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What are the canons of new testament and old testament?

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See the below grid for a listing of the books of the Biblical Canon as separated by religion from Wikipedia.

Old Testament

Western tradition		Eastern Orthodox tradition			Oriental Orthodox tradition				Assyrian Eastern tradition

Books	Protestant ^{[O 1]}	Roman Catholic	Greek Orthodox	Slavonic Orthodox	Georgian Orthodox	Armenian Apostolic ^{[O 2]}	Syriac Orthodox	Coptic Orthodox	Ethiopian Orthodox	Assyrian Church of the East
Pentateuch
Genesis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exodus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Leviticus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Numbers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Deuteronomy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
History
Joshua	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Judges	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ruth	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Samuel	Yes (as 1 and 2 Samuel)	Yes (as 1 and 2 Samuel)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kings	Yes (as 1 and 2 Kings)	Yes (as 1 and 2 Kings)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1 and 2 Chronicles	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Prayer of Manasseh	No (Apocrypha)^{[O 3]}	No - inc. in some mss.	Yes (part of Odes)^{[O 4]}	Yes (part of Odes)^{[O 4]}	Yes (part of Odes)^{[O 4]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (part of 2 Chronicles)	Yes
Ezra (1 Ezra)	Yes	Yes 1 Esdras	Yes Esdras B	Yes 1 Esdras	Yes 1 Ezra	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nehemiah (2 Ezra)	Yes	Yes 2 Esdras	Yes Esdras B	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1 Esdras (3 Ezra)	No 3 Esdras (Apocrypha)	No 3 Esdras (inc. in some mss.)	Yes Esdras A	Yes 2 Esdras	Yes 2 Ezra	Yes 3 Esdras	No - inc. in some mss.	No - inc. in some mss.	Yes 2 Ezra	No - inc. in some mss.
2 Esdras 3-14 (4 Ezra) ^{[O 5]}	No 4 Esdras (Apocrypha)	No 4 Esdras (inc. in some mss.)	No - inc. in some mss.	No 3 Esdras (appendix)	Yes 3 Ezra	Yes 4 Esdras	No - inc. in some mss.	No - inc. in some mss.	Yes Ezra Sutu'el	No - inc. in some mss.
2 Esdras 1-2; 15-16 (5 and 6 Ezra)^{[O 5]}	No (part of 4 Esdras apocryphon)	No (part of 4 Esdras)	No (Greek ms.)^{[O 6]}	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Esther	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Additions to Esther	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tobit	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Judith	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1 Maccabees	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2 Maccabees	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
3 Maccabees	No (Apocrypha)^{[O 7]}	No - inc. in some eds.^{[O 8]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No - inc. in some mss.	No - inc. in some mss.	No	No - inc. in some mss.
4 Maccabees	No	No - inc. in some eds.^{[O 8]}	No (appendix)	No (appendix)	Yes	No	No - inc. in some mss.	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.
Enoch	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Jubilees	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
1, 2, and 3 Meqabyan	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Ethiopic Pseudo-Josephus	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No
Josephus's Jewish War VI	No	No	No	No	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.^{[O 9]}	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.^{[O 9]}
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs	No	No	No	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.	No	No	No	No
Ascension of Isaiah	No	No	No	No	No	No (liturgical) ^{[O 10]}	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.^{[O 11]}	No
Wisdom
Job	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Psalms 1-150	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Psalm 151	No	No - inc. in some mss.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Psalms 152-155	No	No	No	No	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.
Psalms of Solomon	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.	No	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.
Proverbs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (in 2 books)	Yes
Ecclesiastes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Song of Songs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Book of Wisdom	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sirach (1-51)	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Prayer of Solomon (Sirach 52)^{[O 12]}	No	No - inc. in some mss.	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Major prophets
Isaiah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jeremiah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lamentations	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Baruch	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Letter of Jeremiah	No (Apocrypha)	Yes (chapter 6 of Baruch)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (rest of Jeremiah)	Yes
Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch (2 Baruch 1-77)^{[O 13]}	No	No	No	No	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.	No	No	No - inc. in some mss.
Letter of Baruch (2 Baruch 78-87)^{[O 13]}	No	No	No	No	No	No	No (?) - inc. in some mss.^{[O 14]}	No	No	Yes^{[O 14]}
Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch)^{[O 15]}	No	No	No (Greek ms.)	No (Slovonic ms.)	No	No	No	No	No	No
4 Baruch	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (rest of Baruch)	No
Ezekiel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Daniel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Additions to Daniel^{[O 16]}	No (Apocrypha)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minor prophets
Hosea	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Joel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Amos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Obadiah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jonah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Micah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nahum	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Habakkuk	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zephaniah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Haggai	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zechariah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Malachi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

New Testament

Books	Protestant tradition	Roman Catholic tradition	Eastern Orthodox tradition	Armenian Apostolic tradition^{[N 1]}	Coptic Orthodox tradition	Ethiopian Orthodox tradition	Syriac Christian traditions
Canonical gospels
Matthew	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mark^{[N 2]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Luke	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
John^{[N 2]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Apostolic history
Acts^{[N 2]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Acts of Paul and Thecla^[49]^[50]	No	No	No	No (early tradition)	No	No	No (early tradition)
Pauline epistles
Romans	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1 Corinthians	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 Corinthians	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Corinthians to Paul & 3 Corinthians^{[N 3]}	No	No	No	No − inc. in some mss.	No	No	No (early tradition)
Galatians	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ephesians	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Philippians	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Colossians	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Laodiceans	No − inc. in some eds.^{[N 4]}	No − inc. in some mss.	No	No	No	No	No
1 Thessalonians	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 Thessalonians	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1 Timothy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 Timothy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Titus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Philemon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
General epistles
Hebrews	Yes^{[N 5]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
James	Yes^{[N 5]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1 Peter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 Peter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[N 6]}
1 John^{[N 2]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 John	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[N 6]}
3 John	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[N 6]}
Jude	Yes^{[N 5]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[N 6]}
Apocalypse^{[N 7]}
Revelation	Yes^{[N 5]}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[N 6]}
Apostolic Fathers and Church Orders^{[N 8]}
1 Clement^{[N 9]}	No (Codices Alexandrinus and Hierosolymitanus)
2 Clement^{[N 9]}	No (Codices Alexandrinus and Hierosolymitanus)
Shepherd of Hermas^{[N 9]}	No (Codex Siniaticus)
Epistle of Barnabas^{[N 9]}	No (Codices Hierosolymitanus and Siniaticus)
Didache^{[N 9]}	No (Codex Hierosolymitanus)
Ser`atä Seyon (Sinodos)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No
Te'ezaz (Sinodos)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No
Gessew (Sinodos)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No
Abtelis (Sinodos)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No
The Book of the Covenant I (Mäshafä Kidan 1-60)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No
The Book of the Covenant II (Mäshafä Kidan 61)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No
Ethiopic Clement (Qälëmentos)^{[N 10]}	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No
Ethiopic Didescalia (Didesqelya)^{[N 10]}	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (broader canon)	No

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