Template:Deuterocanonical books composition
| Book | Dating | Original language (and location) |
|---|---|---|
| Letter of Jeremiah | c. 300 BC[1] | Oldest versions Greek, probably originally Hebrew or Aramaic[1] |
| Psalm 151 | c. 300–200 BC[2] | Hebrew (Psalms 151a+b), later merged into Koine Greek Psalm 151[2] |
| 1 Esdras | c. 200–140 BC[3] | Probably Greek in Egypt, possibly from a 3rd-century Semitic original[3] |
Sirach
|
c. 180–175 BC[4] | Hebrew in Jerusalem[4] |
| Tobit | c. 225–175[5] or 175–164 BC[6] | Probably Aramaic, possibly Hebrew,[5] possibly in Antioch[6] |
| Wisdom of Solomon | c. 150 BC[7] | Most probably Koine Greek in Alexandria[7] |
| Judith | c. 150–100 BC[8]: 26 | Oldest versions Greek, originally probably Hebrew, possibly Greek[8]: 25 |
| 2 Maccabees | c. 150–120 BC[5] | Koine Greek[9] |
| 1 Maccabees | c. 135–103 BC[9][5] | Oldest versions Greek, original probably Hebrew, probably in Jerusalem[9][5] |
| Additions to Daniel | c. 100 BC[10] | Oldest versions Greek, originally Semitic or Greek[10] |
| Prayer of Manasseh | c. 200 BC – AD 50[2] | Oldest versions Greek, originally probably Greek, possibly Semitic[2] |
| Baruch[11][12][5] | c. 200–100 BC (1:1–3:38)
c. 100 BC – AD 100 (3:39–5:9) |
(1:1–3:38) Koine Greek, probably originally Hebrew
(3:39–5:9) Koine Greek, possibly originally Hebrew or Aramaic |
| 3 Maccabees | c. 100–50 BC[2] | Koine Greek, probably in Alexandria[2] |
Additions to Esther
|
c. 100–1 BC[13] | Koine Greek in Alexandria[13] |
| 4 Maccabees | c. AD 18–55[2] | Koine Greek, probably outside Palestine[2] |
| 2 Esdras | c. AD 90–100 (4 Ezra)[14] c. AD 100–300 (5 Ezra)[14] c. AD 200–300 (6 Ezra)[14] |
4 Ezra (2 Esdras 3–14): probably Hebrew by a Palestinian Jew[14] 5 Ezra (2 Esdras 1–2): probably Latin by a Christian[14] 6 Ezra (2 Esdras 15–16): probably Greek by a Levantine Christian[14] |
| Odes | c. AD 400–440[15] | Codex Alexandrinus is the oldest version. Medieval Greek, prior history unknown[15] |
- ^ a b The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (8 January 2020). "The Letter of Jeremiah". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9781598564907. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9780191634406. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (20 July 1998). "Ecclesiasticus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9780567658135. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (27 December 2019). "Tobit". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (12 December 2008). "Wisdom of Solomon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-906924-15-7.
- ^ a b c The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (30 July 2020). "The Books of the Maccabees". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Amanda Davis Bledsoe (26 July 2017). "Additions to Daniel – Introduction". Oxford Bibliographies Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (27 December 2019). "Book of Baruch". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ISBN 9781351884365. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b Sidnie White Crawford (January 2000). "Additions to Esther". DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9789023229131. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9781589832787. Retrieved 5 January 2021.