This table shows which of the apocryphal books are affirmed as scripture by Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodox. Some of the same books are referred to by different names, which can lead to confusion. If there are some inaccuracies, please let me know at [email protected] and provide documentation. I will update this table periodically with new information.
Last Update: 7/25/2022
| APOCRYPHAL BOOKS INCLUDED IN SOME BIBLES OLD TESTAMENT |
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| Date Written |
Protestant | Roman Catholic |
Greek Orthodox |
Russian Orthodox |
Coptic | |
| 1 Esdras (Additional Section, 3 Ezra) | ~ 150 B.C. | NO* | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 2 Esdras (4 Ezra) | 70 – 200 B.C. | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| 1 Ezra, Additions (Same as Book of Ezra, but with an addition) |
100 – 150 B.C. | NO* | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 1 Maccabees | ~ 104 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 2 Maccabees | ~ 124 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 3 Maccabees | 1st Cent. B.C. | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| 4 Maccabees | NO | NO | ? | ? | ? | |
| Baruch | 586 – 581 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Bel and the Dragon (Additional Section in the LXX of Daniel follows Daniel 12:13. See also ‘Susanna’) |
~ 100 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Epistle of Jeremiah (In Catholic Bibles at end of Baruch) |
~ 597 B.C. ~ 300 B.C. |
NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Esther, Additions to (10:4-16:24) | 167 – 114 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | ? | ? |
| Judith | 135 – 105 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Prayer of Azariah (22 Verses inserted in the LXX between Daniel 3:23-24) |
165 – 167 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | ? | ? |
| Prayer of Manasseh (Addition to 2 Chronicles) |
1st – 2nd Cent. B.C. |
NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Psalm 151 | 2nd Cent. B.C. | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| Sirach (Wisdom of Sirach, Ecclesiasticus) | 200 – 175 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Song of Three Children (In LXX, inserted between Daniel 3:23 and 3:23) |
~ 100 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Susanna (Inserted before Daniel 1:1. See ‘Bel and the Dragon’) |
3rd C. B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Tobit (Tobias) | ~ 180 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Wisdom of Solomon (Book of Wisdom, written in Greek) |
~ 100 B.C. | NO | YES | YES | ? | ? |
- Accepts Ezra, but not the additions to Ezra.
Sources
- https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/_INDEX.HTM
- https://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/apo/index.htm
- https://www.gotquestions.org/Prayer-of-Azariah.html
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Prayer-of-Azariah
- https://www.biblewise.com/bible_study/apocrypha/prayer-of-azariah.php
- https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Song-Three-Children
- https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Prayer_of_Azariah_and_Song_of_the_Three_Holy_Children
- https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Additions-Esther
- https://www.ethiopianorthodox.org/english/canonical/books.html
- https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/1_Esdras
- Nelson, Thomas. The Orthodox Study Bible,. Thomas Nelson. 1982
- Freedman, David Noel, Gary A. Herion, David F. Graf, John David Pleins, and Astrid B. Beck, eds. The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
