The Bible canon across churches
Which books make up the Bible in different churches. The reference point is the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments: the table shows which books beyond these each tradition's Bible contains and which of the 66 it lacks.
The table records the practice of each church; it takes no side in the dispute about the canon. Books of one group with the same marks in every column share one row.
- in the canon — the book belongs to the canon; for an edition, it is printed in the body of the Bible
- outside the canon — the book is in this Bible but outside or below the canon: read in church, called non-canonical or printed as an appendix
- no data — the sources found say nothing about this book
- absent — empty cell: the book is not in this Bible
| Book | Traditions | Editions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protestants (Reformed tradition) | Anglican Church | Lutheran Church | Catholic Church | Orthodox Church, Greek practice | Orthodox Church, Russian practice | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | Assyrian Church of the East | Syriac Orthodox Church | Judaism (Tanakh) | Septuagint (Rahlfs–Hanhart) | Clementine Vulgate (1592) | Russian Synodal Translation | Targum | |
| Vanha testamentti | ||||||||||||||
| Mooseksen kirjat Gen, Exo, Lev, Num, Deu | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon |
| Historialliset kirjat Jos, Jdg, Rut, 1Sa, 2Sa, 1Ki, 2Ki, 1Ch, 2Ch, Est | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon |
| Esra, Nehemia | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | absent |
| Viisauskirjat Job, Psa, Pro, Ecc, Sng | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon |
| Suuret profeetat Isa, Jer, Lam, Ezk | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon |
| Daniel | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | absent |
| Pienet profeetat Hos, Jol, Amo, Oba, Jon, Mic, Nam, Hab, Zep, Hag, Zec, Mal | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon |
| Books beyond the 66 | ||||||||||||||
| Tobit | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Judit | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Ester (kreik.) | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Viisauden kirja | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Siirak | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Baaruk | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Jeremian kirje | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Kolmen miehen laulu | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Susanna | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Bel ja lohikäärme | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| 1. Makkabilaiskirja | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | no data | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| 2. Makkabilaiskirja | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | no data | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | in the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| 3. Makkabilaiskirja | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | outside the canon | no data | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | outside the canon | absent |
| 4. Makkabilaiskirja | absent | absent | absent | absent | outside the canon | absent | no data | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | absent | absent |
| 3. Esran | absent | outside the canon | absent | absent | no data | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | outside the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| 4. Esran | absent | outside the canon | absent | absent | no data | outside the canon | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Manassen rukous | absent | outside the canon | outside the canon | absent | no data | outside the canon | no data | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | outside the canon | outside the canon | absent |
| Psalmi 151 | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | outside the canon | no data | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | outside the canon | absent |
| Odes | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | absent | no data | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | absent | absent |
| Psalms of Solomon | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | absent | no data | no data | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | absent | absent |
| Jubilees | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | absent | no data | absent | absent |
| Enoch | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | absent | no data | absent | absent |
| 1 Meqabyan | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | absent | no data | absent | absent |
| 2 Meqabyan | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | absent | no data | absent | absent |
| 3 Meqabyan | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | absent | no data | absent | absent |
| 4 Baruch | absent | absent | absent | absent | no data | absent | in the canon | no data | no data | absent | absent | no data | absent | absent |
| Uusi testamentti | ||||||||||||||
| Evankeliumit ja Apostolien teot Mat, Mrk, Luk, Jhn, Act | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | absent | absent | in the canon | in the canon | absent |
| Yleiset kirjeet Jas, 1Pe, 1Jn | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | absent | absent | in the canon | in the canon | absent |
| 2. Pietarin, 2. Johanneksen, 3. Johanneksen, Juudaan | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | absent | in the canon | absent | absent | in the canon | in the canon | absent |
| Paavalin kirjeet Rom, 1Co, 2Co, Gal, Eph, Php, Col, 1Th, 2Th, 1Ti, 2Ti, Tit, Phm, Heb | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | absent | absent | in the canon | in the canon | absent |
| Ilmestyskirja | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | in the canon | absent | in the canon | absent | absent | in the canon | in the canon | absent |
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