Biblical Canon
ScriptureWhich books are considered canonical Scripture — whether the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books are included, and any additional scriptures accepted.
Key scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Revelation 22:18-19
Catholic (5)
Eastern Catholic (Byzantine Rite)
Affirms
Catholic canon including deuterocanonical books; Septuagint used liturgically
Maronite Catholic
Affirms
Catholic canon with deuterocanonical books; Peshitta Syriac text used liturgically
Old Catholic Church
Nuanced
Protestant 66-book canon in most branches; deuterocanonical status varies
Roman Catholic
Affirms
73-book canon; deuterocanonical OT books are fully scriptural
Saint Thomas Christians (Syro-Malabar Church)
Nuanced
Catholic deuterocanonical canon (73 books); Peshitta Syriac text; Vatican II norms
Orthodox (5)
Assyrian Church of the East
Nuanced
Peshitta as primary text; 22-book NT canon (missing five shorter epistles and Revelation)
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Affirms
Deuterocanonical OT books included; Septuagint used; standard Christian NT
Eastern Orthodox
Nuanced
Deuterocanonical books included; Septuagint used; exact canon varies by church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Nuanced
Broadest Christian canon: 81 books including 1 Enoch, Jubilees, and others
Oriental Orthodox (Miaphysite)
Varies
Canon varies by church; Ethiopian uses the broadest canon (81 books)
Mainline Protestant (8)
Anglican / Episcopalian
Affirms
66-book canon primary; Apocrypha for edification, not doctrine
Calvinist / Reformed
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Apocrypha excluded from Scripture
Congregationalist (UCC)
Affirms
Protestant 66-book canon received; Scripture honored but not legally binding
Lutheran
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Deuterocanon excluded from Scripture
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Affirms
Protestant canon: 39 OT books (Hebrew canon); 27 NT books; deuterocanonical books rejected
Methodist
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon received; Scripture as primary authority
Presbyterian
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Apocrypha explicitly excluded
Reformed Church in America
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Old and New Testament; apocrypha recognized as useful
Evangelical (15)
Baptist (Southern Baptist Convention)
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; no deuterocanonical or apocryphal books accepted
Calvary Chapel
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon is the complete Word of God
Christian & Missionary Alliance
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Old and New Testaments complete and sufficient
Christian Reformed Church in North America
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; no apocryphal or deuterocanonical books accepted
Church of the Nazarene
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Scripture is the supreme rule of faith and practice
Evangelical Covenant Church
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Scripture is authoritative Word of God; closed canon
Evangelical Free Church of America
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Scripture is God's complete and final written Word
IFCA International (Independent Fundamental Churches of America)
Affirms
Protestant 66-book canon; Old and New Testament; inerrantly received in original
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; no apocryphal or deuterocanonical books accepted
Non-denominational Evangelical
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; deuterocanonical books not considered Scripture
Pentecostal (Assemblies of God)
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Scripture alone the inspired and complete Word of God
Presbyterian Church in America
Affirms
Sixty-six-book Protestant canon affirmed; Old Testament, New Testament; apocrypha excluded
Reformed Baptist Churches (1689 London Baptist Confession)
Affirms
Protestant 66-book canon; Old Testament and New Testament complete revelation
The Wesleyan Church
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Old and New Testament authority equal and complete
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Affirms
Protestant canon: 39 OT (Hebrew canon); 27 NT; deuterocanonical books rejected
Charismatic (5)
Charismatic Movement
Affirms
Biblical canon follows host tradition; Scripture is authoritative
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Old and New Testament; closed canon; Scripture alone
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Old Testament and New Testament; apocrypha rejected
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Old Testament and New Testament; apocrypha excluded
Vineyard Churches
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon is Scripture
Anabaptist (5)
Amish (Old Order)
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon read in community under the Spirit
Brethren in Christ Church
Affirms
Protestant canon of 66 books; Old and New Testament; Apocrypha not canon
Church of the Brethren
Affirms
Protestant canon of 66 books; Apocrypha sometimes used devotionally; canon is closed
Hutterite Brethren
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon; Acts 2–4 is foundational for community life
Mennonite Church
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon; Scripture read through the lens of Christ
Adventist & Restorationist (5)
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon; Scripture as guide not law-book
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Old and New Testaments; Hebrew canon for Old Testament
Churches of Christ
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon; Scripture alone is authoritative
International Churches of Christ
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon; Scripture alone guides faith and practice
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Affirms
Sixty-six book Protestant canon; Ellen White's writings not canonical
Other Protestant (8)
Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum)
Affirms
Affirm 66 books; Protestant biblical canon.
Plymouth Brethren
Affirms
Affirm 66 books; Scripture alone as final authority.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Varies
Evangelical affirm 66-book canon; liberal view Bible as one witness
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon: 39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament books
The Salvation Army
Affirms
Affirm 66-book biblical canon; Bible is Scripture
True Jesus Church
Affirms
Protestant 66-book canon; Old Testament and New Testament
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
Affirms
Protestant 66-book canon affirmed; Scripture authoritative basis for theology and practice
Waldensian Church (Chiesa Evangelica Valdese)
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon: 39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament books
Non-Trinitarian (6)
Biblical Unitarians
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Scripture alone is the supreme authority
Christadelphians
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Bible alone is the supreme authority for faith
Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Scripture alone is the supreme rule of faith
Jehovah's Witnesses
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; New World Translation is the official JW Bible
Oneness Pentecostals (UPCI)
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Scripture alone is the supreme rule of faith
Unitarian Universalist
Varies
Bible not uniquely authoritative; all wisdom traditions valued alongside Scripture
Latter-day Saint (2)
Unique & Independent (7)
Armstrongism (Sabbatarian splinter groups)
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; Old Testament fully applicable to Christians today
Church of Christ, Scientist
Nuanced
Bible is primary scripture; Science and Health is the essential companion
General Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian)
Nuanced
Bible read for inner spiritual sense revealed by Swedenborg
Iglesia ni Cristo
Affirms
66-book Protestant canon; INC interpretation is sole authoritative reading
Message Movement (Branhamism)
Nuanced
66 books as written Scripture; Branham's sermons as 'manifested Word' for this age
Messianic Judaism
Affirms
Tanakh (39 books) + Brit Chadasha (NT); 66-book Protestant canon
New Apostolic Church
Affirms
Protestant 66-book canon; Scripture important but living Apostles' word also authoritative
African Independent (4)
Cherubim and Seraphim Church
Affirms
Protestant 66-book canon affirmed; Old and New Testament authority equal
Church of Jesus Christ on Earth through the Prophet Simon Kimbangu (EJCSK)
Affirms
66-book Bible is Scripture; Kimbanguist hymns serve alongside
Redeemed Christian Church of God
Affirms
Protestant 66-book canon affirmed; King James Version preferred; closed canon
Zion Christian Church
Affirms
66-book Bible as authoritative Scripture; oral tradition alongside