Catholics and Protestants (any persons who do not follow Catholicism) refer to the same 27 books in the New Testament of the Bible. But, there are some differences found in the books of the Old Testament. The Council of Trent, in 1546, decided on 46 Old Testament books accepted as scripture for Catholics. These books followed what appeared to be a firm tradition of the Church from ancient times. The leaders of the Protestant Reformation did not agree with the Council of Trent and rejected some books.
The seven books in question are: Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and 1 and 2 Maccabees. There are also some sections of Esther and Daniel not considered inspired Scriptures by Protestants. Protestants call these seven books the apocryphal books. Catholics call these same disputed books deuterocanonical.
Currently Catholic editions of the Bible contain an imprimatur (assurance of a Catholic bishop that the text is in line with Catholic teaching) and the seven deuterocanonical books.
Martin Luther, the great Protestant Reformer of the 16th century, made a translation of the Bible in which he included some of his own works. Luther did not agree with some books of the Bible and thus left them out of his translation. He used the Hebrew version of the Old Testament, rather than the Greek Septuagint. It is thought that he intended to exclude the second book of Maccabees because the Catholic Church founded its doctrine of purgatory on that book.
In the New Testament of the Bible, Martin Luther removed the Letter to the Hebrews and the Letter of James. The Letter to the Hebrews calls attention to the priesthood of Jesus. While the Letter of James asserts that faith without good works is dead, and Luther claimed that faith alone was necessary for salvation.
In 1700, the Protestant version restored the New Testament letters. Protestant Bibles still exclude the seven Old Testament books, but, many print them in a separate section called the Apocrypha (a word that means “of dubious value”)
I hope this has enlightened someone.
The seven books in question are: Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and 1 and 2 Maccabees. There are also some sections of Esther and Daniel not considered inspired Scriptures by Protestants. Protestants call these seven books the apocryphal books. Catholics call these same disputed books deuterocanonical.
Currently Catholic editions of the Bible contain an imprimatur (assurance of a Catholic bishop that the text is in line with Catholic teaching) and the seven deuterocanonical books.
Martin Luther, the great Protestant Reformer of the 16th century, made a translation of the Bible in which he included some of his own works. Luther did not agree with some books of the Bible and thus left them out of his translation. He used the Hebrew version of the Old Testament, rather than the Greek Septuagint. It is thought that he intended to exclude the second book of Maccabees because the Catholic Church founded its doctrine of purgatory on that book.
In the New Testament of the Bible, Martin Luther removed the Letter to the Hebrews and the Letter of James. The Letter to the Hebrews calls attention to the priesthood of Jesus. While the Letter of James asserts that faith without good works is dead, and Luther claimed that faith alone was necessary for salvation.
In 1700, the Protestant version restored the New Testament letters. Protestant Bibles still exclude the seven Old Testament books, but, many print them in a separate section called the Apocrypha (a word that means “of dubious value”)
I hope this has enlightened someone.
Thanks to http://americancatholic.org/ for the information.
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Thank you. Very useful.
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