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Eastern Orthodox Canon

The Eastern Orthodox churches have a different canon of biblical books than the Roman Catholic Church, including additional books such as 1 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh.

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Feb 1, 2026
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Which biblical books are considered apocryphal by the Catholic Church but canonical by the Eastern Orthodox Church?

The core answer: not included in the Roman Catholic Old Testament are nonetheless treated as canonical by various — most notably 1 Esdras (Greek Esdras), the Prayer of Manasseh, 1–4 Maccabees (with 3–...

Jan 27, 2026
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How does the placement of the deuterocanonical and pseudepigraphal books in the Ethiopian Bible compare to Roman Catholic and Orthodox canons?

n Orthodox Tewahedo Bible includes the Catholic deuterocanonical books but goes further by canonizing works commonly labeled pseudepigraphal elsewhere (for example 1 Enoch and Jubilees) and by incorpo...