Editing Septuagint (section)

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All the books in Western Old Testament [[biblical canon]]s are found in the Septuagint, although the order does not always coincide with the Western book order. The Septuagint order is evident in the earliest Christian Bibles, which were written during the 4th century.<ref name=Dines2004 />

Some books which are set apart in the Masoretic Text are grouped together. The [[Books of Samuel]] and the [[Books of Kings]] are one four-part book entitled {{lang|grc|Βασιλειῶν}} (Basileon, '[[Books of the Kingdoms|Of Reigns]]') in the Septuagint. The [[Books of Chronicles]], known collectively as Παραλειπομένων (Paraleipoménon, 'Of Things Left Out') supplement Reigns. The Septuagint organizes the [[minor prophets]] in its twelve-part Book of Twelve, as does the Masoretic Text.<ref name=Dines2004 />

Some ancient scriptures are found in the Septuagint, but not in the Hebrew Bible. The books are [[Book of Tobit|Tobit]]; [[Judith]]; the [[Book of Wisdom|Wisdom of Solomon]]; [[Book of Sirach|Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach]];{{Efn|This Jesus is not to be confused with Jesus of Nazareth.|name=JesusClarification|group=}} [[Book of Baruch|Baruch]] and the [[Letter of Jeremiah]], which became chapter six of Baruch in the [[Vulgate]]; the additions to Daniel ([[The Prayer of Azariah|The Prayer of Azarias]], the [[The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children|Song of the Three Children]], [[Susanna (Book of Daniel)|Susanna]], and [[Bel and the Dragon]]); the additions to [[Book of Esther|Esther]]; [[1 Maccabees]]; [[2 Maccabees]]; [[3 Maccabees]]; [[4 Maccabees]]; [[1 Esdras]]; [[Book of Odes (Bible)|Odes]] (including the [[Prayer of Manasseh]]); the [[Psalms of Solomon]], and [[Psalm 151]].

Fragments of deuterocanonical books in Hebrew are among the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] found at [[Qumran]]. [[Sirach]], whose text in Hebrew was already known from the [[Cairo Geniza]], has been found in two scrolls (2QSir or 2Q18, 11QPs_a or 11Q5) in Hebrew. Another Hebrew scroll of Sirach has been found in [[Masada]] (MasSir).<ref name=Abegg>{{cite book |last1=Abegg |first1=Martin |last2=Flint |first2=Peter |last3=Ulrich |first3=Eugene |title=The Dead Sea Scroll Bible |year=1999 |publisher=HarperOne |isbn=978-0-06-060064-8}}</ref>{{rp|597}} Five fragments from the Book of Tobit have been found in Qumran: four written in [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] and one written in Hebrew (papyri 4Q, nos. 196-200).<ref name=Abegg />{{rp|636}} Psalm 151 appears with a number of canonical and non-canonical psalms in the Dead Sea scroll 11QPs(a) (also known as 11Q5), a 1st-century AD scroll discovered in 1956.<ref name=Sanders1963>{{Citation |first=JA |last=Sanders |title=Ps. 151 in 11QPss |journal=Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft |volume=75 |year=1963 |pages=73–86 |doi=10.1515/zatw.1963.75.1.73 |s2cid=170573233}}, and slightly revised in {{Citation |editor-first=JA |editor-last=Sanders |title=The Psalms Scroll of Qumrân Cave 11 (11QPsa) |journal=DJD |volume=4 |pages=54–64}}.</ref> The scroll contains two short Hebrew psalms, which scholars agree were the basis for Psalm 151.<ref name=Abegg />{{rp|585–586}} The canonical acceptance of these books varies by Christian tradition.