Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox, and Ethiopian Orthodox churches include more books in their Old Testament canons than Protestants.
Protestants refer to these additional books as the Apocrypha and consider them to be "outside books" that nevertheless are valuable for instruction and spiritual edification.
Take Note! Roman Catholics use the term "Apocrypha" differently than Protestants.
Apocrypha(Protestant)1. Books & Additions to Esther in the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Slavonic Bibles
2. Books & Additions to Esther in the Greek Orthodox, & Slavonic Bibles, not Roman Catholic
3. Books in the Slavonic Bible & Appendix to Vulgate
Note: In the Latin Vulgate, Ezra-Nehemiah are called 1 and 2 Esdras 4. Books in Appendix to Greek Orthodox Bible
List is based on that of The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha, New Revised Version, (1994)
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Chart: Comparison of the Roman Catholic and Protestant Old Testaments
Chart: Ethiopian Orthodox Old Testament (Narrower Canon)
(Original Texts)
See Also: The Canon
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