Biblical canon

====Peshitta====
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The [[Peshitta]] is the standard version of the Bible for churches in the [[Syriac Christianity|Syriac tradition]]. Most of the [[deuterocanonical books]] of the Old Testament are found in the Syriac, and the [[Wisdom of Sirach]] is held to have been translated from the [[Hebrew]] and not from the [[Septuagint]].<ref>[http://www.bible-researcher.com/syriac-isbe.html Syriac Versions of the Bible by Thomas Nicol]</ref> This New Testament, originally excluding certain [[Antilegomena|disputed books]] (2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation), had become a standard by the early 5th century. The five excluded books were added in the [[Harklean Version]] (616 AD) of [[Thomas of Harqel]].<ref>Geoffrey W. Bromiley ''The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Q–Z'' 1995. p. 976 "Printed editions of the Peshitta frequently contain these books in order to fill the gaps. D. Harklean Version. The Harklean version is connected with the labors of Thomas of Harqel. When thousands were fleeing Khosrou's invading armies, ..."</ref>

The standard [[United Bible Societies]] 1905 edition of the New Testament of the Peshitta was based on editions prepared by Syriacists [[Philip E. Pusey]] (d. 1880), [[George Gwilliam]] (d. 1914) and [[John Gwynn (professor)|John Gwyn]].<ref>''Corpus scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium: Subsidia'' Catholic University of America, 1987 "37 ff. The project was founded by Philip E. Pusey who started the collation work in 1872. However, he could not see it to completion since he died in 1880. Gwilliam,</ref> All twenty seven books of the common western [[#New Testament|New Testament]] are included in this British & Foreign Bible Society's 1905 Peshitta edition.