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The exact number of the Old Testament books depends on whether certain disputed books are included, of which all Christian groups agree on 39 books. The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox include an additional 15 books, called the Deuterocanon, which Protestants exclude as apocryphal.
The Old Testament text used by the earliest Greek-speaking, Christians was the Septuagint, a Greek translation that was widely held by Jews in the first century to be authoritative and which included the Deuterocanon.
The major difference between the Old Testament and the Jewish scripture, the Tanach, is in the order of the books. The order of the books of the Old Testament is:
* Deuterocanonical book not included with some editions of the Bible, or included separately as Apocrypha.
** Some editions include deuterocanonical passages in this book that are omitted from other editions, or included separately as Apocrypha.
The New Testament text however does contain many references to the Old Testament, especially in relation to the fulfillment of prophecies concerning the promised messiah, whom Christians believe to be Jesus. In Christian theological views this expectation, present fulfillment and eschatological fulfillment of the divine, eternal kingdom under the headship of Christ are the thread running through both Testaments.
See also: Biblical canon; books of the Bible; biblical figures; Bible; Septuagint
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