Bible Versions

[nateph88]

What is the difference (if any) between the Bible versions…such as a Catholic Bible and a King James Version?

 

[edward_george]

There are numerous differences. The primary one is that a King James (along with NIV and other Protestant translations) is missing 7 books in the Old Testament. The canon of Scripture as defined by the Councils of Hippo and Carthage in the 300s contains 73 books–the Old Testament utilizing the Greek Septuagint (Jesus himself taught from the Septuagint). During the Protestant Reformation, Luther relegated 7 books (including Judith, Tobit, 1&2 Maccabees, and others) to the back of the book, as he felt that they were not important for doctrine, but still a good read. They gradually came to be dropped altogether from Protestant Bibles. Luther also wanted to remove the Epistle of James and the Apocalypse, but couldn’t find justification to do so. The 7 OT books that were removed at the Reformation are called the Deuterocanonicals (second canon) by Catholics and Apocrypha (uninspired) by Protestants.

catholic.com/library/Bible_Translations_Guide.asp

-ACEGC

 

[thistle]

edward_george:

There are numerous differences. The primary one is that a King James (along with NIV and other Protestant translations) is missing 7 books in the Old Testament. The canon of Scripture as defined by the Councils of Hippo and Carthage in the 300s contains 73 books–the Old Testament utilizing the Greek Septuagint (Jesus himself taught from the Septuagint). During the Protestant Reformation, Luther relegated 7 books (including Judith, Tobit, 1&2 Maccabees, and others) to the back of the book, as he felt that they were not important for doctrine, but still a good read. They gradually came to be dropped altogether from Protestant Bibles. Luther also wanted to remove the Epistle of James and the Apocalypse, but couldn’t find justification to do so. The 7 OT books that were removed at the Reformation are called the Deuterocanonicals (second canon) by Catholics and Apocrypha (uninspired) by Protestants.

catholic.com/library/Bible_Translations_Guide.asp

-ACEGC

I can imagine why Luther wanted to remove the book of James. That’s the one which says you are not saved by faith alone (a keystone of Protestantism)!

 

[davethecatholic]

edward_george:

There are numerous differences. The primary one is that a King James (along with NIV and other Protestant translations) is missing 7 books in the Old Testament. The canon of Scripture as defined by the Councils of Hippo and Carthage in the 300s contains 73 books–the Old Testament utilizing the Greek Septuagint (Jesus himself taught from the Septuagint). During the Protestant Reformation, Luther relegated 7 books (including Judith, Tobit, 1&2 Maccabees, and others) to the back of the book, as he felt that they were not important for doctrine, but still a good read. They gradually came to be dropped altogether from Protestant Bibles. Luther also wanted to remove the Epistle of James and the Apocalypse, but couldn’t find justification to do so. The 7 OT books that were removed at the Reformation are called the Deuterocanonicals (second canon) by Catholics and Apocrypha (uninspired) by Protestants.

catholic.com/library/Bible_Translations_Guide.asp

-ACEGC

Actually, all 73 books were in the origingal 1611 KJV and were later removed. Now it is virtually impossible to find a KJV (even if they say 1611) with all 73 books included (unless considered apocryphal).

You might find the following information useful:

drbo.org/intro.htm
drbo.org/catechism.htm#lesson16
drbo.org/catechism.htm