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The '''Second Book of Esdras''' (IV Esdras) is found in the books of the [[Septuagint]], the Old Testament accepted as inspired and canonical by the [[Orthodox Church]] in the ''Greek Orthodox Bible'', and found in the books of the Old Testament of the ''[[Vulgate]]''. It was not included in the canon of scripture by the [[Third Council of Carthage (397)]]. Since the [[Council of Trent]] it is not accepted as inspired and canonical by the [[Catholic Church]] in the ''Catholic Bible''—books of the Bible accepted as divinely inspired by the majority of Christian believers in the United States.<ref>The '''Catholic Church''' is the world's largest [[Christianity|Christian]] body comprised of several distinct [https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/catholic_rites_and_churches.htm "Rites"]. The [[Catholic Church|Catholic Church (Latin Rite)]] is the largest religious body in the United States, with over 60 million adherents (4 times as large as the second largest church, the Orthodox).<br/>[http://www.pewforum.org/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/ “The Global Catholic Population,” © 2011, Pew Research Center.]<br/>[http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_romcath.html The Largest Catholic Communities]<br/>
The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''', officially called the '''Orthodox Catholic Church''', and also referred to as the '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' and '''Orthodoxy''', is the second largest [[Christianity|Christian church]] in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents, most of whom live in [[Eastern Europe]], the [[Middle East]], and [[Russia]].<br/>{{cite web |last1=Calivas |first1=Rev. Alciviadis C. |title=The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church |publisher=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America |year=1983 |url=http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7061 |accessdate=7 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |last1=Fairchild |first1=Mary |title=Christianity:Basics:Eastern Orthodox Church Denomination |publisher=about.com |url=http://christianity.about.com/od/easternorthodoxy/p/orthodoxprofile.htm |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |title=Christianity |work=Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents |publisher=adherents.com |url=http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#Christianity |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}</ref>
In printed Bibles of the 17th through 18th and 19th centuries, II Esdras was listed as IV Esdras, the Book of '''[[Ezra]]''' was called I Esdras, the Book of '''[[Nehemiah]]''' was called II Esdras, and [[1 Esdras|I Esdras]] was called III Esdras, hence this book was designated IV Esdras. This has been a source of some confusion for many beginning students of the Bible. While 1 Esdras is presented as an historical text, 2 Esdras is an example of [[apocalyptic literature]]. II Esdras was first included in the Apocrypha by Martin Luther in the 16th century.
See [[Apocrypha]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External link==
[http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/apo/es2.htm Apocrypha: 2 Esdras (text online)] (sacred-texts.com)
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The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''', officially called the '''Orthodox Catholic Church''', and also referred to as the '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' and '''Orthodoxy''', is the second largest [[Christianity|Christian church]] in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents, most of whom live in [[Eastern Europe]], the [[Middle East]], and [[Russia]].<br/>{{cite web |last1=Calivas |first1=Rev. Alciviadis C. |title=The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church |publisher=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America |year=1983 |url=http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7061 |accessdate=7 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |last1=Fairchild |first1=Mary |title=Christianity:Basics:Eastern Orthodox Church Denomination |publisher=about.com |url=http://christianity.about.com/od/easternorthodoxy/p/orthodoxprofile.htm |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |title=Christianity |work=Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents |publisher=adherents.com |url=http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#Christianity |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}</ref>
In printed Bibles of the 17th through 18th and 19th centuries, II Esdras was listed as IV Esdras, the Book of '''[[Ezra]]''' was called I Esdras, the Book of '''[[Nehemiah]]''' was called II Esdras, and [[1 Esdras|I Esdras]] was called III Esdras, hence this book was designated IV Esdras. This has been a source of some confusion for many beginning students of the Bible. While 1 Esdras is presented as an historical text, 2 Esdras is an example of [[apocalyptic literature]]. II Esdras was first included in the Apocrypha by Martin Luther in the 16th century.
See [[Apocrypha]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External link==
[http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/apo/es2.htm Apocrypha: 2 Esdras (text online)] (sacred-texts.com)
[[category:Bible]] [[category:apocrypha]]
ature]]