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biblical canon

set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible
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biblical canon

Summary

biblical canon is a canon[1]. It draws 6,602 Wikipedia views per month (canon category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • biblical canon's instance of is recorded as canon[3].
  • biblical canon is a type of religious text[4].
  • biblical canon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biblical canon[5].
  • biblical canon's facet of is recorded as Bible[6].
  • biblical canon's facet of is recorded as Judaism[7].
  • biblical canon's facet of is recorded as Christianity[8].
  • biblical canon's described by source is recorded as Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation (2013 ed.)[9].
  • biblical canon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • biblical canon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • biblical canon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[12].
  • biblical canon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[13].
  • biblical canon's topic has template is recorded as Q25745340[14].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Bible[15].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Christianity[16].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Christian theology[17].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Anglicanism[18].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Lutheranism[19].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Reformed Christianity[20].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement[21].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Catholicism[22].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Judaism[23].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Interfaith[24].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Religion[25].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Religious texts[26].
  • biblical canon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Theology[27].

Body

Designation and Status

biblical canon's instance of is recorded as canon[3].

Why It Matters

biblical canon draws 6,602 Wikipedia views per month (canon category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Facet of → Bible, Judaism, Christianity
    Instance of → canon
    Topic's main category → Category:Biblical canon
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0243578-biblicky-kanon, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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