particular religious community regards as authoritative) and thence to literary canons (of a particular "body
Canon_(basic_principle)
Biblical monarch of ancient Israel
Wisdom (included within the Septuagint and recognized as part of a biblical canon by the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches
Solomon
Specific characteristics of God discussed in Christian theology
church, but an attribute of God." Christopher J. H. Wright argues for a biblical basis for Mission that goes beyond the Great Commission, and suggests that
Attributes of God in Christianity
Attributes_of_God_in_Christianity
Set of vices in Christian theology
developed within early Christian theological tradition, drawing on various biblical passages. In the standard list, the seven deadly sins according to the
Seven_deadly_sins
Christianity based on Apostle Paul's doctrines
Authorship of the Pauline epistles Biblical canon Christian anarchism Development of the Christian biblical canon Hyperdispensationalism Jesuism New Perspective
Pauline_Christianity
Belief in the existence of many gods but with the consistent worship of only one deity
Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, and Roland E. Murphy, eds., The New Jerome Biblical Commentary (New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1990), 1287, S.v. 77:17. Exodus
Monolatry
Book of the Bible
includes Daniel as one of the Ketuvim ("Writings"), while Christian biblical canons group the work with the major prophets. It divides into two parts:
Book_of_Daniel
Study of Christian belief and practice
theology is Roman Catholic theology which has these major teachings: Biblical canon (involvement of Pope Damasus I [b.305]); Absolution (sacerdotal remittance
Outline_of_Christian_theology
Restorationist Christian denomination
biblical translation, doctrines, and alleged coercion of its members. The Watch Tower Society has made unfulfilled predictions about major biblical events
Jehovah's_Witnesses
Extinct branch of Zoroastrianism
happened to have the upper hand during the short but crucial period that the canon was finally written down. In the texts composed prior to the Sasanian period
Zurvanism
Traditions of human transformation aided by religious experiences
múō, meaning "to close" or "to conceal", mysticism came to refer to the biblical, liturgical (and sacramental), spiritual, and contemplative dimensions
Mysticism
Branch of Eastern Christianity
differing compilations of the biblical canon including the Peshitta, Coptic and Orthodox Tewahedo canons, and the Armenian canon. The Assyrian Church of the
Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
Worshipping a god, accepting others may exist
interpreted as depicting El assigning Yahweh to rule over Israel. Several biblical stories allude to the belief that the Canaanite gods all existed and were
Henotheism
Christian philosopher and theologian (354–430)
regular canons (Canons Regular of Saint Augustine) as to whether these were the bones of Augustine. The hermits did not believe so; the canons affirmed
Augustine_of_Hippo
Last book of the New Testament
needed] Revelation was among the last books accepted into the Christian biblical canon, and to the present day some churches that derive from the Church of
Book_of_Revelation
Christian doctrine
within the Godhead. Biblical commentator Victor P. Hamilton outlines several interpretations, including the most widely held among Biblical scholars, which
Trinity
Belief in a God who does not intervene in the universe
Jefferson promoted Unitarian principles denying the Christian trinity and Biblical miracles. In his Autobiography, Franklin wrote that as a young man "Some
Deism
Letter addressed to the Christians in the city of Corinth
Alexandrinus and Codex Hierosolymitanus, but not in the 27-book New Testament canon that is shared across most modern Christian churches. Such works are known
First_Epistle_of_Clement
Type of Jewish mysticism
mysticism, which are evident in biblical and post-biblical texts. The roots of Jewish mysticism can be traced back to the biblical era, with prophetic figures
Kabbalah
Christian Bible whose translation or revision was produced by Protestants
Christian traditions consider to be deuterocanonical books from the biblical canon (the canon of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox
Protestant_Bible
French philosopher and Jesuit priest (1881–1955)
the papacy Papal primacy Ecumenical councils Catholic Bible Vulgate Biblical canon History of Christian theology Early Church Paul Clement of Rome First
Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin
Belief that the divine pervades all of space and time and also extends beyond it
Philosophy. ISSN 1095-5054. OCLC 429049174. Dr. Jay McDaniel on Panentheism Biblical Panentheism: The “Everywhere-ness” of God—God in all things, by Jon Zuck
Panentheism
Philosophy based on the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus
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Hermeticism
fraudulent. The final list consists of post-biblical individuals regarded as prophets and of post-biblical individuals who are claimed to have had visionary
Prophets_in_Christianity
Classical Latin translation of the Bible
1590 or in the 1592 edition of the Vulgate. The NV contains only the Biblical canon of the Catholic Church, and not other pseudepigraphical books "often
Nova_Vulgata
Deification of the self
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Egotheism
canon as already closed. Pope Damasus I's Council of Rome in 382, if the Decretum Gelasianum is correctly associated with it, issued a biblical canon
Christianity in late antiquity
Christianity_in_late_antiquity
Native American religious movement
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Ghost_Dance
Belief that God and reality are identical
Worman equates with atheism). In 1984, Paul D. Feinberg, professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, also identified
Pantheism
Theological argument
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God_of_the_gaps
Rejection of the Christian doctrine of the Trinity
Stay Biblical - All Jesus is God Bible passages and claims debunked Kemp, Steve (c. 2009) [22 May 2000]. Myers, Jim (ed.). "Elohiym". Biblical Heritage
Nontrinitarianism
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Avenged. Judged and vindicated. Famous bearer: biblical Dinah, Jacob's only daughter.
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biblical name of Pharaoh Apries
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Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name.
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Biblical name.
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Biblical priest.
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Wise. Feminine form from the male Dara, a biblical descendant of Judah known for his wisdom.
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n.
The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject.
a.
Of or pertaining to a canonist.
n. pl.
A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Canonize
a.
Alt. of Bellical
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority.
v. t.
To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.
a.
Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine.
n.
The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.
a.
Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial.
n.
A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.
imp. & p. p.
of Canonize
n.
The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses.
n.
A biblical scholar; a biblicist.
n.
The state of being canonized or sainted.
adv.
According to the Bible.
v. t.
To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.
a.
Belonging to the Filices, r ferns.
n.
The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
a.
Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
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