Catholic Bible

The Christian Bible recognized by the Catholic Church, comprising 46 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books. Its Old Testament includes books and additions absent from Protestant biblical canons.

Biblical canon: The collection of books a religious community recognizes as authoritative scripture. The Catholic Bible is defined by the canon the Catholic Church receives.
Council of Rome (382): A late-fourth-century synod traditionally associated with a list of biblical books matching the Catholic canon. Its attributed canon list is an early witness to the collection later recognized by Catholics.
Protestant Bible: The Christian Bible as received in Protestant traditions, typically with 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books. Its Old Testament excludes books Catholic Bibles include as canonical.
New American Bible Revised Edition: A Catholic English Bible translation published in 2011, used in United States liturgy with adaptations. It is a prominent contemporary English Catholic Bible and the basis of U.S. lectionary readings.
Deuterocanonical books: Old Testament books or passages accepted as canonical by Catholics and Orthodox Christians but excluded from most Protestant canons. These books account for much of the Catholic Old Testament’s difference from Protestant Bibles.
Council of Hippo: A regional church council held in North Africa in 393 that listed books received as scripture. Its canon list helped document the biblical collection used in Latin Christianity.
Eastern Orthodox Bible: The Bible used in Eastern Orthodox traditions, whose Old Testament canon includes books beyond the Catholic collection. Its broader and varied Old Testament canons differ from the Catholic list.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition: A Catholic edition of the Revised Standard Version that includes the Catholic canon and approved adaptations. It shows how a widely used translation is presented in a Catholic edition.
Old Testament: The first major division of the Christian Bible, comprising Jewish scriptures and, in Catholic and Orthodox canons, additional books. Its Catholic form contains 46 books.
Councils of Carthage: North African church councils, including those of 397 and 419, that affirmed a list of scriptural books. Their decisions reinforced the canon later defined for Catholics.

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