What are those extra books in the Bibles used by Roman Catholics?
The Old Testament in Protestant Bibles has 39 books. Catholic Bibles have 46 books — seven extra books. Protestants call these seven extra books the Apocrypha, from the Greek word apokruphos, meaning “hidden.” Catholics know them as the deuterocanonical books… • “Deutero” means “second.” • “Canon” designates those books that are inspired by God and, hence, are included in the Holy Bible. • Ergo, “deuterocanonical” means that Roman Catholics regard the seven extra books as a second set of God-inspired books. In summary, Roman Catholic Bible Scholars believe the seven extra books are inspired by God. Protestant Bible scholars do not. Listed below are the seven extra books in Roman Catholic Bibles… • Tobit | Judith | 1st Maccabees | 2nd Maccabees • Book of Wisdom | Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) | Baruch Also, Catholic Bibles contain… • 107 additional verses in the book of Esther • Three additional chapters in the book of Daniel (174 verses) If you want to read these extra books in their
