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Old Testament39 + deuterocanon · shared spine52 texts

The Christian Old Testament — the same books as the Jewish Tanakh, reordered — plus the deuterocanon of the Catholic & Orthodox canons. All public-domain (KJV, ASV, Douay-Rheims).

Pentateuch5

GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy

Historical12

JoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEsther

Wisdom & Poetry5

JobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of Songs

Prophets17

IsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachi

Deuterocanon / ApocryphaCatholic & Orthodox13

TobitJudithWisdom of SolomonSirach (Ecclesiasticus)Baruch (w/ Letter of Jeremiah)1 Maccabees2 MaccabeesAdditions to EstherAdditions to Daniel1 Esdras (Orthodox)3 Maccabees (Orthodox)Prayer of ManassehPsalm 151

New Testament27 books27 texts

The 27 books, agreed by all traditions. All public-domain in English many times over.

Gospels & Acts5

MatthewMarkLukeJohnActs

Pauline Epistles (+ Hebrews)14

Romans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrews

General Epistles & Revelation8

James1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation

Apostolic Fathers & PatristicsANF 10 + NPNF 28 vols · all PD99 texts

The greatest public-domain shelf in the archive — the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers (Roberts–Donaldson / Schaff & Wace), enumerated by author. Titles from the CCEL contents (public-domain text; own structure).

Apostolic Fathersc. 90–16010

1 Clement2 ClementIgnatius — 7 EpistlesPolycarp — to the PhilippiansMartyrdom of PolycarpDidacheEpistle of BarnabasShepherd of HermasEpistle to DiognetusFragments of Papias

Justin, Irenaeus & the 2nd-c. apologists7

Justin Martyr — First ApologyJustin Martyr — Second ApologyJustin Martyr — Dialogue with TryphoIrenaeus — Against Heresies (5 books)Tatian — Address to the GreeksAthenagoras — A Plea for the ChristiansTheophilus — To Autolycus

Clement of Alexandria4

Exhortation to the HeathenThe Instructor (Paedagogus)The Stromata (Miscellanies)Who is the Rich Man that shall be Saved?

Tertullian9

ApologyThe Prescription Against HereticsFive Books Against MarcionA Treatise on the Soul (De Anima)On the Flesh of ChristOn BaptismOn the Resurrection of the FleshOn IdolatryOn the Shows (De Spectaculis)

Origen4

De Principiis (On First Principles)Against Celsus (Contra Celsum)Commentary on the Gospel of JohnCommentary on the Gospel of Matthew

Cyprian, Hippolytus & the 3rd century8

Cyprian — the 82 EpistlesCyprian — On the Unity of the ChurchCyprian — On the LapsedHippolytus — Refutation of All HeresiesNovatian — On the TrinityMethodius — The Banquet of the Ten VirginsArnobius — Against the HeathenLactantius — The Divine Institutes

AugustineNPNF 1, vols 1–817

The ConfessionsThe City of GodOn Christian DoctrineOn the Holy TrinityThe EnchiridionOn the Spirit and the LetterOn Nature and GraceOn the Predestination of the SaintsReply to Faustus the ManichaeanOn Baptism, Against the DonatistsHomilies on the Gospel of JohnHomilies on the First Epistle of JohnExpositions on the Book of PsalmsThe Harmony of the GospelsOn the Sermon on the MountThe LettersSoliloquies

John ChrysostomNPNF 1, vols 9–149

On the PriesthoodHomilies on the StatuesHomilies on MatthewHomilies on JohnHomilies on ActsHomilies on RomansHomilies on 1 & 2 CorinthiansHomilies on Galatians–PhilemonHomilies on Hebrews

Eusebius & the church historians5

Eusebius — Church HistoryEusebius — Life of ConstantineSocrates — Ecclesiastical HistorySozomen — Ecclesiastical HistoryTheodoret — Ecclesiastical History

Athanasius6

On the Incarnation of the WordAgainst the Heathen (Contra Gentes)Four Orations Against the AriansOn the Nicene Definition (De Decretis)Life of AntonyArian History

The Cappadocians8

Basil — On the Holy SpiritBasil — The HexaemeronBasil — the LettersGregory of Nyssa — Against EunomiusGregory of Nyssa — On the Making of ManGregory of Nyssa — The Great CatechismGregory of Nyssa — On the Soul and the ResurrectionGregory Nazianzen — the Orations

Jerome, Ambrose & the later Fathers12

Jerome — the LettersJerome — De Viris IllustribusJerome — Against JovinianusAmbrose — On the Duties of the ClergyAmbrose — On the Holy SpiritHilary of Poitiers — On the TrinityCyril of Jerusalem — Catechetical LecturesJohn of Damascus — Exposition of the Orthodox FaithLeo the Great — Letters and SermonsGregory the Great — Book of Pastoral RuleJohn Cassian — the ConferencesVincent of Lérins — the Commonitory

Creeds & Councils12 texts

The rules of faith and the councils that fixed them — all public-domain (Schaff, Creeds of Christendom; NPNF 2.14).

The Creeds5

Apostles’ CreedNicene Creed (325)Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (381)Athanasian Creed (Quicunque Vult)Chalcedonian Definition (451)

The Seven Ecumenical Councils7

Nicaea I (325)Constantinople I (381)Ephesus (431)Chalcedon (451)Constantinople II (553)Constantinople III (680–81)Nicaea II (787)

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha31 texts

The books outside the canon — public-domain via M.R. James (1924) and R.H. Charles (1913). The one trap: Nag Hammadi is ancient but its English translations are modern ©.

New Testament Apocrypha12

Protevangelium of JamesInfancy Gospel of ThomasGospel of Pseudo-MatthewGospel of Nicodemus (Acts of Pilate)Gospel of PeterActs of Paul (& Thecla)Acts of PeterActs of JohnActs of ThomasApocalypse of PeterApocalypse of PaulEpistle of the Apostles

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha11

1 Enoch (Ethiopic)2 Enoch (Slavonic)JubileesTestaments of the Twelve Patriarchs2 Baruch4 EzraAssumption of MosesAscension of IsaiahPsalms of SolomonSibylline OraclesLetter of Aristeas

Gospel of ThomasGospel of PhilipGospel of TruthApocryphon of JohnGospel of MaryGospel of JudasThunder, Perfect MindPistis Sophia (Mead 1896 PD)

Held in this archive awaiting placement73 texts

Texts of this tradition the archive holds that have no chip on this map and no room placement — browsable here honestly; each awaits a reviewed binding or a structure-growth pass (the stays-reception rulings of the placement program, 2026-07).