[cloudmountain]

The Catholic Bible and the Protestant Bible are NOT identical.

During the Reformation [started by defrocked and excommunicated Father Martin Luther] for largely doctrinal reasons Protestants removed seven books from the Old Testament

1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
Sirach
Wisdom
Baruch
Tobit
Judith and

parts of two others (Daniel and Esther),

even though these books had been regarded as canonical since the beginning of Church history.

My Protestant friend, with whom I'm spending Christmas, and I examined our Bibles and discovered this eons ago. We never did know what "doctrinal reasons" made the Protestants do that. We still don't know.

Imagine, the BOOK OF WISDOM deleted from the Bible.

[Morgana]

“We never did know what “doctrinal reasons” made the Protestants do that. We still don’t know”

Marty Luther made that decision. He also wanted to remove Hebrews, James, Peter and Revalation from the NT. He was talked out of it.

I never knew why either.

[Salvation]

Let God's will be done!

Allow all babies in the womb to live!

[Grateful2God]

My Protestant friend, with whom I'm spending Christmas, and I examined our Bibles and discovered this eons ago.

Cloudmountain, good for you and your friend! You don't let your differences separate you, and you must be able to dialogue, given that you were checking Bibles together! That's a gift, and what being a follower of Christ means! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas together!

[Grateful2God]

2 Maccabees has the story of Hanukkah in it, which holiday happens to be today! Happy Hanukkah, everyone! My Mom and I used to light a manora and read the story a little each night! John Paul II described the Jews as “Our elder brothers in the Faith.”