I. The books and services of the Church (Book VI). 1. The Old and New Testaments (ch. 1). 2. The writers and names of the holy books (ch. 2). 3. Books (chs. 3–14). a. Libraries. b. Translators. c. Writers of many books. d. Kinds of books. e. Writing materials. 4. The canons of the Gospels (ch. 15). 5. The canons of the Councils (ch. 16). 6. The Easter cycle and other feasts (ch. 17). 7. The services of the Church (ch. 18). II. God, the angels and the orders of the faithful (Book VII). 1. God (ch. 1). 2. The Son of God (ch. 2). 3. The Holy Spirit (ch. 3). 4. The Trinity (ch. 4). 5. The angels (ch. 5). 6. The meaning of biblical names (chs. 6–10). 7. Martyrs (ch. 11). 8. The clergy (ch. 12). 9. Monks (ch. 13). 10. The remainder of the faithful (ch. 14). III. The Church and the different sects (Book VIII). 1. The Church and the synagogue (ch. 1). 2. Religion and faith (ch. 2). 3. Heresy (chs. 3–5). a. The heresies of the Jews. b. The heresies of the Christians. 4. Heathen philosophers (ch. 6). 5. Poets (ch. 7). 6. Sibyls (ch. 8). 7. Magi (ch. 9). 8. Pagans (ch. 10). 9. Heathen gods (ch. 11). BOOK VI ON THE BOOKS AND SERVICES OF THE CHURCH EXTRACTS Chapter 1. On the Old and New Testaments. 1. The Old Testament is so-called because when the New came it was at an end, of which the Apostle speaks: Vetera transierunt, et ecce facta sunt omnia nova. 2. The New Testament is so-called because it brings in the new. For men do not learn it, except those renewed from their former state through grace and now belonging to the New Testament, which is the kingdom of heaven. 3. The Hebrews accept on Esdras’ authority twenty-two books of the Old Testament, according to the number of their letters,[312] dividing them into three series, namely, the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographi. [312] Of the alphabet. 4. The first series of the Law is accepted in five books, of which the first is Beresith, which is Genesis; the second, Veele Samoth, which is Exodus; the third, Vaicra, which is Leviticus; the fourth, Vajedabber, which is Numbers; the fifth, Elleaddebarim, which is Deuteronomy. 6. The second series is that of the Prophets, in which eight books are contained, of which the first is Josue Ben-Nun, which in Latin is called Jesu Nave; the second, Sophtin, which is Judges; the third, Samuel, which is the first of Kings; the fourth, Malachim, which is the second of Kings; the fifth, Isaias; the sixth, Jeremias; the seventh, Ezechiel; the eighth, Thereazer, which is called ‘Of the Twelve Prophets,’ which books are taken as one since they are placed together on account of their brevity.