How do you determine a bible catholic?

Answer 1

If your Bible is not the King James Bible, or has more than 66 books, it is likely to be a Catholic Bible. The Catholics have more books in their Bible, which are of questionable origin to Protestants. These extra books are called Deuterocanonical by Catholics and Apocrypha by Protestants.

Catholic AnswerCheck inside the cover, on the title page, or on the back of the title page, if your Bible has a Imprimatur and a Nilhil Obstat, then you may rest assured that you have the complete Bible without any of the unauthorized subtractions, mistranslations, or heretical notes used in protestant Bibles

Answer 2

If The Bible contains these additional books in the Old Testament it is a Catholic Bible:

Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, 1 and 2 Machabees, verse 4 of Chapter 10 to the end of Esther, and Daniel, verse 24 of Chapter 3 to verse 3 of Chapter 4 and Chapters 13 and 14.

Roman Catholic AnswerOn the back of the title page there will be an Imprimatur signed by a Bishop, along with the date. There may also by Nihil Obstat:

Roman Catholic Answer

from

Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980

Imprimatur

. The Latin term for "let it be printed," which signifies the approval by a bishop of a religion work for publication. Authors are at liberty to obtain the imprimatur either from the bishop where they reside, or where the book is to be published, or where it is printed. Generally the imprimatur, along with the bishop's name and date of approval, is to be shown in the publication. According to a decree of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1975), "the Pastors of the Church have the duty and the right to be vigilant lest the faith and morals of the faithful be harmed by writings; and consequently even to demand that the publication of writings concerning the faith and morals should be submitted to the Church's approval, and also to condemn books and writings that attack faith or morals." (Etym. Latin imprimere, to impress, stamp imprint.)

Answer 3

The Catholic Bible is more complete and contains the following books that Martin Luther removed:

Tobit

Judith

Additions to Esther (Vulgate Esther 10:4-16:24)

Wisdom

Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus)

Baruch, including the Letter of Jeremiah (Additions to Jeremiah in the Septuagint)

Additions to Daniel:

Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children (Vulgate Daniel 3:24-90)

Susanna (Vulgate Daniel 13, Septuagint prologue)

Bel and the Dragon (Vulgate Daniel 14, Septuagint epilogue)

1 Maccabees

2 Maccabees

Answer 4

Catholic AnswerCheck inside the cover, on the title page, or on the back of the title page, if your Bible has a Imprimatur and a Nilhil Obstat, then you may rest assured that you have the complete Bible without any of the unauthorized subtractions, mistranslations, or heretical notes used in protestant Bibles.