The Biblical Canon of
Codex Vaticanus
The Codex Vaticanus is a manuscript of an early Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint) and the majority of the Greek New Testament. It is one of the four great uncial codices along with Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Sinaiticus, which are the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the Bible in existance. Most current scholars consider Codex Vaticanus to be one of the most important Greek witnesses to the Greek text of the New Testament, followed by Codex Sinaiticus. The codex originally contained a virtually complete copy of the Septuagint (“LXX”), including the Deuterocanon, lacking only 1-4 Maccabees and the Prayer of Manasseh. The New Testament canon is lacking 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Revelation.
Sources:
- Edmon L. Gallagher and John D. Meade. The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis. Oxford University Press. 2017
- 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 Vaticanus:
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 Vaticanus | Modern Catholic N.T. Canon | Modern Protestant N.T. Canon |
Matthew | Matthew | Matthew |
Mark | Mark | Mark |
Luke | Luke | Luke |
John | John | John |
Acts | Acts | Acts |
| James | Romans | Romans |
| 1 Peter | 1 Corinthians | 1 Corinthians |
| 2 Peter | 2 Corinthians | 2 Corinthians |
| 1 John | Galatians | Galatians |
| 2 John | Ephesians | Ephesians |
| 3 John | Philippians | Philippians |
| Jude | Colossians | Colossians |
| Romans | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thessalonians |
| 1 Corinthians | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thessalonians |
| 2 Corinthians | 1 Timothy | 1 Timothy |
| Galatians | 2 Timothy | 2 Timothy |
| Ephesians | Titus | Titus |
| Philippians | Philemon | Philemon |
| Colossians | Hebrews | Hebrews |
| 1 Thessalonians | James | James |
| 2 Thessalonians | 1 Peter | 1 Peter |
| Hebrews | 2 Peter | 2 Peter |
1 John | 1 John | |
2 John | 2 John | |
3 John | 3 John | |
Jude | Jude | |
**Revelation not included** | Revelation | Revelation |
The Old Testament Canon:
O.T. Canon of Codex Vaticanus | Modern Catholic O.T. Canon | Modern Protestant O.T. Canon |
Genesis According to the Seventy | Genesis | Genesis |
Exodus | Exodus | Exodus |
Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus |
Numbers | Numbers | Numbers |
Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy |
Joshua son of Naue | Joshua | Joshua |
Judges | Judges | Judges |
Ruth | Ruth | Ruth |
1 Kingdoms | 1 Samuel | 1 Samuel |
2 Kingdoms | 2 Samuel | 2 Samuel |
3 Kingdoms | 1 Kings | 1 Kings |
4 Kingdoms | 2 Kings | 2 Kings |
| 1 Paralipomenon | 1 Chronicles | 1 Chronicles |
| 2 Paralipomenon | 2 Chronicles | 2 Chronicles |
Esdras A | 1 Esdras (1 Ezra) | Ezra (1 Ezra) |
Esdras B | 2 Esdras (2 Ezra) | Nehemiah (2 Ezra) |
| Book of 150 Psalms | Esther | Esther |
| Proverbs | Tobit | |
| Ecclesiastes | Judith | |
| Song | 1 Maccabees | |
| Job | 2 Maccabees | |
| Wisdom of Solomon | ||
| Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach | Job | Job |
| Esther | Psalms | Psalms |
Judith | Proverbs | Proverbs |
Tobit | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes |
| Hosea | Canticle of Canticles | Song of Songs |
| Amos | Book of Wisdom | |
| Micha | Ecclesiasticus / Sirach | |
| Joel | Isaiah | Isaiah |
| Obadiah | Jeremiah | Jeremiah |
| Jonah | Lamentations | Lamentations |
| Nahum | Baruch | |
| Habakkuk | Ezechiel | Ezekiel |
| Zephaniah | Daniel | Daniel |
| Haggai | Hosea / Osee | Hosea |
| Zechariah | Joel | Joel |
| Malachi | Amos | Amos |
| Isaiah | Obadiah | Obadiah |
Jeremiah | Jonah | Jonah |
| Baruch | Micah | Micah |
| Lamentations of Jeremiah | Nahum | Nahum |
| Letter of Jeremiah | Habakkuk | Habakkuk |
| Ezekiel | Zephaniah | Zephaniah |
| Daniel | Hagai | Hagai |
Zecharias | Zechariah | |
Malachias | Malachi |