1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees actually are in the Catholic Bible, and can be read there. However, they were not accepted in the Hebrew Bible and are not in the Protestant Bible.
One problem with the two books of Maccabees is that, although they were written around the same time and deal with the same period in Judean history, they are too much at variance as to what really happened. Moreover, 1 Maccabees is not really a religious document, while 2 Maccabees is considered by many to be simply too unrealistic to be taken seriously.
Judas Maccabeus is mentioned in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. These are considered 'deutero-canonical' books and are included in the Catholic Bible, but not the Protestant Bible.
A:From a purely objective point of view, there is no "all 73 books" of the Bible. Prior to the Council of Jamnia in around 96 CE, there were many books that were used by the Jews for religious purposes, but the Council pruned these to just 39 books that were considered to be inspired. Most Protestant Churches accept these 39 books in the Old Testament, plus the New Testament to make a total of 66 books. The standard Roman Catholic Bible contains 15 additional books such as 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees in its Old Testament, and considers them deuterocanonical (second canon), inspired but less so than the canonical books. Any Catholic Bible will provide this more complete set of books. However, most Catholic Bibles do not contain books such as 3 Maccabees and 4 Maccabees. Ethiopian Orthodox Bibles contain books such as Enoch and Jubilees, but not 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees.
No, as it does not contain the seven Deuterocanonical books (Tobias/Tobit, Judith, Ecclesiasticus/Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, Baruch, I Maccabees, and II Maccabees)
The Catholic Bible has 7 more books than the Protestant Bible in the Old Testament. These books are called the deuterocanonical books or the "Apocrypha". The books of the New Testament are the same. The books include:TobitJudithSirach (Ecclesiasticus)Wisdom (or Wisdom of Solomon)Baruch1 Maccabees2 Maccabees
Roman Catholic AnswerThe books in the Septuagint translation of the Bible which the protestants removed from their Bible are: TobitJudithadditions to EstherWisdomSirachBaruchadditions to Daniel1 Maccabees2 Maccabees
Judas Maccabeus is mentioned in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. These are considered 'deutero-canonical' books and are included in the Catholic Bible, but not the Protestant Bible.
A:From a purely objective point of view, there is no "all 73 books" of the Bible. Prior to the Council of Jamnia in around 96 CE, there were many books that were used by the Jews for religious purposes, but the Council pruned these to just 39 books that were considered to be inspired. Most Protestant Churches accept these 39 books in the Old Testament, plus the New Testament to make a total of 66 books. The standard Roman Catholic Bible contains 15 additional books such as 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees in its Old Testament, and considers them deuterocanonical (second canon), inspired but less so than the canonical books. Any Catholic Bible will provide this more complete set of books. However, most Catholic Bibles do not contain books such as 3 Maccabees and 4 Maccabees. Ethiopian Orthodox Bibles contain books such as Enoch and Jubilees, but not 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees.
No, as it does not contain the seven Deuterocanonical books (Tobias/Tobit, Judith, Ecclesiasticus/Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, Baruch, I Maccabees, and II Maccabees)
Catholics (there is no such thing as "Roman Catholic", that is a popular misnomer) use the complete Bible which includes the Old Testament that Jesus Christ used, the Septuagint. The Septuagint does contain the books of 1st and 2nd Maccabees but it is most certainly not called the "Maccabees Bible", just the Holy Bible or Sacred Scripture. The Orthodox Bible contains all kinds of books which were not in the Septuagint, do no, we do not use the same Bibles.
The Catholic Bible has 7 more books than the Protestant Bible in the Old Testament. These books are called the deuterocanonical books or the "Apocrypha". The books of the New Testament are the same. The books include:TobitJudithSirach (Ecclesiasticus)Wisdom (or Wisdom of Solomon)Baruch1 Maccabees2 Maccabees
Roman Catholic AnswerThe books in the Septuagint translation of the Bible which the protestants removed from their Bible are: TobitJudithadditions to EstherWisdomSirachBaruchadditions to Daniel1 Maccabees2 Maccabees
Short AnswerThe Protestant Bible has 66 books, the Roman Catholic Bible has 74 books, and the Orthodox Bible has 79 books. More In-Depth AnswerThere are sixty-six books in the Protestant Canon of The Bible. The Roman Catholic Canon contains the Protestant Canon plus 8 additional books, namely: Tobit; Judith, Wisdom; Ecclesiasticus, The Wisdom of Joshua the Son of Sirach; Baruch; First Maccabees; Second Maccabees; and additions to the books or Daniel and Esther. The Greek Orthodox Canon adds yet 5 more books: First Esdras, Second Esdras, Prayer of Manasseh, Third Maccabees, Fourth Maccabees, and also a 151st chapter to the book of Psalms. The Greek Orthodox also have named a few of the books differently. Below is a list of these books. On the right is the name of the book in the Catholic and Protestant Canon, and to the left is the name it is given in the Greek Orthodox Canon.First Samuel ------------------------------- First KingdomsSecond Samuel --------------------------- Second KingdomsFirst Kings --------------------------------- Third KingdomsSecond Kings ----------------------------- Fourth KingdomsFirst Chronicles --------------------------- First ParalipomenonSecond Chronicles ----------------------- Second ParalipomenonFirst Esdras---------------------------------Esdras AEzra and Nehemiah combined ----------Esdras BThe word bible means "little books". The bible is made up of 66 little books.there are total 66 books in the bibleThere are 66 books in the Bible.
A:There are actually four Books of Maccabees, written by different authors and over a period of centuries. 3 Maccabees and 4 Maccabees can probably be excluded because they were clearly written long after the time attributed to Jesus. 2 Maccabees was written shortly after 1 Maccabees.The Catholic Bible does include 1 and 2 Maccabees. Both were in the Septuagint scrolls and for that reason were candidates for inclusion, especially as 2 Maccabees includes awe-inspiring stories of angelic warfare as well as supporting the Catholic concept of purgatory.The Jewish academy had elected not to include either 1 Maccabees or 2 Maccabees, with the later books not yet written, and subsequent Protestant theologians were guided by the Hebrew scriptures.
Short AnswerThe Protestant Bible has 66 books, the Roman Catholic Bible has 74 books, and the Orthodox Bible has 79 books. More In-Depth AnswerThere are sixty-six books in the Protestant Canon of the Bible. The Roman Catholic Canon contains the Protestant Canon plus 8 additional books, namely: Tobit; Judith, Wisdom; Ecclesiasticus, The Wisdom of Joshua the Son of Sirach; Baruch; First Maccabees; Second Maccabees; and additions to the books or Daniel and Esther. The Greek Orthodox Canon adds yet 5 more books: First Esdras, Second Esdras, Prayer of Manasseh, Third Maccabees, Fourth Maccabees, and also a 151st chapter to the book of Psalms. The Greek Orthodox also have named a few of the books differently. Below is a list of these books. On the right is the name of the book in the Catholic and Protestant Canon, and to the left is the name it is given in the Greek Orthodox Canon.First Samuel ------------------------------- First KingdomsSecond Samuel --------------------------- Second KingdomsFirst Kings --------------------------------- Third KingdomsSecond Kings ----------------------------- Fourth KingdomsFirst Chronicles --------------------------- First ParalipomenonSecond Chronicles ----------------------- Second ParalipomenonFirst Esdras---------------------------------Esdras AEzra and Nehemiah combined ----------Esdras BThe word bible means "little books". The bible is made up of 66 little books.there are total 66 books in the bibleThere are 66 books in the Bible.
Yes, there are 7 more: Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Sirach, Baruch, & Wisdom. However the Catholic Church did not add these books - Martin Luther took them out of the Bible in 397AD because they contained doctrine that he did not believe in. He also wanted to take out the books of James, Revelation, Jude, and Hebrews.
The HarperCollins Study Bible - New Revised Standard Version
The extra group of books are called the Apocrypha or deuterocanonical by Catholics. These "extra" Old Testament books include Tobit, Judith, Maccabees, Sirach, and several others.