2007-09-23 13:22:22 · 10 answers · asked by dan b 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The New Testament canon of the Catholic Bible and the Protestant Bible are the same with 27 Books.
The difference in the Old Testaments actually goes back to the time before and during Christ’s life. At this time, there was no official Jewish canon of scripture.
The Jews in Egypt translated their choices of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek in the second century before Christ. This translation of 46 books, called the Septuagint, had wide use in the Roman world because most Jews lived far from Palestine in Greek cities. Many of these Jews spoke only Greek.
The early Christian Church was born into this world. The Church, with its bilingual Jews and more and more Greek-speaking Gentiles, used the books of the Septuagint as its Bible. Remember the early Christians were just writing the documents what would become the New Testament.
After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, with increasing persecution from the Romans and competition from the fledgling Christian Church, the Jewish leaders came together and declared its official canon of Scripture, eliminating seven books from the Septuagint.
The books removed were Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom (of Solomon), Sirach, and Baruch. Parts of existing books were also removed including Psalm 151 (from Psalms), parts of the Book of Esther, Susanna (from Daniel as chapter 13), and Bel and the Dragon (from Daniel as chapter 14).
The Christian Church did not follow suit but kept all the books in the Septuagint. 46 + 27 = 73 Books total.
1500 years later, Protestants decided to keep the Catholic New Testament but change its Old Testament from the Catholic canon to the Jewish canon. The books they dropped are sometimes called the Apocrypha.
Old Testament = 46 Books
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy
6. Joshua
7. Judges
8. Ruth
9. 1 Samuel
10. 2 Samuel
11. 1 Kings
12. 2 Kings
13. 1 Chronicles
14. 2 Chronicles
15. Ezra
16. Nehemiah
17. Tobit
18. Judith
19. Esther
20. 1 Maccabees
21. 2 Maccabees
22. Job
23. Psalms
24. Proverbs
25. Ecclesiastes
26. Song of Songs
27. Wisdom
28. Sirach
29. Isaiah
30. Jeremiah
31. Lamentations
32. Baruch
33. Ezekiel
34. Daniel
35. Hosea
36. Joel
37. Amos
38. Obadiah
39. Jonah
40. Micah
41. Nahum
42. Habakkuk
43. Zephaniah
44. Haggai
45. Zechariah
46. Malachi
New Testament = 27 Books
1. Matthew
2. Mark
3. Luke
4. John
5. Acts
6. Romans
7. 1 Corinthians
8. 2 Corinthians
9. Galatians
10. Ephesians
11. Philippians
12. Colossians
13. 1 Thessalonians
14. 2 Thessalonians
15. 1 Timothy
16. 2 Timothy
17. Titus
18. Philemon
19. Hebrews
20. James
21. 1 Peter
22. 2 Peter
23. 1 John
24. 2 John
25. 3 John
26. Jude
27. Revelation
46 + 27 = 73 Books total.
Here is a Catholic Bible website: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/
With love in Christ.
2007-09-23 16:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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What are the names of the 46 books of the catholic testament?
2015-08-08 20:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by Plato 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are referring to the Old Testament only.
The canon of Sacred Scripture includes the New Testament.
It was by the apostolic Tradition that the Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of the sacred books. This complete list is called the canon of Scripture. It includes 46 books for the Old Testament (45 if we count Jeremiah and Lamentations as one) and 27 for the New.91
The Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, the Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
The New Testament: the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the Acts of the Apostles, the Letters of St. Paul to the Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, the Letter to the Hebrews, the Letters of James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude, and Revelation (the Apocalypse).
For more information go to this link and look for section 120 and following.
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect1chpt2.htm#art3
2007-09-23 13:27:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
List Of Old Testament Books
2016-09-28 06:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A more accurate question would be, "What are the names of the books that the Protestant "Reformers" deleted from the Bible?" They are as follows: Tobit Judith Additions to Esther (Vulgate Esther 10:4-16:24, but see also Esther in the NAB) Wisdom Sirach, also called Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus Baruch, including the Letter of Jeremiah (Additions to Jeremiah in the Septuagint[5]) Additions to Daniel: Song of the Three Children (Vulgate Daniel 3:24-90) Story of Susanna (Vulgate Daniel 13, Septuagint prologue) The Idol Bel and the Dragon (Vulgate Daniel 14, Septuagint epilogue) 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees
2016-03-20 04:03:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you honestly think someone will sit here and type 46 books?
2007-09-23 13:29:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
one by one??? the 46 books is not valid???
2007-09-23 13:27:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is bugging me as well
2016-07-30 03:45:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.awmach.org/BDY/dochome.htm
2007-09-23 15:22:40 · answer #9 · answered by The Cub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends..
2016-08-24 17:12:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋