The Protestant Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament, just like the , but there are some notable differences in the canon. Here is an overview:
Old Testament
The Protestant Bible follows the Hebrew canon of the Old Testament, which comprises 39 books:
: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
Historical books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.
Poetic and wisdom books: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth), Song of Songs.
Prophetic books: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
New Testament
The New Testament of the Protestant Bible is identical to that of the and comprises 27 books:
Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.
Acts of the Apostles: History of the early days of the Christian Church.
Epistles of Paul: , 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon.
Catholic Epistles: Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude.
Revelation: The Book of Revelation, or the Apocalypse of John.
Key differences from the Catholic Bible
books: The Protestant Bible does not include the (or ) books found in the , such as Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and the additions to Esther and Daniel.
Canon: The canon of the Protestant Bible is based on the Hebrew version of the for the Old Testament, whereas the includes additional books based on the Septuagint, an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures.
These differences reflect the theological and historical divergences that emerged during the in the 16th century.