I have read the Apocrypha and enjoyed them. Catholics have the Apocrypha in their bibles. Protestants are reading a truncated bible. Holy S**t!
2006-08-02 04:13:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Apocrypha were not officially accepted by the Roman Catholic Church until the Council of Trent on December 13, 1545.
The Prodestants were no longer a part of the Roman Catholic Church by that date.
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There is a great deal of overlap between the Apocrypha section of the King James Bible and the Catholic deuterocanon, but the two are distinct. The Apocrypha section of the King James Bible includes, in addition to the deuterocanonical books, the following three books, which are not in the Catholic canon.
1 Esdras (also known as 3 Esdras)
2 Esdras (also known as 4 Esdras)
Prayer of Manasses
These three books alone make up the Apocrypha section of the Clementine Vulgate, where they are specifically described as "outside of the series of the canon".
2006-08-02 13:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While a good read, the books of the Apocrypha are mainly historical in nature and not considered God inspired. They cover the age after God stopped speaking to Israel through the prophets but before the coming of the Messiah. I don't think reading them will do any harm to ones faith as long as they are recognized as non-canon.
2006-08-02 04:33:32 · answer #2 · answered by Crusader1189 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one considers it to be "Scripture" (not even the Catholics). THe Apocrypha is looked on as Historical Reference, rather than Divine Inspiration.
2006-08-02 04:56:22 · answer #3 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Apocrypha was only found in the alexandrian codecs, which arer notoriously unreliable sources. It is rare to find two copies where you can find two consecutive sentences that match in them. Unfortuneately these are also the oldest complete versions that have been found, which gives them too much credit to to those who do not believe God's promise that he will preserve his word.
2006-08-02 04:23:05 · answer #4 · answered by acaykath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 14 books you refer to in the OT have never been recognized byt the Jewish people as part of their testament, which christians call the OT. The Jews are in a much better position to know what should be in the OT than Catholics
2006-08-02 04:31:31 · answer #5 · answered by WhatIf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bible states clearly that we are not too add to and take away from the word of god! and this exactly what happen removing 14 books from the bible. they did not have any business what so living ever removing books from the bible. the catholics or who ever they are should not removed books from the bible. people cannot figure out why we are faced with the many problem we are face with today! because they always messing with things, they have no business messing with. jesus said: call no man father, but people ignore jesus,and call catholics priests father,and also allowed them to removed books from the bible.
2014-10-04 11:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by Dwight 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because during the protestant reformation, books that contained certain "ideas" like forbidding remarriage were thrown out to suit Henry VIII.
2006-08-02 04:19:00 · answer #7 · answered by SeraMcKay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are CORRUPT. The Bible is perfect the way it is!
2006-08-02 04:19:24 · answer #8 · answered by Kitten 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋