<P> The Biblical canon began with the Jewish Scriptures, first available in Koine Greek translation, then as Aramaic Targums . In the 2nd century, Melito of Sardis called these Scriptures the "Old Testament" and specified an early canon . The Greek translation, later known as the Septuagint and often written as "LXX," arose from Hellenistic Judaism which predates Christianity . Perhaps the earliest Christian canon is the Bryennios List which was found by Philotheos Bryennios in the Codex Hierosolymitanus . The list is written in Koine Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew and dated to around 100 </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Books of the New Testament </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gospels </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Matthew </Li> <Li> Mark </Li> <Li> Luke </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acts </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Acts of the Apostles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epistles </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Apocalypse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Revelation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Testament manuscripts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Books of the New Testament </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gospels </Th> </Tr>

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