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
Gamla testamentet
Moseböckerna Gen, Exo, Lev, Num, Deu 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
Historiska böcker Jos, Jdg, Rut, 1Sa, 2Sa, 1Ki, 2Ki, 1Ch, 2Ch, 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
Esra, Nehemja 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
Vishetsböcker Job, Psa, Pro, Ecc, Sng 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
Stora profeter Isa, Jer, Lam, Ezk 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
Daniel 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
Små profeter Hos, Jol, Amo, Oba, Jon, Mic, Nam, Hab, Zep, Hag, Zec, Mal 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
Tobit absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Judit absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Ester (grekiska) absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Visheten absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Syrak absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Baruk absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Jeremias brev absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Asarjas bön absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Susanna absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
Bel och draken absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
1 Mackabeerboken absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonno datano datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
2 Mackabeerboken absentoutside the canonoutside the canonin the canonin the canonoutside the canonno datano datano dataabsentin the canonin the canonoutside the canonabsent
3 Mackabeerboken absentabsentabsentabsentno dataoutside the canonno datano datano dataabsentin the canonno dataoutside the canonabsent
4 Mackabeerboken absentabsentabsentabsentoutside the canonabsentno datano datano dataabsentin the canonno dataabsentabsent
3 Esraboken absentoutside the canonabsentabsentno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentin the canonoutside the canonoutside the canonabsent
4 Esraboken absentoutside the canonabsentabsentno dataoutside the canonin the canonno datano dataabsentabsentoutside the canonoutside the canonabsent
Manasses bön 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
Nya testamentet
Evangelierna och Apostlagärningarna Mat, Mrk, Luk, Jhn, Act in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent
Allmänna brev Jas, 1Pe, 1Jn in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent
2 Petrusbrevet, 2 Johannesbrevet, 3 Johannesbrevet, Judas in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent
Paulus brev Rom, 1Co, 2Co, Gal, Eph, Php, Col, 1Th, 2Th, 1Ti, 2Ti, Tit, Phm, Heb in the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonin the canonabsentabsentin the canonin the canonabsent
Uppenbarelseboken 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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