The Christian holy book is the Bible and this is the most important source of authority for Christians, as it contains the teachings of God and Jesus Christ . All Christians, regardless of denomination , regard the Bible as the starting point for guidance about their faith.

Orthodox Christians reject the authority of the pope. They do, however, believe that the sacraments are essential for salvation. The Orthodox Church can trace its origins back to the first Church started by Jesus’ disciples in Jerusalem.

Eastern Christians believe that they confess the true doctrine of God in the right (orthodox) way. The Bible of the Orthodox Church is the same as that of most Western Churches, except that its Old Testament is based not on the Hebrew, but on the ancient Jewish translation into Greek called the Septuagint.

This book contains: 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, The Book of Tobit, The Book of Susanna, Additions to Esther, The Book of Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, The Epistle of Jeremiah, The Prayer of Azariah, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasses, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Book of Enoch, Book of Jubilees, Gospel of …

These consist of seven books: Tobias, Judith, Baruch, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, First and Second Machabees; also certain additions to Esther and Daniel.”

Books included

• Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
• Historical books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees.

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New Testament apocrypha—books similar to those in the New Testament but almost universally rejected by Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants—include several gospels and lives of apostles. None of those accepted books can be considered Apocryphal now, since all Christendom accepts them as canonical.

The Orthodox Study Bible (OSB) is an Eastern Orthodox study Bible published by Thomas Nelson. It features an English translation of the St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint for the Old Testament and utilizes the New King James Version for the New Testament.

For the most part, Orthodox Christians often stick to the officially prescribed daily readings that the church plans in advance. There is also a Bible known as the Greek Orthodox Study Bible that a lot of people use. Whether you decide to use this Bible or not is completely up to you.

Eastern Orthodox Christians believe in a single God who is both three and one (triune); the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, “one in essence and undivided”. The Holy Trinity is three “unconfused” and distinct divine persons (hypostases), who share one divine essence (ousia); uncreated, immaterial and eternal.

Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon

• Tobit.
• Judith.
• Additions to Esther.
• 1 Maccabees.
• 2 Maccabees.
• Wisdom of Solomon.
• Sirach.
• Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah.

The number of beads varies by religion or use. Roman Catholics use the Rosary (Latin “rosarium”, meaning “rose garden”) with 59 beads. However, Eastern Orthodox Christians use a knotted prayer rope called either a komboskini or chotki, with 100 knots, although prayer ropes with 50 or 33 knots can also be used.

He actually removed (or attempted to remove) more than just 7. He was determined to make the Bible fit his theology, even if that removing books. From the New Testament, he decided to take out Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation because they didn’t fit his teaching of saved by faith alone without works.

Did you know that the bible was made up of around 80 books when the bible was first translated from Latin to English by the Vatican in 1611? However, 14 books were voted for removal in 1684.

The Catholic bible has 73 books, the Protestant only 66. The following list is the 7 books that the Catholics include that the Protestants do not.

English Standard Version – ESV Written in modern English, making it easier to comprehend. Written is a way that makes it perfect for preaching, reading out loud, and even memorizing. Because it’s word for word, it is ideally suited for in-depth study, but still great for everyday reading.

It has no known author, and although it’s popularly known as a “gospel,” it’s not technically classed as one, as gospels generally recount the events during Jesus’ life, rather than beginning after his death.

In this work of pseudo-scholarship, Thiering would go so far as to precisely place the betrothal of Jesus and Mary Magdalene on 30 June, AD 30, at 10:00 p.m. She relocated the events in the life of Jesus from Bethlehem, Nazareth and Jerusalem to Qumran, and related that Jesus was revived after an incomplete crucifixion …