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Anonymous06/14/25, 03:37No.24464915Church of the East Canon of Scripture
What is the Biblical Canon of the Church of the East?
Wikipedia says it has the base Catholic canon, 3 and 4 Maccabees like the Eastern Orthodox have, but no 1 and 2 Esdras, the Prayer of Mannaseh, nor Psalm 151. In addition, Wikipedia says it has Josephus’ Jewish War VI, Joseph and Asanath, and the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch. These last three I find hard to believe considering Wikipedia’s lackluster coverage of Eastern Christianity, but I don’t deny the possibility. Alternatively, the independent bishop, in schism with the Ancient Church of the East which is in turn in schism with the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Mari Emmanuel, just tells his congregation to use Catholic Bibles.
I suppose I would need to know Arabic to research this most effectively, and I know Eastern Churches don’t make a big point of Biblical canon anyway, so translating websites online might or or might not work.
If you know anything regarding this, please do tell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_canon#Canons_of_various_Jewish_and_Christian_traditions
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Anon06/14/25, 10:51No.24465388
Anyone?
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Anon06/14/25, 16:14No.24465983
I don't know much about Bible comparisons but here are The Orthodox Study Bible stuff:
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Anon06/14/25, 16:17No.24465999
Not sure if this helps. Let me know if you want more pages.
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Anon06/15/25, 13:16No.24468300
>what are the Biblical canons of the Church of the EastSimilar to what the other anon says, it varies due to the autocephalous nature of the churches within the CotE structure. The same goes for the EO church, though the differences are minor. The OSB is a fantastic resource and includes most, if not all, of the apocrypha - highly recommended. I prefer the softcover version personally but i prefer softcover in general - both are good quality. What is and is not considered to be "canonical" stems from particular traditions and what was passed down as authoritative over time, so there are variations but the main body of work remains the same. Generally speaking the apocrypha is still read and studied by church members as valuable texts at home outside of liturgical services, just not within an official capacity, the word "apocrypha" being better translated as "private text" rather than "hidden".>t. EO
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Anon06/15/25, 18:23No.24469040
>tfw no Orthodox Study Bible in my language (french)
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Anon06/16/25, 01:38No.24470031
why the photo of Alan Moore?
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Anon06/16/25, 02:48No.24470184
I appreciate that the East refused "2 Peter". All churches should flush that turd.
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Anon06/16/25, 02:53No.24470192
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Anon06/16/25, 04:54No.24470434
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Anon06/16/25, 05:36No.24470498
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Anon06/17/25, 17:13No.24474108
for the Syriac Christian experience, would it be best to read a translation of the Peshitta or of the Harklean version?
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Anon06/18/25, 01:29No.24475222
Hey brother. I'm not judging. Keep doing what you're doing.
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Anon06/18/25, 11:01No.24475909
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Anon06/18/25, 11:28No.24475967
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Anon06/18/25, 12:37No.24476081
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Anon06/18/25, 19:54No.24477084
Thoughts on Mar Mari Emmanuel? I know he's a schismatic but I like his takes
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Anon06/19/25, 10:49No.24478822
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Anon06/19/25, 19:30No.24479897
bros I want a wife but it seems like God wants me to remain alone
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Anon06/20/25, 07:56No.24481223
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Anon06/21/25, 09:36No.24484344
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Anon06/21/25, 17:28No.24485343
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Anon06/21/25, 17:34No.24485359
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Anon06/22/25, 07:36No.24486858
OP here. Since there has hitherto been no answer to the Opening Post, I will ask elsewhere and post the results here.
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Anon06/22/25, 12:26No.24487159
I am awaiting answer from my question by email.
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Anon06/22/25, 13:46No.24487300
How was divine liturgy today, friends?
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Anon06/23/25, 13:02No.24489742
Still waiting on the email…
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Anon06/23/25, 23:38No.24491222
Waiting…