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1 | Why is the Catholic bible different? | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjames7 | 183845 | ||
The Catholic Bible contains the additional Old Testament books of: 1 and 2 Maccabees, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach and Baruch. In Protestant Bibles these may be included under the heading of the Apocrypha. These books were included in the Septuagint translations in Greek but not in the Hebrew canon. The early Catholic Church, guided by the Holy Spirit (Jn 14:26, 16:13 Acts 2:1-5) complied a canon of writings which, through the guidance of the Spirit, they deemed inspired. Many documents were discarded as heretical or false such as the gospels of Thomas, Hebrews, the Egyptians and the Epistle of Barnabas among others (2 Tim 4:3). After the Council of Hippo in 393, the writings that were kept became the canon for more than 1,000 years until the Reformation. At that time Luther called for a rejection of several books considered to be inspired (including Revelation). However Luther was just one man and did not have the authority to remove or add anything to the canon. The issue was formally settled by the Catholic Church during the Council of Trent in 1546. The structure of the modern Catholic Bible is basically unchanged from the 4th century (2 Pet 1:20). The Protestant Bible is based on the original canon minus the 7 aforementioned books. | ||||||
2 | Why is the Catholic bible different? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 183853 | ||
stjames7, You stated: "However Luther was just one man and did not have the authority to remove or add anything to the canon. The issue was formally settled by the Catholic Church during the Council of Trent in 1546." I don't believe Luther or the Roman Catholic Church had or have or will have any authority. "IV. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, and obeyed, depends not upon the testimony of any man, or Church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God." - The Westminster Confession of Faith / Chapter I Of the Holy Scripture / IV. "II. Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books of the Old and New Testament, which are these: Of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I Samuel, II Samuel, I Kings, II Kings, I Chronicles, II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. Of the New Testament: The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, The Acts of the Apostles, Paul's Epistles to the Romans, Corinthians I, Corinthians II, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians I , Thessalonians II , To Timothy I , To Timothy II, To Titus, To Philemon, The Epistle to the Hebrews, The Epistle of James, The first and second Epistles of Peter, The first, second, and third Epistles of John, The Epistle of Jude, The Revelation of John. All which are given by inspiration of God to be the rule of faith and life." - The Westminster Confession of Faith / Chapter I Of the Holy Scripture / II Stand in His grace, WOS |
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3 | Why is the Catholic bible different? | 2 Tim 3:16 | DocTrinsograce | 183854 | ||
Amen! Good post, brother WOS. | ||||||