Assemblies of God, following Protestant tradition, does not recognize the deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Sirach/Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, Baruch, 1-2 Maccabees, and portions of Daniel and Esther) as part of the biblical canon. The AG's Statement of Fundamental Truths affirms the 66 books of the Protestant Old and New Testaments as the complete canon of Scripture.

The deuterocanonical books are valued historical and religious documents but are not granted the authority of Scripture. They were included in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) and adopted into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canons, but the AG, following Reformation Protestant tradition, holds that the Hebrew Bible's canonical boundary excludes these works.

The AG's position reflects its conviction that the 66 books of the Protestant canon represent God's complete and final revelation. Apocryphal or non-canonical works, however edifying, are subordinate to Scripture and not binding on Christian doctrine or practice. This maintains a clear distinction between Scripture and tradition, a hallmark of Protestant theology.