It will serve now to list in comparable columns the canons of the Old Testament as accepted by both Roman Catholics and Protestant Evangelicals. Jews have the same canon as Protestants.
The lists are divided into the groups as taught by the respective faith groups. The books with asterisks are those of the Roman Catholic canon which are considered canonical, but are labeled apocryphal by Protestants and Evangelicals.
| Hebrew Scriptures | Roman Catholic Old Testament | Protestant Old Testament |
| Palestinian Canon | Alexandrian Canon or | Palestinian Canon |
| Septuagint (LXX) | ||
| The Law | Pentateuch | Pentateuch |
| Genesis | Genesis | Genesis |
| Exodus | Exodus | Exodus |
| Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus |
| Numbers | Numbers | Numbers |
| Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy |
| Prophets | Historical Books | Historical Books |
| Earlier Prophets | ||
| Joshua | Joshua | Joshua |
| Judges | Judges | Judges |
| Ruth | Ruth | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 Samuel | 1 Samuel |
| 2 Samuel | 2 Samuel | 2 Samuel |
| 1 Kings | 1 Kings | 1 Kings |
| 2 Kings | 2 Kings | 2 Kings |
| Later Prophets | 1 Chronicles | 1 Chronicles |
| Isaiah | 2 Chronicles | 2 Chronicles |
| Jeremiah | Ezra | Ezra |
| Ezekiel | Nehemiah | Nehemiah |
| Hosea | *Tobit | |
| Joel | *Judith | |
| Amos | Esther | Esther |
| Obadiah | *1 Maccabees | |
| Jonah | *2 Maccabees | |
| Micah | ||
| Nahum | Wisdom Books | Poetical Books |
| Habakkuk | Job | Job |
| Zephaniah | Psalms | Psalms |
| Haggai | Proverbs | Proverbs |
| Zechariah | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes |
| Malachi | Song of Songs | Song of Songs |
| *Wisdom | ||
| *Sirach | ||
| Writings | Prophetical Books | Prophetical Books |
| Psalms | Isaiah | Isaiah |
| Proverbs | Jeremiah | Jeremiah |
| Job | Lamentations | Lamentations |
| Song of Songs | *Baruch | Ezekiel |
| Ruth | Ezekiel | Daniel |
| Lamentations | Daniel | Hosea |
| Ecclesiastes | Hosea | Joel |
| Esther | Joel | Amos |
| Daniel | Amos | Obadiah |
| Ezra | Obadiah | Jonah |
| Nehemiah | Jonah | Micah |
| 1 Chronicles | Micah | Nahum |
| 2 Chronicles | Nahum | Habakkuk |
| Habakkuk | Zephaniah | |
| Zephaniah | Haggai | |
| Haggai | Zechariah | |
| Zechariah | Malachi | |
| Malachi |
By Paul Flanagan and Robert Schihl.
Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture texts are taken from the New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms © 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
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Last Updated: January 3, 1997