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7th – 10th century

The process of canonization of Jewish biblical texts (Old Testament—there isn’t even a word in Hebrew for the “Christian” Bible, which also includes the New Testament) was only completed in the 10th century. For example, it includes Genesis (but excludes the Book of Enoch, the Life of Adam and Eve, and the Testament of Abraham), the Psalms of King David (but excludes the Psalms of King Solomon), the Book of Malachi (but excludes the Book of Baruch), and Chronicles (but excludes the Maccabees).