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== Deuterocanonical books & Protestant exclusions == | |||
* "deutero" = second, so "belonging to the second canon" | |||
* the Deuterocanonical books are seven books from later Old Testament writings that were accepted and studied at the time of Christ | |||
** they also included additions to other OT works, including a Psalm | |||
*** but which later Jews (after 1st century AD) and, later, Protestants, disregarded | |||
*** primarily because of their references to intercessions of the saints, prayers to the dead, purgatory, resurrection of the body and confession | |||
** Protestants call these books "Apocrypha" and do not consider them canonical | |||
* the books were part of the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament), which was the most commonly used OT form during the 1st century A.D. (times of Christ) | |||
* Martin Luther excluded the books of Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation from his canon (list of divine scripture | |||
** because he claimed these books contradicted ''sola gratia'' (salvation by grace alone) and ''sola fide'' (justification by faith alone) | |||
** Protestant doctrines of justification and salvation are called the "five ''solae''" | |||
* see | |||
**[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/answering-the-most-common-objection-to-the-deuterocanonical-books Answering the Most Common Objection to the Deuterocanonical Books | Catholic Answers Magazine] | |||
**[https://www.saintmina-holmdel.org/phocadownload/Servants/2015-2017/Deuterocanonical%20Books%20P1.pdf#:~:text=Protestants%20reject%20them%20on%202%20grounds%3A%20Jews%20didn%E2%80%99t,%282%20Maccabees%2015%3A14%29%20Intercession%20of%20angels%20%28Tobit%2012%3A12-15%29 The Deuterocanonical Books slide show] | |||
== List of Books of the Bible == | == List of Books of the Bible == | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 22 January 2024
The Catholic Bible
Structure of the Catholic Bible
- 46 Old Testament books
- 27 New Testament books
- here for list of the List of the Books of the Bible with abbreviations
Old Testament
- Pentateuch
- Historical books
- Wisdom
- Prophets
New Testament
- Gospels
- Acts
- Pauline Epistles
- Catholic Epistles
- Revelation
Deuterocanonical books & Protestant exclusions
- "deutero" = second, so "belonging to the second canon"
- the Deuterocanonical books are seven books from later Old Testament writings that were accepted and studied at the time of Christ
- they also included additions to other OT works, including a Psalm
- but which later Jews (after 1st century AD) and, later, Protestants, disregarded
- primarily because of their references to intercessions of the saints, prayers to the dead, purgatory, resurrection of the body and confession
- Protestants call these books "Apocrypha" and do not consider them canonical
- they also included additions to other OT works, including a Psalm
- the books were part of the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament), which was the most commonly used OT form during the 1st century A.D. (times of Christ)
- Martin Luther excluded the books of Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation from his canon (list of divine scripture
- because he claimed these books contradicted sola gratia (salvation by grace alone) and sola fide (justification by faith alone)
- Protestant doctrines of justification and salvation are called the "five solae"
- see
List of Books of the Bible
OLD TESTAMENT
| The Pentateuch | |||
| Genesis | Gn | Numbers | Nm |
| Exodus | Ex | Deuteronomy | Dt |
| Leviticus | Lv | ||
| Historical Introduction | |||
| Joshua | Jos | 2 Kings | 2 Kgs |
| Judges | Jgs | 1 Chronicles | 1 Chr |
| Ruth | Ru | 2 Chronicles | 2 Chr |
| 1 Samuel | 1 Sm | Ezra | Ezr |
| 2 Samuel | 2 Sm | Nehemiah | Neh |
| 1 Kings | 1 Kgs | ||
| Biblical Novellas | |||
| Tobit | Tb | 1 Maccabees | 1 Mc |
| Judith | Jdt | 2 Maccabees | 2 Mc |
| Esther | Est | ||
| Wisdom Books | |||
| Job | Jb | Song of Songs | Sg |
| Psalm(s) | Ps(s) | Wisdom | Wis |
| Proverbs | Prv | Sirach | Sir |
| Ecclesiastes | Eccl | ||
| Prophetic Books | |||
| Isaiah | Is | Obadiah | Ob |
| Jeremiah | Jer | Jonah | Jon |
| Lamentations | Lam | Micah | Mi |
| Baruch | Bar | Nahum | Na |
| Ezekiel | Ez | Habakkuk | Hb |
| Daniel | Dn | Zephaniah | Zep |
| Hosea | Hos | Haggai | Hg |
| Joel | Jl | Zechariah | Zec |
| Amos | Am | Malachi | Mal |
Books of the Bible: New Testament
| The Gospels | |||
| Matthew | Mt | Luke | Lk |
| Mark | Mk | John | Jn |
| Acts of the Apostles | |||
| Acts of the Apostles | Acts | ||
| New Testament Letters | |||
| Romans | Rom | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thes |
| 1 Corinthians | 1 Cor | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thes |
| 2 Corinthians | 2 Cor | 1 Timothy | 1 Tm |
| Galatians | Gal | 2 Timothy | 2 Tm |
| Ephesians | Eph | Titus | Ti |
| Philippians | Phil | Philemon | Phlm |
| Colossians | Col | Hebrews | Heb |
| Catholic Letters | |||
| James | Jas | 2 John | 2 Jn |
| 1 Peter | 1 Pt | 3 John | 3 Jn |
| 2 Peter | 2 Pt | Jude | Jude |
| 1 John | 1 Jn | Revelation | Rv |