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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Charlesworth, James H. (2010). The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 510–512, 532–534, 625–627. ISBN 9781598564907. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Goodman, Martin; Barton, John; Muddiman, John (2012). The Apocrypha. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 187–188. ISBN 9780191634406. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (20 July 1998). "Ecclesiasticus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Stuckenbruck, Loren T.; Gurtner, Daniel M. (2019). T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism Volume One. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 171. 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.
- ^ a b Gera, Deborah Levine (2010). "The Jewish Textual Traditions". In Kevin R. Brine, Elena Ciletti and Henrike Lähnemann (ed.). The Sword of Judith. Judith Studies across the Disciplines. Open Book Publishers. 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.
- ^ Scott, Alice M. (2017). The Personification of Wisdom. London: Society for Old Testament Study. p. 89–91. 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.
- ^ a b c d e f Bergren, Theodore A. (1996). "Christian Influence on the Transmission History of 4, 5, and 6 Ezra". The Jewish Apocalyptic Heritage in Early Christianity. Assen: Uitgeverij Van Gorcum. p. 102. ISBN 9789023229131. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Newman, Judith H. (2006). "The Form and Settings of the Prayer of Manasseh". Seeking the Favor of God, Volume 2. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature. p. 122. ISBN 9781589832787. Retrieved 5 January 2021.