These texts are not part of the 66-book Protestant canon. Provided for historical and comparative study.

Apocrypha & Deuterocanonical Books

Deuterocanonical

Tobit 14 ch. Story of a righteous Israelite in exile, guided by the angel Raphael.Judith 16 ch. A widow saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.Wisdom of Solomon 19 ch. Wisdom literature attributed to Solomon, exploring righteousness and folly.Sirach 51 ch. Also called Ecclesiasticus. Practical wisdom on ethics, conduct, and piety.Baruch 6 ch. Attributed to Jeremiah's scribe Baruch. Includes the Letter of Jeremiah.1 Maccabees 16 ch. Historical account of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire.2 Maccabees 15 ch. Theological interpretation of the Maccabean revolt, focusing on martyrdom and resurrection.

Additions to Daniel

Prayer of Azariah 1 ch. Prayer and song of the three young men in the fiery furnace (addition to Daniel 3).Susanna 1 ch. Daniel defends a virtuous woman falsely accused by corrupt elders (addition to Daniel).Bel and the Dragon 1 ch. Daniel exposes the fraud of Bel worship and slays a dragon (addition to Daniel).

Orthodox Canon

1 Esdras 9 ch. Parallel account of events from 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.3 Maccabees 7 ch. Jews in Ptolemaic Egypt face persecution; God delivers them miraculously.Prayer of Manasseh 1 ch. A penitential prayer attributed to King Manasseh during his captivity in Babylon.Psalm 151 1 ch. A psalm attributed to David after his battle with Goliath, found in the Septuagint.

Ethiopian Orthodox

1 Enoch 108 ch. Apocalyptic text on fallen angels, visions, and the coming judgment. Quoted in Jude.Jubilees 50 ch. Retelling of Genesis through Exodus 12, organized into jubilee periods of 49 years.1 Meqabyan 36 ch. Ethiopian canonical book covering themes of faith, war, and divine justice.2 Meqabyan 10 ch. Continuation of 1 Meqabyan with accounts of faith and struggle.3 Meqabyan 10 ch. Final book of the Meqabyan series in the Ethiopian Orthodox canon.