Thank you for the question on the books of the Bible, “In response to an earlier question of mine, someone stated that there are additional Bibles besides the 66 book and 73 book versions. I did not find this statement correct. Is it indeed?”
The Protestant version of the Bible has 66 books while the Catholic Bible has 73 books. Both the Protestant and Catholic Bibles contain the 66 books while the Protestants questioned the additional books that the Catholic view as being Scripture. The seven books are as follows: Tobias, Judith, Baruch, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, First and Second Maccabees.
There are other Old Testament books which is labeled the Apocrypha and in the New Testament those books are called Pseudepigrapha. Some of the additional Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha books are listed in the Syraic Bible. The Syraic Bible add these books in the Old Testament: The Five Maccabees and the Apocalypse of Baruch, which are unique to the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Depending on the denominational branch of Protestantism, Catholicism, and the Greek Orthodox Church, there will be differences which is considered canonical by each Christian branch. All three branches include the 66 books: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.
For the differences, may I encourage Christians to read a summary of those books or read those books to see how they compare with the 66 accepted canonical books. It’s interesting reading. Protestants do not accept them as canonical for its authorship or their consistency with the established 66 books.
Summary: The 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 in the New Testament are accepted as canonical by the Christians. The additional books may be considered supplemental reading although the Catholics and Greek Orthodoxy considered them as Scripture.
-Kingston