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“Apocrypha” means hidden things. It is not clear whether the writings so designated were “hidden” in the sense of presenting mysterious teachings, or that they “deserved to be ‘hidden.’” “Deuterocanonical” is a Roman Catholic term, introduced as part of the response to the Protestant Reformation (1566), meaning that the inspired status of the books only came to be understood later.

Which traditions regard which books as scripture?

 

 Roman Catholic

Latin Vulgate Appendix

 Greek Orthodox

 Greek Appendix

Slavonic (Russian Orthodox)

 Anglican Apocrypha
Tobit •   •   • •
Judith •   •   • •
Additions to Esther •   •   • •
Wisdom of Solomon •   •   • •
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) •   •   • •
Baruch •   •   • •
Letter of Jeremiah (Baruch 6) •   •   • •
Additions of Daniel •   •   • •
1 Maccabees •   •   • •
2 Maccabees •   •   • •
1 Esdras*   • •   • •
Prayer of Manasseh   • •   • •
Psalm 151     •   •  
3 Maccabees     •   •  
4 Maccabees       •    
2 Esdras*   •     • •
 
* 1 Esdras = 2 Esdras in Slavonic, 3 Esdras in Appendix to Vulgate (in Vulgate Ezra-Nehemiah = 1, 2 Esdras). 2 Esdras = 3 Esdras in Slavonic, 4 Esdras in Appendix to Vulgate.



The above discussion of Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical and chart adapted from Carol A. Newsom, “Introduction to the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books,” 3-4, in The New Oxford Annotated Bible, augmented third ed. (Oxford University Press, 2007).