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Canon law is the term used for the internal ecclesiastical law which governs various churches, most notably the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion of churches. The way that such church law is legislated, interpreted and at times adjudicated varies widely among these three bodies of churches. In all three traditions, a canon was initially a rule adopted by a council (From Greek kanon / κανών, for rule, standard, or measure); these canons formed the foundation of canon law.

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The word canon can refer to either the law code of the Church or to the list of books in The Bible.

The Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church can be found here: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_INDEX.HTM

For the list of books in the Catholic Old Testament: http://www.catholic.org/bible/old_testament.php

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