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Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger: Gary Michuta on the Deuterocanon

Matt FraddFebruary 5, 20211h 1min24,629 views
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The Deuterocanon and Apocrypha

  • 📚 Catholic Bibles contain 73 books, while Protestant Bibles have 66, with the difference being seven Old Testament books known as the Deuterocanon.
  • 🧐 Protestants often refer to these books as Apocrypha, viewing them as potentially good but not divinely inspired writings suitable for confirming doctrine.
  • 📖 The Deuterocanon includes books like Wisdom, Sirach, Judith, Tobit, Baruch, and 1 & 2 Maccabees, along with additions to Esther and Daniel.

Martin Luther and the Canon Shift

  • 📜 Martin Luther, early in the Reformation, actually used Deuterocanonical books to support his arguments, quoting them as canonical Scripture.
  • ⚔️ During a debate in 1519, Luther began to question the canonicity of these books, particularly citing St. Jerome's view that they were Apocrypha.
  • 🤔 Luther developed a
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