Table of Contents
- 1 Why do Protestants only recognize 39 Old Testament books as inspired?
- 2 What does the Catholic Church teach about the Book of Revelation?
- 3 What books of the Catholic Bible are not in the Protestant Bible?
- 4 Was the Book of Maccabees originally written in Hebrew?
- 5 Did the Romans work with Jonathon Maccabee to protect Israel?
Why do Protestants only recognize 39 Old Testament books as inspired?
Why do Protestants only recognize thirty-nine Old Testament Books as inspired? They protested against all of the other books. List three examples that God was faithful to the Chosen People during the Old Testament. The Pentateuch, historical books, wisdom books, and prophetic books.
What books of the Bible are not in the Protestant Bible?
List of deuterocanonicals
- Tobit.
- Judith.
- Baruch.
- Sirach.
- 1 Maccabees.
- 2 Maccabees.
- Wisdom.
- Additions to Esther, Daniel, and Baruch: Esther: Fulfillment of Mordecai’s Dream (Esther 10:4–13) Interpretation of Mordecai’s Dream (Vulgate Esther 11) Conspiracy of the Two Eunuchs (Vulgate Esther 12)
What does the Catholic Church teach about the Book of Revelation?
Roman Catholicism does not accept the possibility of a new revelation; it believes that reason can never completely penetrate the “mystery” and that it must continue the exploration of the mystery that has already been revealed.
Did Martin Luther start the Protestant Reformation?
The Protestant Reformation that began with Martin Luther in 1517 played a key role in the development of the North American colonies and the eventual United States.
What books of the Catholic Bible are not in the Protestant Bible?
A: There are seven books in the Catholic Bible — Baruch, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Sirach, Tobit and Wisdom — that are not included in the Protestant version of the Old Testament. These books are referred to as the deuterocanonical books.
Why are the Maccabees not in the Bible?
The Maccabee books are also excluded from the Jewish Bible. The story of Hanukah actually comes from the Talmud, not the Bible. The Book of Maccabees does not have the story of the Miracle of the Lights.
Was the Book of Maccabees originally written in Hebrew?
The books present in Catholic Bibles but absent from the KJV were not originally written in Hebrew, the two Books of Maccabees included. To be a bit more specific, it’s worth noting that there really was no universal authority in First Century Judaism to determine which texts were scripture and which were not.
Why were some books excluded from the Bible?
Why Were Some Books Excluded From The Bible? 1 The Canon. The Bible as we have it today, which consists of 66 books, took a very long, thoughtful process to come together. The church was able to 2 Lost Books. 3 Examples of False Scriptures. 4 Tested by Time. 5 Conclusion.
Did the Romans work with Jonathon Maccabee to protect Israel?
The section is clearly apocryphal and out of context with everything else in the Scriptures. One version is that, along with what others have mentioned, is that the Romans, essentially by treaty, worked with Jonathon Maccabee to protect his people from his enemy in exchange for his country becoming part of the Roman Empire.