More Than One Bible

THE PROTESTANT OLD TESTAMENT is identical to the Hebrew Bible, though the books are arranged and divided differently.

Roman Catholics since 1546 (the Council of Trent) have officially included the “deutero-canonical” or “apocryphal” books. These books were included in early editions of the King James Bible, but Protestants have not considered them authoritative because they are not found in the Hebrew Bible.

 

Hebrew Bible

Protestant Bible

Roman Catholic Bible

24 books

39 books

46 books 

(The Protestant List, plus:)

The Law

Law

  Genesis

Genesis

  Exodus

Exodus

  Leviticus

Leviticus

Tobit

Numbers

Numbers

Judith

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy

Wisdom of Solomon

    Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)

The Prophets

History

Baruch (includes the Letter of 

Jeremiah)

Joshua

Joshua

I & II Maccabees

Judges

Judges

  Samuel

Ruth

Additions to Daniel:

Kings

I & II Samuel

Song of the Three Young Men

Isaiah

I & II Kings

Susanna

Jeremiah

I & II Chronicles

Bel and the Dragon

Ezekiel

Ezra

  Minor Prophets

Nehemiah

Additions to Esther

  Esther

  The Writings

    Psalms

Poetry and Wisdom

  Proverbs

Job

  Job

Psalms

  Song of Solomon

Proverbs

  Ruth

Ecclesiastes

  Lamentations

Song of Solomon

  Ecclesiastes

    Esther

Prophecy

  Daniel

Isaiah

  Ezra—Nehemiah

Jeremiah

  Chronicles

Lamentations

    Ezekiel

    Daniel

    The 12 Minor Prophets

By the Editors

[Christian History originally published this article in Christian History Issue #43 in 1994]

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