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The Divine Canonical Books of The EOTC

According to the EOTC, the bible is the written word of God who is the author of both the Old & New Testaments. But God's word is not only contained in the scriptures alone. His unwritten word also exists within the Apostolic traditions. With equal veneration, we receive his word through the scriptures and the traditions of the faith. 

The Ethiopian Biblical Canon is unique. It differs from other branches of the Christian faith. The EOTC has a total of 81 books. 46 books in the Old Testament, and 35 books in the New Testament. The books were compiled from the Septuagint. 

Old testament

1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy
6. Joshua
7. Judges
8. Ruth
9. I Samuel 
10. II Samuel
11. I Kings 
12. II Kings
13. I Chronicles
14. II Chronicles
15. Jubilees
16. Enoch
17. I Ezra
18. Nehemia
19. II Ezra
20. III Ezra 
21. Tobit
22. Judith
23. Esther
24. I Maccabees
25. II Maccabees
26. III Maccabees
27. Job
28. Psalms
29. Proverbs
30. Reproof (Tegsats)
31. The books of wisdom (Tibeb)
32. Ecclesiastes
33. Songs of Solomon (Song of Songs)
34. Sirach
35. Isaiah
36. Jeremiah
37. Baruch
38. Lamentations
39. Epistle of Jeremiah 
40. Epistle of  Baruch
41. Ezekiel
42. Daniel
43. Hosea
44. Amos
45. Micah
46. Joel
47. Obadiah
48. Jonah
49. Nahum
50. Habakkuk
51. Zephaniah
52. Haggai
53. Zechariah
54. Malachi

New Testament 

1. Matthew
2. Mark
3. Luke
4. John
5. Acts
6. Romans
7. I Corinthians
8. II Corinthians
9. Galatians
10. Ephesians
11. Philippians
12. Colossians
13. I Thessalonians
14. II Thessalonians
15. I Timothy
16. II Timothy
17. Titus
18. Philemon
19. Hebrews
20. I Peter
21. II Peter
22. I John
23. II John
24. III John
25. James
26. Jude
27. Revelation