2 Extra Books In Catholic Bible. Sirach, also called ben sira or ecclesiasticus. The 24 books were later reorganized into the 39 books.
So the catholic bible has extra books. The four canonical gospels, acts of the apostles, 21 epistles or letters and the book of. The extra books were added around 1500 ad.
17 rows the additional books in the catholic bible are found in the old testament and include:.
This adds to the confusion with other topics such as purgatory and praying to the saints in heaven. How is the hebrew bible divided? Jesus and the apostles quote verses/stories from these books that were actually taken out of the bible during the protestant reformation. Your daily encounter with god you can read through the entire bible in a single year!