The Apocrypha - Comparison Chart

The following table gives a comparison of how the chapters and books of the Apocrypha feature in various lists and Bibles.

None of the books have ever been part of the Canonical Hebrew Scriptures and are not counted as Scripture by Protestants or indeed by early Church scholars such as Jerome who understood their origin.

Article 6 - lists the 'other books' not counted as Scripture by the Church of Engalnd

Trent - books named as Scripture by the Roman Catholic Council of Trent.

Vulgate - not named by Trent but part of the Latin Vulgate adopted by Trent.

Appendix - not accepted by Trent but to be included in the Vulgate so that the books were not lost

Greek - those chapters and books commonly included together with the canonical Scriptures in early Greek Bibles dating from before the time of Christ.

Slavonic - the most common names and inclusion in early Slavonic Bibles

Note 1: In the Latin Vulgate and some Greek manuscripts the Letter of Jeremiah is chapter 6 of Baruch the Prophet.

Note 2: The Canonical Book of Esther is called 1 Esdras in the Latin Vulgate and the Canonical Book of Nehemiah is called 2 Esdras.

Note 3: In Slavonic Eshter and Nehemiah are together called 1 Esdras.

Note 4: The Canonical text approved by the Council of Trent includes the portions noted, but they are not named separately.