Some editions of the Bible contain elements that don't appear in Hebrew or Protestant editions, and which are therefore termed Apocryphal. The Bible (Hebrew: תנ״ך tanakh, Greek: η Βίβλος hē biblos) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Word of God, The Word Scripture, Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the name used by Jews and Christians for their (differing but overlapping) canons of sacred texts. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

One of these additional works is called Additions to Esther, which appears in the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic canons. Greek Orthodox Church can refer to any of several hierarchical churches within the larger group of mutually recognizing Eastern Orthodox churches: the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, headed by the Patriarch of Constantinople, who is also the first among equals of the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

In the Septuagint, the Additions to Esther comprise six lengthy paragraphs inserted at various places in the Book of Esther. In the Vulgate these paragraphs are grouped together at the end of the book. The Septuagint (LXX) is the name commonly given in the West to the Koine Greek Alexandrine text of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) produced some time between the third to first century BC. The Septuagint Bible includes additional books of the old Jewish canon beyond those contained in the... The Book of Esther is a book of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and of the Old Testament. ... The Vulgate Bible is an early 5th century translation of the Bible into Latin made by St. ...

Some scholars suggest that Additions to Esther is the work of an Egyptian Jew, writing around 170 BCE, who sought to give the book a more religious tone, and to suggest that the Jews were saved from destruction because of their piety.