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  2. Sep 2, 2005 · The tables below, using the order in which the 46 OT books are normally arranged in Catholic Bibles, provide the following statistics, based on the New American Bible translation: Number of chapters in each book of the OT; Total number of verses in each book of the OT; Number of verses in each chapter of the OT;

    • The Old Testament canon. The accepted list of books in the Bible is called the "canon." The canon of the Old Testament books of the Catholic Bible is based on history.
    • The New Testament canon. Defining the canon of the New Testament books of the Catholic Bible was a somewhat different story. The question now wasn't what ancient books of Jewish Scripture should be in the canon.
    • Defining the canon. It took a few hundred years to complete this process of officially defining the Christian canon of both the Old and Testament. During that time, the bishops discussed and debated the matter with each other to determine whether the deuterocanonical texts accurately reflected the teachings of Christ, and whether they contained the inspired Word of God.
    • What books of the Catholic Bible. Do Protestants reject? Protestants reject the deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament as being not divinely inspired.
  3. Apr 18, 2022 · The canon of the Protestant Bible totals 66 books39 Old Testament (OT) and 27 New Testament (NT); the Catholic Bible numbers 73 books (46 OT, 27 NT), and Greek and Russian Orthodox, 79 (52 OT, 27 NT) (Ethiopian Orthodox, 81—54 OT, 27 NT).

  4. The Old Testament forms the first section of the Catholic Bible and contains a total of 46 books. These books fall under four key categories: the Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, and Prophetic Books. Each category serves a unique purpose, contributing distinct facets to the overall narrative and teachings.

  5. Catholic Online. Bible. The word "testament", Hebrew berîth, Greek diatheke, primarily signifies the covenant which God entered into first with Abraham, then with the people of Israel. The Prophets had knowledge of a new covenant to which the one concluded on Mount Sinai should give away. Accordingly Christ at the Last Supper speaks of the ...

  6. Mar 1, 2024 · Distinctive in its composition, the Catholic Bible encompasses 73 books of the Bible: 46 books of the Old Testament, and 27 books of the New Testament. This assemblage not only comprises the texts found in Protestant Bibles but also integrates additional Old Testament books known as the Deuterocanonical books.

  7. Catholic and Protestant Bibles both include 27 books in the New Testament. Protestant Bibles have only 39 books in the Old Testament, however, while Catholic Bibles have 46. The seven books included in Catholic Bibles are Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch.

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