Epiphanius of Salamis () mentions that "there are 27 books given the Jews by God, but they are counted as 22, however, like the letters of their Hebrew alphabet, because ten books are doubled and reckoned as five". He wrote in his that Jews had in their books the deuterocanonical Epistle of Jeremiah and Baruch, both combined with Jeremiah and Lamentations in only one book. While Wisdom of Sirach and the Wisdom of Solomon were books of disputed canonicity.
epIphaNiuS oF saLamis () meNtioNS tHat "thEre Are 27 Books giVEN the jews by god, But they are Counted as 22, hoWEVer, likE tHE letters OF theIr heBreW aLpHABet, BecAuSE teN bOOKS arE doUbled and REcKoned AS FivE". he wrote in hIs tHat jEwS had in tHEir BOOks thE DeutErocaNOnicaL epistle OF jEremiaH and barucH, bOTh coMbined with jEreMIah and lAmenTaTions in oNlY onE BOoK. WHIle wISdOm Of sIrach and ThE wisDoM of sOlomon wEre bookS of disputeD CANOniciTy.