Modern Canons
Today, most biblical compilations comply with either the standards set forth by the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1825 which corresponds to the so-called, "Protestant Bible" or with one that includes the Biblical apocrypha and deuterocanonical books prescribed for so-called Catholic Bibles.
Other common variations include the pocket-sized Gideons International versions that include the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs.
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