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Dec 18, 2017 · With over one hundred English translations of the Bible available today, how do we know which to use? Here's a list of approved translations a Catholic can choose from.
Oct 12, 2023 · Learn how the Catholic Bible came to be, what books it includes that Protestants don't, and why they are important for Catholics. Explore the stories and themes of the deuterocanonical books and their role in church history and doctrine.
The Catholic Bible is composed of 73 books: an Old Testament of 46 books (including 7 deuterocanonical books and additional deuterocanonical content in 2 books) and a New Testament of 27 books.
According to the Catholic Truth Society and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), these are the top three most widely used Bible editions among Catholics: 1. New American Bible (NAB and NABRE)
The Catholic Bible consists of 27 books in the New Testament and seven books in the Old Testament: Tobit, Judith, Maccabees 1 and 2, Wisdom, the Wisdom of Ben Sira, and Baruch. Catholic Bibles also include sections in the Books of Esther and Daniel.
Prior to 1983, Scriptural translations could be approved by the Apostolic See or by a local ordinary within a diocese. What follows is a complete list of the translations of the Sacred Scriptures that have received the approval of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops since 1983.
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Aug 30, 2015 · The correct bible that a Catholic is supposed to use is the Latin Vulgate Bible. That is the official bible of the Catholic Church.