Which portion is included in the Catholic canon but not in the Protestant canon?

• A. The Pentateuch.
• B. The Deuterocanon.
• C. The Gospels.
• D. The Minor Prophets.

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is understanding how Catholic and Protestant biblical canons differ. The portion that is included in the Catholic canon but not in the Protestant canon is the Deuterocanon. This group includes books like Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), Baruch, and 1–2 Maccabees, plus the longer additions to Esther and Daniel. Historically, these books were part of the Greek Septuagint and were accepted as Scripture in early Christian communities, which is why they appear in the Catholic Old Testament. During the Reformation, Protestants generally followed the Hebrew Bible for the Old Testament and, therefore, did not include these books as canonical, though many editions place them in a separate section called the apocrypha. The Pentateuch, the Gospels, and the Minor Prophets are all present in both traditions, so they do not distinguish the Catholic canon from the Protestant one.