The term “Bible” (“Holy Bible,” “Holy Scriptures”) within a Judeo-Christian perspective, often refers to the sacred books of Genesis through Revelation. Some Christian communities have more or less books in their canon of the Bible.
Communities of the Religion of Light recognize the validity of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, especially the original Hebrew and Aramaic texts. Some texts from the Judeo-Christian Bible have been adapted over the centuries by Manichaeans.
Books in the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures, known by Christians as the “Old Testament”)
The Five Books of Moses
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
The Eight Books of the Prophets
- Joshua
- Judges
- Samuel
- Kings
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Ezekiel
- The Twelve (minor prophets – Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadia, Yonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Chagai, Zechariah, and Malachi)
The Eleven Books of the Writings
- Psalms
- Proverbs
- Job
- Song of Songs
- Ruth
- Lamentations
- Ecclesiastes
- Esther
- Daniel
- Ezra/Nehemiah
- Chronicles
Additional books found within the Aramaic Peshitta version of the Tanakh
- Wisdom
- Epistle of Jeremiah
- Epistle of Baruch
- Baruch
- Bel
- The Dragon
- Susanna
- Judith
- Ben Sirach
- Apocalypse of Baruch
- 4 Ezra
- 1 Maccabees
- 2 Maccabees
- 3 Maccabees
- 4 Maccabees
- Josephus, Wars of the Jews
Books of the Christian Scriptures (often referred to as “New Testament”)
- Matthew
- Mark
- Luke
- John
- Acts
- Romans
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- 1 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians
- 1 Timothy
- 2 Timothy
- Titus
- Philemon
- Hebrews
- James
- 1 Peter
- 2 Peter
- 1 John
- 2 John
- 3 John
- Jude
- Revelation
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