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Protestant Bible has 66 books and Catholic Bible has 73.

The Protestant Bible is based on the King James Authorized Translation completed in 1611, and contains the 66 inspiredHoly Spirit Books; 39 in Old Testament and 27 in New Testament, 2 Timothy 3:16 & 2 Peter 1:20-21.

The Catholic Bible contains 73 books, including seven writings: 1 and 2 Maccabees, Tobit, Judith, Sirach, Wisdom, and Baruch, along with additional passages in Daniel and Esther; called the apocrypha (uninspired), which there are seven additional books, written during the 400 years of prophetic silence before John the Baptist the Forerunner and JESUS CHRIST the Lamb of GOD.

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The Protestant Bible has 66 books in total and Catholic Bible has 73 books. The Protestant Old Testament has 39 books. The Catholic Old Testament includes 7 additional books (e.g. Baruch, Tobit, Judith, etc.) in additional to extra chapters in book of Daniel. The Hebrew Bible includes the same books as the Protestant Old Testament but combines a number of books (e.g. Twelve minor prophet books are a single book). And the New testament has 27 books both in the Protestant and Catholic Bibles.


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How many books are the in the holy bible?

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Why is tobit only in the catholic bible?

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The Hebrew Bible has 24 books, Catholic Bibles have 73 books, Protestant Bibles have 66 books, and Eastern Orthodox Bibles have up to 81 books.


How many books are in the New Testament of Catholics bible?

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How many more books are in the Catholic bible?

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What is the name of the Catholic Bible?

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