The '''Bible''' is the collection of canonical religious texts in Christianity.
Most Christians believe that the men and women who wrote and translated the Bible were under Divine Inspiration, and/or that the Bible is God's infallible Word to men.
The "canon" is the standard set of scriptural books which are deemed to represent the Word of God, as opposed to books which are considered wise or inspirational but not authoritative. The canon has evolved over time.
Some books counted as part of the Bible by the [[Roman Catholic Church]]—such as the books of ''Tobit'', ''Judith'', ''1st and 2nd Maccabees'', ''The Wisdomof Solomon (or Ecclesiasticus)'', and ''Sirach''&mash;are regarded as non-canonical by Protestants. Some modern Protestant Bibles, following the example set by the original King James Version, include these books but categorize them as [[Apocrypha]]; but most omit them.
The early church's determination of the [[canon]] was based on several criteria, including authorship, consistency with the rest of Scripture, and the level of general acceptance at the time. <ref>http://www.gotquestions.org/canon-Bible.html</ref>