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How Is the Catholic Bible Different?

Monday, May 11, 2009
 

Instructions

Deuterocanonical Books

  • Step 1:
    The books removed during the Reformation were: Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach and Baruch. Sections of Daniel and Esther were also removed.

Apocrypha

  • Step 1:
    Some Protestant Bibles do includes these books in a section called the Apocrypha.

Popes

  • Step 1:
    The pope is the leader of the Catholic Church. Many Catholic Bibles include a list of all popes.

Study Bibles

  • Step 1:
    Any Bible designated as a "study Bible" will have more extensive notes, articles and/or commentary and may increase the differences between Catholic and non-Catholic Bibles.

Online

  • Step 1:
    The Catholic edition of the New American Bible is available online at the Vatican website. This is the translation read at Mass.

Resources

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