Does the Orthodox Study Bible inclide the additional books of the Orthodox canon of scripture?The Orthodox Study Bible is fairly good. The New Testament portion, however, is just the New King James Version with some minor changes throughout. Nevertheless, the Old Testament half is an entirely original English translation.
In terms of an original New Testament translation, you’d have to look at The EOB New Testament: A New Translation Based on the official Patriarchal Text of the Greek Orthodox Churches.
Generally, yes. Although, the Georgian Orthodox Church includes 4 Maccabees in its canon, as I understand, which the OSB does not include at all. All of the other Eastern Orthodox churches have dropped 4 Maccabees entirely, usually confiding it to the appendix of apocryphal works, if at all. The OSB also includes a different numbering system for the books of Ezra. 2 Ezra in the Roman Catholic canon is simply kept as Nehemiah in the EO canon. Yet unlike Protestants we still have a 1 Ezra and 2 Ezra. Our 2 Ezra is the same as the Latin Vulgate’s 1 Ezra. Meanwhile, our 1 Ezra is the same as the Latin Vulgate’s 3 Ezra, which is regarded as apocryphal in the Catholic Church and is usually kept in the Vulgate’s apocryphal appendix alongside 4 Ezra. I’m not aware of 4 Ezra ever being circulated as an apocryphal work in the EO appendix, so it is somewhat unique to the Vulgate alone.Does the Orthodox Study Bible inclide the additional books of the Orthodox canon of scripture?
One option is the Common Bible. That does include the Deuterocaonical books, including 1 to 4 Maccabees as well as 1 and 2 Esdras.I was wondering what English language translation is used by Eastern Orthodox Christians. I’m fairly certain that there are more books in the Orthodox Bible; is there a translation that includes all the books in the Orthodox canon of scripture?
So a total of 78 books in the EO Bible?Generally, yes. Although, the Georgian Orthodox Church includes 4 Maccabees in its canon, as I understand, which the OSB does not include at all. All of the other Eastern Orthodox churches have dropped 4 Maccabees entirely, usually confiding it to the appendix of apocryphal works, if at all. The OSB also includes a different numbering system for the books of Ezra. 2 Ezra in the Roman Catholic canon is simply kept as Nehemiah in the EO canon. Yet unlike Protestants we still have a 1 Ezra and 2 Ezra. Our 2 Ezra is the same as the Latin Vulgate’s 1 Ezra. Meanwhile, our 1 Ezra is the same as the Latin Vulgate’s 3 Ezra, which is regarded as apocryphal in the Catholic Church and is usually kept in the Vulgate’s apocryphal appendix alongside 4 Ezra. I’m not aware of 4 Ezra ever being circulated as an apocryphal work in the EO appendix, so it is somewhat unique to the Vulgate alone.
That’s interesting. I believe 2 Esdras ( 4 Esdras in Latin Vulgate appendix) is included in the Slavonic Bible (Russian Orthodox)as 3 Esdras, however the first 2 and last 2 chapters are unique to the Vulgate. Some call these 5 and 6 Ezra as they are thought to be later renditions.Generally, yes. Although, the Georgian Orthodox Church includes 4 Maccabees in its canon, as I understand, which the OSB does not include at all. All of the other Eastern Orthodox churches have dropped 4 Maccabees entirely, usually confiding it to the appendix of apocryphal works, if at all. The OSB also includes a different numbering system for the books of Ezra. 2 Ezra in the Roman Catholic canon is simply kept as Nehemiah in the EO canon. Yet unlike Protestants we still have a 1 Ezra and 2 Ezra. Our 2 Ezra is the same as the Latin Vulgate’s 1 Ezra. Meanwhile, our 1 Ezra is the same as the Latin Vulgate’s 3 Ezra, which is regarded as apocryphal in the Catholic Church and is usually kept in the Vulgate’s apocryphal appendix alongside 4 Ezra. I’m not aware of 4 Ezra ever being circulated as an apocryphal work in the EO appendix, so it is somewhat unique to the Vulgate alone.