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To: Al Hitan; RnMomof7
Actually, note that Luther's German Bible and the first Edition of the KJV did contain these 7 Deuterocanonical books.

Only later groups removed them (going against Rev 22:19 I might add).

69 posted on 05/05/2011 6:30:26 AM PDT by Cronos (Libspeak: "Yes there is proof. And no, for the sake of privacy I am not posting it here.")
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To: Cronos; Al Hitan

“In 1534, Martin Luther translated the Bible into German. He grouped the seven deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and I & II Maccabees) of the Old Testament under the title “Apocrypha,” declaring, “These are books which are not held equal to the Sacred Scriptures and yet are useful and good for reading.” Luther also categorized the New Testament books: “

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0134.html

Luther categorized them the same way Augustine did ,,,, not inspired but suitable for spiritual reading


84 posted on 05/05/2011 4:48:50 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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