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 TraditionsEditions
Protestants (Reformed tradition)Anglican ChurchLutheran ChurchCatholic ChurchOrthodox Church, Greek practiceOrthodox Church, Russian practiceEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchAssyrian Church of the EastSyriac Orthodox ChurchJudaism (Tanakh)Septuagint (Rahlfs–Hanhart)Clementine Vulgate (1592)Russian Synodal TranslationTargum
Stary Testament
Pięcioksiąg Rdz, Wj, Kpł, Lb, Pwt in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canon
Księgi historyczne Joz, Sdz, Rt, 1Sm, 2Sm, 1Krl, 2Krl, 1Krn, 2Krn, Est in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canon
Ezdrasza, Nehemiasza in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsent
Księgi mądrościowe Hi, Ps, Prz, Kaz, Pnp in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canon
Prorocy więksi Iz, Jr, Lm, Ez in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canon
Daniela in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsent
Prorocy mniejsi Oz, Jl, Am, Ab, Jon, Mic, Na, Ha, So, Ag, Za, Ml in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canon
Books beyond the 66
Tobiasza absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Judyty absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Estery (grecka) absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Mądrości absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Syracha absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Barucha absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
List Jeremiasza absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Pieśń trzech młodzieńców absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Zuzanna absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Bel i Wąż absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
I Machabejska absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonno datano datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
II Machabejska absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonno datano datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
III Machabejska absentabsentabsentabsentno dataoutside the canonno datano datano dataabsentin the canonno dataoutside the canonabsent
IV Machabejska absentabsentabsentabsentoutside the canonabsentno datano datano dataabsentin the canonno dataabsentabsent
III Ezdrasza absentoutside the canonabsentabsentno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonoutside the canonoutside the canonabsent
IV Ezdrasza absentoutside the canonabsentabsentno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentabsentoutside the canonoutside the canonabsent
Modlitwa Manassesa absentoutside the canonoutside the canonabsentno dataoutside the canonno datano datano dataabsentin the canonoutside the canonoutside the canonabsent
Psalm 151 absentabsentabsentabsentno dataoutside the canonno datano datano dataabsentin the canonno dataoutside the canonabsent
Odes absentabsentabsentabsentno dataabsentno datano datano dataabsentin the canonno dataabsentabsent
Psalms of Solomon absentabsentabsentabsentno dataabsentno datano datano dataabsentin the canonno dataabsentabsent
Jubilees absentabsentabsentabsentno dataabsentin the canonno datano dataabsentabsentno dataabsentabsent
Enoch absentabsentabsentabsentno dataabsentin the canonno datano dataabsentabsentno dataabsentabsent
1 Meqabyan absentabsentabsentabsentno dataabsentin the canonno datano dataabsentabsentno dataabsentabsent
2 Meqabyan absentabsentabsentabsentno dataabsentin the canonno datano dataabsentabsentno dataabsentabsent
3 Meqabyan absentabsentabsentabsentno dataabsentin the canonno datano dataabsentabsentno dataabsentabsent
4 Baruch absentabsentabsentabsentno dataabsentin the canonno datano dataabsentabsentno dataabsentabsent
Nowy Testament
Ewangelie i Dzieje Apostolskie Mt, Mk, Łk, J, Dz in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent
Listy powszechne Jk, 1P, 1J in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent
II Piotra, II Jana, III Jana, Judy in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent
Listy Pawła Rz, 1Kor, 2Kor, Ga, Ef, Flp, Kol, 1Tes, 2Tes, 1Tm, 2Tm, Tt, Flm, Hbr in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent
Objawienie in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent

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