Blessings Ras Nate,
The reason why some Books are included in Bible and others are excluded; is that the early church fathers debated about which texts are divinely inspired and so texts that were not considered to be divinely inspired were kept out of the Bible.
However, as the church fathers/churches did not all agree upon which texts were divinely inspired; different translations of the Bible can have different texts within them. For example the Book of Enoch is in the Orthodox Tewahedo version of the Bible, but it is not found in the Protestant version.
Here is a chart below that will show what I am saying.
Books |
Protestant
[O 1] |
Roman Catholic |
Greek Orthodox |
Slavonic Orthodox |
Georgian Orthodox |
Armenian Apostolic
[O 2] |
Syriac Orthodox |
Coptic Orthodox |
Orthodox Tewahedo
[O 3] |
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 |
1 and 2 Samuel |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1 and 2 Kings |
Yes |
Yes |
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 4] |
No – inc. in some mss. |
Yes (?)
(part of Odes)
[O 5] |
Yes (?)
(part of Odes)
[O 5] |
Yes (?)
(part of Odes)
[O 5] |
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
1 Ezra |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Nehemiah
(2 Ezra) |
Yes |
Yes
2 Esdras |
Yes
Esdras Γ;;;' |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1 Esdras
(3 Ezra) |
No
1 Esdras
(Apocrypha) |
No
3 Esdras
(inc. in some mss.) |
Yes
Esdras A' |
Yes
2 Esdras |
Yes
2 Ezra |
Yes
2 Ezra
[O 6] |
No (?) – inc. in some mss. |
No – inc. in some mss. |
Yes
Ezra Kali |
No – inc. in some mss. |
2 Esdras 3–14
(4 Ezra)
[O 7] |
No
2 Esdras
(Apocrypha) |
No
4 Esdras
(inc. in some mss.) |
No
(Greek ms. lost)
[O 8] |
No
3 Esdras
(appendix) |
Yes (?)
3 Ezra |
Yes
3 Ezra
[O 6] |
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 7] |
No
(part of 2 Esdras apocryphon) |
No
(part of 4 Esdras) |
No
(Greek ms.)
[O 9] |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Esther[O 10] |
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 11] |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
[O 6] |
Yes |
No – inc. in some mss. |
No |
Yes |
4 Maccabees |
No |
No |
No
(appendix) |
No
(appendix) |
Yes |
No |
No (?) – inc. in some mss. |
No |
No |
No (?) – inc. in some mss. |
Jubilees |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Enoch |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
1 Meqabyan |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
2 and 3 Meqabyan[O 12] |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Ethiopic Pseudo-Josephus
(Zëna Ayhud) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes
(broader canon)
[O 13] |
No |
Josephus's Jewish War VI |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No – inc. in some mss.
[O 14] |
No |
No |
No – inc. in some mss.
[O 14] |
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No – inc. in some mss. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Joseph and Asenath |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No – inc. in some mss. |
No |
No |
No
(early tradition)
[O 15] |
No |
Wisdom |
Book of Job |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Psalms 1–150[O 16] |
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 |
Yes (?) |
No |
No |
No (?) – inc. in some mss. |
Psalms of Solomon[O 17] |
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)[O 18] |
No
(Apocrypha) |
Yes
[O 19] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Prayer of Solomon
(Sirach 52)
[O 20] |
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 |
Ascension of Isaiah |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No –
liturgical (?)
[O 21] |
No |
No |
No
(Ethiopic mss.)
[O 22] |
No |
Jeremiah |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Lamentations (1-5) |
Yes |
Yes
[O 23] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
(part of Säqoqawä Eremyas)
[O 24] |
Yes |
Ethiopic Lamentations (7:1-11,63) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes
(part of Säqoqawä Eremyas)
[O 24] |
No |
Baruch |
No
(Apocrypha) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
[O 25] |
Yes |
Letter of Jeremiah |
No
(Apocrypha) |
Yes
(chapter 6 of Baruch) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
(part of Säqoqawä Eremyas)
[O 26][O 24] |
Yes |
Syriac Apocalypse
of Baruch
(2 Baruch 1–77)[O 27] |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (?) |
No |
No |
No (?) – inc. in some mss. |
Letter of Baruch
(2 Baruch 78–87)[O 27] |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (?) |
No |
No |
Yes (?) |
Greek Apocalypse
of Baruch
(3 Baruch)[O 28] |
No |
No |
No
(Greek ms.) |
No
(Slavonic ms.) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
4 Baruch |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes
(part of Säqoqawä Eremyas) |
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 29] |
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 |
