Catholic vs Protestant

Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox christians share the same core Bible, but disagree on Apocrypha

The Apocrypha is a collection of written works of unknown authorship, doubtful authenticity, or considered unsuitable for the Bible canon.

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Catholic	Protestant	Orthodox
50% Total Christians (1,100M)	37% Total Christians (801M)	12% Total Christians (260M)
Bible Canon
Roman Catholic Bible 46 books - Old Testament 27 books - New Testament 73 books	Protestant Bible 39 books - Old Testament 27 books - New Testament 66 books	Greek Orthodox Bible 51 books - Old Testament 27 books - New Testament 78 books
Old Testament Genesis \| Exodus \| Leviticus \| Numbers \| Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi
New Testament Matthew \| Mark \| Luke \| John Acts (of the Apostles) Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude Revelation
Other Bible Canons 1. Syrian Version Bible (61 books) 2. Protestant Bible (66 books) 3. Roman Catholic Bible (73 books) 4. Coptic Bible (75 books) 5. Christmatic Bible (76 books) 6. Greek Orthodox Bible (78 books) 7. Ethiopic Bible (81 books) 8. Orthodox Bible (86 books)
Bible Translations
NAB - New American NJB - New Jerusalem	KJV - King James Version ASV - American Standard ESV - English Standard RSV - Revised Standard NKJV - New King James NIV - New International NLT - New Living Trans. NASB - New American St. NRSV - New Revised St. AMP - Amplified Bible CEV - Contemp. English GNT - Good News TNIV - Today New Intl.	EOB - Eastern/Greek Orthodox Bible
Apocrypha Books
Tobit	~~Tobit~~	Tobit
Judith	~~Judith~~	Judith
Additions to Esther	~~Additions to Esther~~	Additions to Esther
Wisdom of Solomon	~~Wisdom of Solomon~~	Wisdom of Solomon
Ecclesiasticus	~~Ecclesiasticus~~	Ecclesiasticus
Baruch	~~Baruch~~	Baruch
Epistle of Jeremiah	~~Epistle of Jeremiah~~	Epistle of Jeremiah
Song of the Three Children	~~Song of the Three Children~~	Song of the Three Children
Story of Susanna	~~Story of Susanna~~	Story of Susanna
Bel and the Dragon	~~Bel and the Dragon~~	Bel and the Dragon
Prayer of Manasseh	~~Prayer of Manasseh~~	Prayer of Manasseh
1 Maccabees	~~1 Maccabees~~	1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees	~~2 Maccabees~~	2 Maccabees
~~3 Maccabees~~	~~3 Maccabees~~	3 Maccabees
~~4 Maccabees~~	~~4 Maccabees~~	4 Maccabees
~~1 Esdras~~	~~1 Esdras~~	1 Esdras
~~Psalm 151~~	~~Psalm 151~~	Psalm 151
Population by Country
1. Brazil (133.7M) 2. Mexico (96.3M) 3. Philippines (75.9M) 4. United States (74.5M) 5. Italy (50.2M) 6. Colombia (38.1M) 7. France (37.9M) 8. Poland (35.3M) 9. Spain (34.7M) 10. DR Congo (31.2M)	1. United States (159.9M) 2. Nigeria (59.7M) 3. China (58.0M) 4. Brazil (40.5M) 5. South Africa (36.6M) 6. United Kingdom (33.8M) 7. DR Congo (31.7M) 8. Germany (28.6M) 9. Kenya (24.2M) 10. India (18.9M)	1. Russia (101.5M) 2. Ethiopia (36.1M) 3. Ukraine (34.9M) 4. Romania (18.8M) 5. Greece (10.0M) 6. Serbia (6.7M) 7. Bulgaria (6.2M) 8. Belarus (5.9M) 9. Egypt (3.9M) 10. Georgia (3.8M)

CREDIT
http://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/global-christianity-traditions/
http://www.bible.ca/b-canon-orthodox-catholic-christian-bible-books.htm
https://www.statista.com/statistics/299402/preferred-bible-version-usa/
http://www.raac.iupui.edu/files/2713/9413/8354/Bible_in_American_Life_Report_March_6_2014.pdf

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