Bible Canons
66-Book Bible Canon
The table below lists all of the Biblical documents officially included in all Bibles which I could discover online. Currently the documents are in 66-Book Bible order, which canon is common among English-speaking Protestants. You can change the ordering of the documents (corresponding to other Bible canons or to alphabetical) by clicking on the appropriate link.
The “Standard Title” column shows the short form of the document title in “Standard” or “Traditional” English.Source 1 The “Canon Title” column shows the short form of the document title traditionally found in this particular Bible canon.Source 2 With this particular Bible canon there are no document title differences between the columns.
Note: if you hover the mouse over any word underlined with large dots like thisExample tooltip popup text will provide more information. The full traditional titles of all of the documents are provided in such tooltips.Source 3
66-Book Bible Canon
| Old Testament Old Testament | ||
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| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | Genesis The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis | Genesis The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis |
| Book | Exodus The Second Book of Moses, Called Exodus | Exodus The Second Book of Moses, Called Exodus |
| Book | Leviticus The Third Book of Moses, Called Leviticus | Leviticus The Third Book of Moses, Called Leviticus |
| Book | Numbers The Fourth Book of Moses, Called Numbers | Numbers The Fourth Book of Moses, Called Numbers |
| Book | Deuteronomy The Fifth Book of Moses, Called Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy The Fifth Book of Moses, Called Deuteronomy |
| Book | Joshua The Book of Joshua | Joshua The Book of Joshua |
| Book | Judges The Book of Judges | Judges The Book of Judges |
| Book | Ruth The Book of Ruth | Ruth The Book of Ruth |
| Book | 1 Samuel The First Book of Samuel otherwise called, the First Book of the Kings | 1 Samuel The First Book of Samuel otherwise called, the First Book of the Kings |
| Book | 2 Samuel The Second Book of Samuel otherwise called, the Second Book of the Kings | 2 Samuel The Second Book of Samuel otherwise called, the Second Book of the Kings |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | 1 Kings The First Book of the Kings commonly called, the Third Book of the Kings | 1 Kings The First Book of the Kings commonly called, the Third Book of the Kings |
| Book | 2 Kings The Second Book of the Kings commonly called, the Fourth Book of the Kings | 2 Kings The Second Book of the Kings commonly called, the Fourth Book of the Kings |
| Book | 1 Chronicles The First Book of the Chronicles | 1 Chronicles The First Book of the Chronicles |
| Book | 2 Chronicles The Second Book of the Chronicles | 2 Chronicles The Second Book of the Chronicles |
| Book | Ezra Ezra | Ezra Ezra |
| Book | Nehemiah The Book of Nehemiah | Nehemiah The Book of Nehemiah |
| Book | Esther The Book of Esther | Esther The Book of Esther |
| Book | Job The Book of Job | Job The Book of Job |
| Book | Psalms The Book of Psalms | Psalms The Book of Psalms |
| Book | Proverbs The Proverbs | Proverbs The Proverbs |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes or, The Preacher | Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes or, The Preacher |
| Book | Song of Solomon The Song of Solomon | Song of Solomon The Song of Solomon |
| Book | Isaiah The Book of the Prophet Isaiah | Isaiah The Book of the Prophet Isaiah |
| Book | Jeremiah The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah | Jeremiah The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah |
| Book | Lamentations The Lamentations of Jeremiah | Lamentations The Lamentations of Jeremiah |
| Book | Ezekiel The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel | Ezekiel The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel |
| Book | Daniel The Book of Daniel | Daniel The Book of Daniel |
| Book | Hosea Hosea | Hosea Hosea |
| Book | Joel Joel | Joel Joel |
| Book | Amos Amos | Amos Amos |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | Obadiah Obadiah | Obadiah Obadiah |
| Book | Jonah Jonah | Jonah Jonah |
| Book | Micah Micah | Micah Micah |
| Book | Nahum Nahum | Nahum Nahum |
| Book | Habakkuk Habakkuk | Habakkuk Habakkuk |
| Book | Zephaniah Zephaniah | Zephaniah Zephaniah |
| Book | Haggai Haggai | Haggai Haggai |
| Book | Zechariah Zechariah | Zechariah Zechariah |
| Book | Malachi Malachi | Malachi Malachi |
| New Testament New Testament | ||
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | Matthew The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Matthew The Gospel According to St. Matthew |
| Book | Mark The Gospel According to St. Mark | Mark The Gospel According to St. Mark |
| Book | Luke The Gospel According to St. Luke | Luke The Gospel According to St. Luke |
| Book | John The Gospel According to St. John | John The Gospel According to St. John |
| Book | Acts The Acts of the Apostles | Acts The Acts of the Apostles |
| Book | Romans The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans | Romans The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans |
| Book | 1 Corinthians The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians | 1 Corinthians The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians |
| Book | 2 Corinthians The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians | 2 Corinthians The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians |
| Book | Galatians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians | Galatians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | Ephesians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians | Ephesians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians |
| Book | Philippians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians | Philippians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians |
| Book | Colossians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians | Colossians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians |
| Book | 1 Thessalonians The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians | 1 Thessalonians The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians |
| Book | 2 Thessalonians The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians | 2 Thessalonians The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians |
| Book | 1 Timothy The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy | 1 Timothy The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy |
| Book | 2 Timothy The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy | 2 Timothy The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy |
| Book | Titus The Epistle of Paul to Titus | Titus The Epistle of Paul to Titus |
| Book | Philemon The Epistle of Paul to Philemon | Philemon The Epistle of Paul to Philemon |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | Hebrews The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews | Hebrews The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews |
| Book | James The General Epistle of James | James The General Epistle of James |
| Book | 1 Peter The First Epistle General of Peter | 1 Peter The First Epistle General of Peter |
| Book | 2 Peter The Second Epistle General of Peter | 2 Peter The Second Epistle General of Peter |
| Book | 1 John The First Epistle General of John | 1 John The First Epistle General of John |
| Book | 2 John The Second Epistle of John | 2 John The Second Epistle of John |
| Book | 3 John The Third Epistle of John | 3 John The Third Epistle of John |
| Book | Jude The General Epistle of Jude | Jude The General Epistle of Jude |
| Book | Revelation The Revelation of St. John the Divine | Revelation The Revelation of St. John the Divine |
| Not Included Not Included | ||
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | 1 Esdras 1 Esdras | — |
| Book | 2 Esdras 2 Esdras | — |
| Book | Tobit Tobit | — |
| Book | Judith Judith | — |
| 5½ Chapters Catholic and Orthodox include this at the end of Esther | The Rest of Esther The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther Which Are Found Neither in the Hebrew Nor in the Chaldee | — |
| Book | Wisdom The Wisdom of Solomon | — |
| Book | Ecclesiasticus The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach or Ecclesiasticus | — |
| Book | Baruch Baruch | — |
| Chapter Modern: appended to Baruch; Ancient: appended to Jeremiah | The Letter of Jeremiah (none) | — |
| Chapter Catholic and Orthodox include this in Daniel chapter 23 between vv 23 and 24 | Song of the Three Children The Song of the Three Holy Children | — |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Chapter Daniel chapter 13 in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles | The Story of Susanna The History of Susanna / Set apart from the beginning of Daniel, because it is not in the Hebrew, as neither the Narration of Bel and the Dragon | — |
| Chapter Daniel chapter 14 in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles | The Idol Bel, and the Dragon The History and the Destruction of Bel and the Dragon Cut Off from the End of Daniel | — |
| Chapter Ancient: appended to 2 Chronicles; Modern: typically (in English) found only in the Apocrypha | The Prayer of Manasses The Prayer of Manasses King of Juda / When He Was Holden Captive in Babylon | — |
| Book | 1 Maccabees The First Book of the Maccabees | — |
| Book | 2 Maccabees The Second Book of the Maccabees | — |
| Book | 3 Maccabees (none) | — |
| Book | 4 Maccabees (none) | — |
| Book English: “1 Maccabees”, but not the same document as any of the Catholic / Orthodox Maccabees | 1 Meqabyan (none) | — |
| Book English: “2 Maccabees”, but not the same document as any of the Catholic / Orthodox Maccabees | 2 Meqabyan (none) | — |
| Book English: “3 Maccabees”, but not the same document as any of the Catholic / Orthodox Maccabees | 3 Meqabyan (none) | — |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book | Jubilees (none) | — |
| Book | 1 Enoch (none) | — |
| Book | The Josippon (none) Also known as “Pseudo-Josephus”, “Yosippon”, “Josephon” or “Joseppon” | — |
| Chapter | Psalm 151 (none) | — |
| 4 Chapters | Psalms 152-155 (none) | — |
| Book | Odes (none) | — |
| Book | The Paralipomena of Jeremiah (none) | — |
| Book | 2 Baruch (none) | — |
| Book | Laodiceans (none) | — |
| Book English translation: “Synods” or “Councils” | Sinodos (none) | — |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
| Book English translation: “The Book of the Covenant” | 1 Mäshafä Kidan (none) | — |
| Book English translation: “The Book of the Covenant” | 2 Mäshafä Kidan (none) | — |
| Book English translation: “Clement”, but not the same as any of the Greek documents by that title | Qälëmentos (none) | — |
| Book English translation: “Teaching(s)” | Didesqelya (none) | — |
| Type | Standard Title | Canon Title |
Sources
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Table of Contents of the Oxford University Press printing of the King James Version Standard Text.The Bible: Authorized King James Version, Oxford University Press Inc., 1997, pg. lxxiii.
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Table of Contents of the Oxford University Press printing of the King James Version Standard Text.The Bible: Authorized King James Version, Oxford University Press Inc., 1997, pg. lxxiii.
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Book titles of the Oxford University Press printing of the King James Version Standard Text.The Bible: Authorized King James Version, Oxford University Press Inc., 1997.