The Biblical Canon of
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
The Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is an ancient manuscript of the Bible written in Greek and dating to the early fifth century. It is one of the four great uncials (ancient manuscripts which originally contained the whole of both the Old and New Testaments) along with Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus, and Codex Alexandrinus. Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus contains material from every New Testament book except 2 Thessalonians and 2 John; it is not known whether or not 2 Thessalonians and 2 John were excluded on purpose. Only six books of the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint) have survived; parts of the Book of Job, the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and the Deuterocanonical books of Wisdom, and Sirach
Sources:
- Edmon L. Gallagher and John D. Meade. The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis. Oxford University Press. 2017
- McDonald, Lee Martin (2017). The Formation of the Biblical Canon: Volume 2: The New Testament: Its Authority and Canonicity. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 244
- Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Canon List of
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus:
Source Used: Edmon L. Gallagher and John D. Meade. The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis. Oxford University Press. 2017
The New Testament Canon:
N.T. Canon of Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus | Modern Catholic N.T. Canon | Modern Protestant N.T. Canon |
Matthew | Matthew | Matthew |
Mark | Mark | Mark |
Luke | Luke | Luke |
John | John | John |
Acts of the Apostles | Acts | Acts |
| James | Romans | Romans |
| 1 Peter | 1 Corinthians | 1 Corinthians |
| 2 Peter | 2 Corinthians | 2 Corinthians |
| 1 John | Galatians | Galatians |
| 3 John | Ephesians | Ephesians |
| Jude | Philippians | Philippians |
| Romans | Colossians | Colossians |
| 1 Corinthians | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thessalonians |
| 2 Corinthians | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thessalonians |
| Galatians | 1 Timothy | 1 Timothy |
| Ephesians | 2 Timothy | 2 Timothy |
| Philippians | Titus | Titus |
| Colossians | Philemon | Philemon |
| 1 Thessalonians | Hebrews | Hebrews |
| 1 Timothy | James | James |
| 2 Timothy | 1 Peter | 1 Peter |
| Titus | 2 Peter | 2 Peter |
| Philemon | 1 John | 1 John |
| Hebrews | 2 John | 2 John |
| Revelation | 3 John | 3 John |
Jude | Jude | |
Revelation | Revelation |
The Old Testament Canon:
O.T. Canon of Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus | Modern Catholic O.T. Canon | Modern Protestant O.T. Canon |
Genesis | Genesis | |
Exodus | Exodus | |
Leviticus | Leviticus | |
Numbers | Numbers | |
Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | |
Joshua | Joshua | |
Judges | Judges | |
Ruth | Ruth | |
1 Samuel | 1 Samuel | |
2 Samuel | 2 Samuel | |
1 Kings | 1 Kings | |
2 Kings | 2 Kings | |
1 Chronicles | 1 Chronicles | |
2 Chronicles | 2 Chronicles | |
1 Esdras (1 Ezra) | Ezra (1 Ezra) | |
2 Esdras (2 Ezra) | Nehemiah (2 Ezra) | |
Esther | Esther | |
Tobit | ||
Judith | ||
1 Maccabees | ||
2 Maccabees | ||
Job | Job | Job |
Psalms | Psalms | |
Proverbs | Proverbs | Proverbs |
Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes |
Song of Songs | Canticle of Canticles | Song of Songs |
Wisdom of Solomon | Book of Wisdom | |
Wisdom of Jesus Sirach | Ecclesiasticus / Sirach | |
Isaiah | Isaiah | |
Jeremiah | Jeremiah | |
Lamentations | Lamentations | |
Baruch | ||
Ezechiel | Ezekiel | |
Daniel | Daniel | |
Hosea / Osee | Hosea | |
Joel | Joel | |
Amos | Amos | |
Obadiah | Obadiah | |
Jonah | Jonah | |
Micah | Micah | |
Nahum | Nahum | |
Habakkuk | Habakkuk | |
Zephaniah | Zephaniah | |
Hagai | Hagai | |
Zecharias | Zechariah | |
Malachias | Malachi |