The Catholic Bible is just a translation of the original scriptures. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew with a few passages in Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Koine Greek.
The Catholic Bible has been translated into almost every language on Earth.
Catholic editions of the Bible are available in most languages for better access to the faithful around the world. The official language of the Church is Latin and thus any official references to the Bible by the Universal Church hierarchy are cited in Latin.
People wanted to be able to study Christianity in their native languages.
The term 'catholic' in this sense means 'universal.' In that the Bible is worldwide, it Is catholic. This has nothing to do with the Catholic Church.
By 500 AD the christian Bible had been translated into over 500 languages, but only the Vulgate (a Latin translation by Jerome) was accepted by the Catholic church.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Gospels in the Bible are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The "Catholic Bible" is the Bible as used by the Church for two millenium.
The New Jerusalem Bible is Catholic.
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Does the bible say that angels use sign languages
The Bible has been translated into hundreds of languages. The complete Bible is available in about 700 languages, while portions or selections of it are available in thousands of other languages.
I recommend the Ignatius Catholic Bible, RSV Second Catholic Edition. Many Catholic scholars and theologians use this Bible and reference from it, however it is easy to read and understand
Roman Catholic AnswerOf course not! There is only one Bible, commonly referred to as the Holy Bible.
THe Gideon International Bible is most certainly not a Bible approved by the Catholic Church.