Deuterocanonical Books — "Tobit, Wisdom, Sirach, Maccabees"

Whether the deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1–2 Maccabees, and additions to Esther and Daniel) are part of the biblical canon or considered apocryphal.

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Overall consensus73/100

Congregationalist (UCC)

Congregationalist (UCC)

Mainline Protestant

Denies

Deuterocanonical books excluded; Protestant canon of 66 books affirmed

Congregationalists affirm the 66-book Protestant biblical canon and exclude the deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Wisdom, Sirach, Maccabees). This reflects the Protestant Reformation's return to the Hebrew biblical canon.

Scripture References

  • Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical texts

Sources

  • Westminster Confession of Faith
  • Protestant canon