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I am looking for proof of which books were in the original bible that was cannonized in 397. I believe in the Catholic claim that the dueterocannonical books were in the original bible, but protestants claim that Catholics added them much later. Is there a web link that I can reference to prove otherwise?

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You might want to read this this article by Mark Shea.
The Deuterocanonical books were included in the Septuagint, which was used by the early Church. In fact, this was the version of the Old Testament that Jesus quoted from.
 
If Protestants claim that the books were added later to the bible it is up to them to prove this. Let them show you documents that prove that these books were FIRST added to the Canon of Scripture in the date they claim. Ask to see original documents not just so and so said that the books were added in … I know that the Canon was confirmed by the Council of Trent but it had been in existence long before.

A good book is “Where We Got the Bible” by Henry Graham. Cheap to buy and available online too. Careful with one of the online versions though (can’t remember which one) a couple of typos have dates that are 200 years out!
 
Here is some information…you may also be able to access these with the Anti_Nicean Fathers on the internet.

If you have access to a collection of reference books called The Anti-Nicean Fathers. This Canon is listed and explained in the Vol. The Seven Eccumenical Councils. Also listed in this volume are the other accecpted Synods and General Councils. Look under the African Councils and Codes. The Books of the Bible both NT and OT were Codified and collected here.

After the Reformation the Protestant Biblical scholars decided to use the Jewish Canon of the OT for the Offical Bible which dated back to around 73 or 110 AD around there. The Church(Undivided) at the Council of Hippo about 300 AD. Chose the Jerusalem Canon which contained all of the Books. “Why this one?” This is the one that Jesus taught and preached from. Therefore This Canon of Books from the OT was really chosen for God himself and not the council. This is the List used by the now "O"rthodox and "C"atholic churches.

The New Oxford Annotated Bible should be noted:
The books of Esther and Daniel are expanded to include six additions to the book of Esther and the following three supplements to the book of Daniel: The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Yound Men, Susanna,and Bel and the Dragon.
The Synod of Jerusalem expressly designated the books of Wisdom, Judith, Tobit, Bel and the Dragon, Susanna, Maccabees and Eccliasticus as canonical. The Prayer of Manasseh and 151st Psalm is also included.

The inside cover leaf makes the comment “this volume contains the complete canon of the Septuagint Version which is in use among Eastern Orthodox Churches. The Greek Orthodox Church, which uses the Greek Septuagint Version as its official text, has generally been accustomed to follow the longer canon of the Old Testament, including, in this case, the 151st Psalm and 3 Maccabees.”
 
The earliest Christian Bibles in Greek still in existance are the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus which date to the mid A.D. 300s and Codex Alexandrinus which dates to early A.D. 400s. They each contain most, if not all, of the deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, 1 & 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch):

Codex Sinaiticus has Tobit, Judith, 1 & 4 Maccabees, Wisdom and Sirach.

Codex Vaticanus has Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch.

Codex Alexandrinus has Tobit, Judith, 1, 2, 3 & 4 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch.
 
Pani Rose:
If you have access to a collection of reference books called The Anti-Nicean Fathers.
That’s Ante-Nicene (sp) Fathers, available under the “library” tab on EWTN’s web site.
Pani Rose:
After the Reformation the Protestant Biblical scholars decided to use the Jewish Canon of the OT for the Offical Bible which dated back to around 73 or 110 AD around there.
Council of Jamnia between 90 and 100 AD
Pani Rose:
The Church(Undivided) at the Council of Hippo about 300 AD. Chose the Jerusalem Canon
No: The Alexandrian Canon. It’s confusing that Jesus quoted from the Alexandrian Canon not the Jerusalem Canon.
 
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I am looking for proof of which books were in the original bible that was cannonized in 397. I believe in the Catholic claim that the dueterocannonical books were in the original bible, but protestants claim that Catholics added them much later. Is there a web link that I can reference to prove otherwise?

Thankyou
“[It has been decided] that nothing except the Canonical Scriptures should be read in the church under the name of the Divine Scriptures. But the Canonical Scriptures are:Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Josue, Judges, Ruth, four books of Kings, Paraleipomenon two books, Job, the Psalter of David, five books of Solomon, twelve books of the Prophets, Isaias, Jeremias, Daniel, Ezechiel, Tobias, Judith, Esther, two books of Esdras, two books of the Maccabees. Moreover, of the New Testament: Four books of the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles one book, thirteen epistles of Paul the Apostle, one of the same to the Hebrews, two of Peter, three of John, one of James, one of Jude, the Apocalypse of John.”
Council of Carthage III,Canon 47(A.D. 397)

“Besides the canonical Scriptures, nothing shall be read, in the church under the title of divine writings.’. The canonical books are:—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the four books of Kings, the two books of Paraleipomena(Chronicles), Job, the Psalms of David, the five books of Solomon, the twelve books of the (Minor) Prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, Tobias, Judith, Esther, two books of Esdras, two books of the Maccabees. The books of the New Testament are:—the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, thirteen Epistles of S. Paul, one Epistle of S. Paul to the Hebrews, two Epistles of S. Peter, three Epistles of S. John, the Epistle of S. James, the Epistle of S. Jude, the Revelation of S. John. Concerning the confirmation of this canon, the transmarine Church shall be consulted.”
Council of Hippo, Canon 36 (A.D. 393)

“Likewise it has been said: Now indeed we must treat of the divine Scriptures, what the universal Catholic Church accepts and what she ought to shun.The order of the Old Testament begins here: Genesis one book, Exodus one book, Leviticus one book, Numbers one book, Deuteronomy one book, Josue Nave one book, Judges one book, Ruth one book, Kings four books, Paraleipomenon two books, Psalms one book, Solomon three books, Proverbs one book, Ecclesiastes one book, Canticle of Canticles one book, likewise Wisdom one book, Ecclesiasticus one book. Likewise the order of the Prophets. Isaias one book, Jeremias one book,with Ginoth, that is, with his lamentations, Ezechiel one book,Daniel one book, Osee one book, Micheas one book, Joel one book, Abdias one book, Jonas one book, Nahum one book, Habacuc one book, Sophonias one book, Aggeus one book, Zacharias one book, Malachias one book. Likewise the order of the histories. Job one book, Tobias one book, Esdras two books, Esther one book, Judith one book, Machabees two books. Likewise the order of the writings of the New and eternal Testament, which only the holy and Catholic Church supports. Of the Gospels, according to Matthew one book, according to Mark one book, according to Luke one book, according to John one book. The Epistles of Paul [the apostle] in number fourteen. To the Romans one, to the Corinthians two, to the Ephesians one, to the Thessalonians two, to the Galatians one, to the Phillipians one, to the Colossians one, to Timothy two, to Titus one, to Philemon one, to the Hebrews one. Likewise the Apocalypse of John, one book. And the Acts of the Apostles one book. Likewise the canonical epistles in number seven. Of Peter the Apostle two epistles, of James the Apostle one epistle, of John the Apostle one epistle, of another John, the presbyter, two epistles, of Jude the Zealut, the Apostle one epistle.”
Pope Damasus(regn A.D. 366-384),Decree of,Council of Rome,The Canon of Scripture(A.D. 382)
 
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