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  1. catholic-link.org › disputed-bible-books-guideWhy Do Catholics Have More Books Of The Bible?

    2 days ago · Catholics have 73 books of the Bible; Protestants have 66. Christians are sometimes wholly unaware that this difference exists, completely misled as to why there is a difference, or confident that their particular canon of books is undoubtedly the original. No, these books are NOT gnostic gospels you may have heard about.

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  3. www.bereanpatriot.com › the-bible-66-books-vs-73The Bible: 66 books vs 73 and Why (the “Apocrypha” Explained)

    Jul 2, 2018 · The Catholic sources say there were two main “canons” for the Old Testament at the time of Christ. The first was the “Palestine canon” which is identical to the Protestant Old Testament. The second was the “Alexandrian canon” which was the Septuagint. The Catholics say that the Bible that Christ and the Apostles used was the ...

  4. www.ligonier.org › podcasts › ask-ligonierWhy Do Roman Catholic Bibles Have More Books in Them Than ...

    Feb 18, 2021 · So the Protestant Bible is sixty-six books and the Roman Catholic Bible is eighty books. But here's the simple truth: the Protestant Bible did not remove these fourteen books. It's very much the opposite. The Roman Catholic Church added the Apocrypha to the canon, and it didn't do so until 1546. Protestants recognize the 66 books of the Bible ...

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  6. www.biblegateway.com › blog › 2022Why Are Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Bibles Different?

    Apr 18, 2022 · The Bible has three major compositions. The word canon is used to identify the collection of sacred books that comprise the Bible. The canon of the Protestant Bible totals 66 books—39 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 ...

  7. www.franciscanmedia.org › ask-a-franciscan › booksBooks Not in Protestant Bible | Franciscan Media

    May 9, 2020 · A: The seven books are 1 and 2 Maccabees, Tobit, Judith, Sirach, Wisdom and Baruch. In addition, the Books of Daniel and Esther are slightly longer in Bibles used by members of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Why? Up until the 16th century, most Christians accepted the older Alexandrian canon (list of inspired books).

  8. christianityfaq.com › seven-extra-books-catholic-bibleWhy Are There 7 Extra Books In the Catholic Bible ...

    Oct 17, 2022 · The “extra” books in the Catholic Bible are commonly referred to in two ways: (1) Apocrypha and (2) Deuterocanonical books. Depending on a person’s point of view about the disputed books, each term is sometimes considered controversial in certain contexts. Apocrypha: The word “apocrypha” literally means “things that are hidden ...

  9. textandcanon.org › why-the-catholic-bible-has-moreWhy Are Protestant and Catholic Bibles Different?

    Nov 7, 2021 · The Roman Catholic Bible has 73 books, while the Protestant Bible contains 66. Both groups claim the Bible functions as their authority for doctrine, though admittedly in different ways. That is, Protestants and Catholics claim the Bible is their canon or authority for faith and morals. Before, we can understand how each group reads their Bible ...