Why are Catholic Bibles "bigger"?

[Scott1]

I just read a great book about the Canon of Scripture:

Why Catholic Bibles: The Untold Story of the Lost Books of the Protestant Bible
is NOW AVAILABLE at GrottoPress.org

I reccomend it to all Christians who would like to learn about the Bible... I think it is very important for my Protestant brothers and sisters who may not have the complete canon in the Bible they use.

I'm trying to find more books of this nature to learn about the Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox (or others)formations.... if anyone has a suggestion, let me know please. You can learn more about the author, Gary Michuta at his website: Hands On Apologetics

Peace,
Scott

 

[Random]

I have the most recent Catholic Pastoral edition of the Christian Community Bible @ home. It is big and looks old (it's supposed to...), but I like it.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

If you add all the Books that are in any Bible it would be very big indeed..
Add just those in the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox to the Coptic and Ethiopian ones and you would have a lot of new reading. Add the Gnostic texts and you would get bogged down in the mystery of them.

 

[ChristineES]

The Catholics use the Apocrypha as scripture, so their bibles are going to be bigger. (I have read the Apocrypha myself. )

 

[sandy whitelinger]

The Catholics use the Apocrypha as scripture, so their bibles are going to be bigger. (I have read the Apocrypha myself. )

Why are they bigger? Hmmmmmm...so they can put in more pictures for those who don't like to read very much?

 

[ChristineES]

Why are they bigger? Hmmmmmm...so they can put in more pictures for those who don't like to read very much?

The Apocrypha are several books that are only included in the Catholic bible. No other denomination believes they are inspired.

 

[Quiddity]

Why are they bigger? Hmmmmmm...so they can put in more pictures for those who don't like to read very much?

A picture is worth a thousand words.
and...it saves trees.

The implication is that because Proties tend to be more avid Bible readers, they must have it right. :sarcastic

Either way, catholics can certainly learn from our Protestant brothers on more Bible reading.

 

[logician]

I don't have a problem with the size of the bible, just what's in it.

 

[Scuba Pete]

Scripture has but one purpose: to inspire faith in us. So as long as your faith grows as you read it, it doesn't matter if you read the Catholic Bible, the KJV, the NIV or any of a littanly of scripture from the early church.

 

[ayani]

YouTube - Baby Got Book (OFFICIAL) :bible:

 

[Overwrite]

Are any of you familiar with the Sinaiticus? (the earliest Bible ever found). It's somewhat smaller than you are used to today. More info here:

NEXUS: Forged Origins of the New Testament

 

[logician]

"Why are Catholic Bibles "bigger"? "

I don't believe it's because they're better.

 

[anders]

The 1917 Swedish official (Lutheran) Bible removed the Apocrypha, to save paper. Earlier versions, and the current multifaith "Bibel 2000", have them.