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To: sirchtruth

The Catholic Bible has seven more books than the Protestant versions. In addition to the 66 books in, for example, the King James Bible, Catholics also consider 1 and 2 Maccabees, Tobit, Wisdom, Baruch, Judith and Ecclesiasticus (a.k.a. Sirach) as Scripture. From our way of looking at things, these are not “extra” books, rather, the 16th Century Protestants removed these 7 books from their rightful place in the canon of Scripture.

The 7-book discrepancy remains to this day.


76 posted on 07/29/2007 10:50:32 AM PDT by magisterium
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To: magisterium
From our way of looking at things, these are not “extra” books, rather, the 16th Century Protestants removed these 7 books from their rightful place in the canon of Scripture.

Well, this is the first I've ever heard of this. I guess I've been going under the false assumption the council at nicean affirmed what the early church recognized as the 66 book canon. Although, I will say Catholics do introduce extrabiblical doctrine that does not exist as part of scripture. ie: Purgatory...there is no way you can justify being "Born Again" and praying for the dead's salvation. This is a direct contradiction, unless Catholics believe you can become "unborn again"?

78 posted on 07/29/2007 12:15:42 PM PDT by sirchtruth (No one has the RIGHT not to be offended...)
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