The Wesleyan Church affirms the Protestant canon (66 books) and excludes the deuterocanonical books from its Scripture. While these books have historical and cultural value, they are not recognized as canonical Scripture with apostolic authority.

The Wesleyan position reflects the conviction that Scripture must be apostolic (written by apostles or their associates) and universally recognized in the early Church. The deuterocanonical books fail both criteria. They were written after the apostolic period, are not cited as Scripture in the New Testament, and were not universally accepted in the early Church.

The Wesleyan quadrilateral (Scripture, Tradition, Reason, Experience) places Scripture first; Scripture must be the authentic, apostolically authoritative text. The Methodist tradition has consistently affirmed the Protestant canon as the boundary of Scripture.