Questions tagged [deuterocanonical-books]
The books included in the Septuagint but not in the Hebrew Bible.
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How did the Catholic Church determine that the deuterocanon was Sacred Scripture? The Jews didn't include them in their Sacred Scripture, right?
I'm reading the Apostolic Fathers and found a reference to the book of Tobit from Polycarp. Why do Catholics place the deuterocanon as Sacred Scripture?
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Why Does The Ethiopian Bible Have More Books?
I always hear people use the Ethiopian Bible as evidence that our modern more common Bibles, such as the King James Bible, have been corrupted over the years. The apocryphal books in the dead sea ...
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Why has 3 Maccabees been neglected?
The book of 3rd Maccabees is included in the Eastern Orthodox canon, a practice which dates back at least to the 85th canon of the Apostolic Canons ratified by the Quinisext Council in 692. I had ...
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What Protestant doctrines are refuted only by the Deuterocanonical books?
An answer to this question, How do Protestants make claims to follow scripture and ignore the traditions of the ancient church which produced the scriptures?, concerning the difference between ...
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What did Wayne Grudem mean by claiming that the canon was not "officially" decided until the Council of Trent?
In Systematic Theology chapter 3 "The Canon of Scripture", Wayne Grudem says
It was not until 1546, at the Council of Trent, that the Roman Catholic Church officially declared the Apocrypha ...
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Which books in the Catholic Old Testament, precede the canonisation of the Hebrew Bible?
Which books in the Catholic Old Testament, precede the canonisation of the Hebrew Bible?
I understand for example that the Books of Maccabees is not part of the Hebrew Bible Canon, but from what I ...
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What is meant by Intertestamental Literature?
We read in Jude 1:14-15:
Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones to ...
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Cajetan's view on the canon
Did the famous Papal Legate, Cardinal Cajetan reject the catholic view of deuterocanonical books?
“Here we close our commentaries on the historical books of the Old
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Did any Jews accept the Deuterocanon?
Obviously during Christ's time and maybe even before there existed different sects of Jews who held to different beliefs, but was there any sects of Jews who accepted the Deuterocanon was scripture or ...
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Did any Jews have the same canon as Jesus during the time of Christ and did the early church ever quote from it?
Orthodox Christians have a much larger canon than both Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians, this includes books such as 3 Maccabees. During the time of Jesus there were different sects of Jews. ...
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Why does the unknown author of Hebrews attribute authorship of Psalm 95 to David, but in my bible it is not written that the author of it is David?
I wonder why does the unknown author of Hebrews attribute authorship of Psalm 95 to David, but in my bible it is not written that the author of it is David? Was it an error from the unknown author of ...
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Is Judith 1:1 historically incorrect and does it mean that it is not scripture?
In Judith 1:1 Nebuchadnezzar is said to be the king of the Assyrians; we know this to be an historical error because he was the was the king of the Babylonians, does this mean that Judith should not ...
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How do Apostolic Christians interpret arguably sexist verses in Sirach?
Before beginning my question, I'd like to clarify what I mean by 'Apostolic Christian'. By this, I mean anyone in the Assyrian, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic Communions.
The ...
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Why did Jesus not clearly state the Old Testament canon, instead of letting others to take account for that?
I was wondering, why might Jesus not have stated the Old Testament canon in something like a list, and instead let others take account (define and compile) for that canon?
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Did the 1st Century Church Accept the Deuterocanonical books?
I understand that both the Eastern Orthodoxy and the Catholic Church accept the Deuterocanonical books as scripture. However, since their founding (I understand that they would both claim to begin ...
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