Catholic Bible Vs Protestant Bible

Though it is believed that Catholics and Protestants have and follow many common religious beliefs, there is a slight difference in their books of worship which is the Holy Bible. Written and recorded by men of God and disciples of Jesus, the Bible has facts which define humanity ever since creation. It has records from the ancient time lines which are known as before Christ (B.C) and after his death (A.D.), that identify the various events of world history.

The Bible is a common text for all Christians or those who call themselves the followers of Jesus Christ and is called the Word of God. Through this mighty collection of books written by a number of men chosen by God, written along history we get an account of all the important events that happened before and after the birth of Jesus. Taking into account all these events, there are two versions of the Bible which are explained in the following article. So, take a look at a brief comparison of Catholic Bible vs Protestant Bible given below.

Roman Catholic Bible Vs Protestant Bible

If you've ever wondered what is the difference between the Protestant and Catholic Bibles, here's the piece of information you are looking for.

The Catholic Church has been in existence over a long period of history and till the 1500's, it was the only society of Christians who practiced the traditions. They called themselves the Roman Catholics and were headed by the Pope who they considered the mediator between God and man. But in the 16th century, a group of people protested against some of the things practiced by the Roman Catholics, due to their difference of opinion, and separated, forming the Protestants. They believed that the mediator between God and man was Jesus which is mentioned in the Bible. The difference was that the Catholics believed and gave importance to many issues taught and made by certain individuals apart from God and the protestants only believed in the teachings of God through the Bible.

The Protestants then edited their version by removing some books from the Bible and their traditions have been changing ever since their separation. One very dominant differential character in their beliefs is the importance of Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Catholics consider her the blessed woman who bore the son of God and so she is equally honored and considered as holy as Jesus. Protestants consider her only to be a chosen disciple who obeyed the command of God and conceived Jesus.

There are some significant differences in the books included in the Old testament of the Holy Bible thus take a look at catholic bible vs protestant bible. The new testament however has the same books in both the classes.

Old Testament Books
Protestant	Catholic
Genesis	Genesis
Exodus	Exodus
Leviticus	Leviticus
Numbers	Numbers
Deuteronomy	Deuteronomy
Joshua	Joshua
Judges	Judges
Ruth	Ruth
1 Samuel	1 Samuel
2 Samuel	2 Samuel
1 Kings	1 Kings
2 Kings	2 Kings
1 Chronicles	1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles	2 Chronicles
Ezra	Ezra
Nehemiah	Nehemiah
~	Tobit
~	Judith
Esther	Esther
~	1 Machabees
~	2 Machabees
Job	Job
Psalms	Psalms
Proverbs	Proverbs
Ecclesiastes	Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon	Song of Solomon
~	Wisdom
~	Sirach
Isaiah	Isaiah
Jeremiah	Jeremiah
Lamentations	Lamentations
~	Baruch
Ezekiel	Ezekiel
Daniel	Daniel
Hosea	Hosea
Joel	Joel
Amos	Amos
Obadiah	Obadiah
Jonah	Jonah
Micah	Micah
Nahum	Nahum
Habakkuk	Habakkuk
Zephaniah	Zephaniah
Haggai	Haggai
Zechariah	Zechariah
Malachi	Malachi

Thus the difference between the catholic and the protestant bibles is only prevalent in the old testament, with 39 books in the protestant bible and 47 books in the catholic bible. The new testament however has 27 books in both the catholic and the protestant bibles. It is said that the old testament was written in the Hebrew language whereas the disciples of Jesus wrote the new testament in Greek. The reason there are no differences in the new testament is because, this section talks only about the birth of Jesus, his teachings, his crucifixion and the events that followed after his death. This was the complete comparison of the catholic bible vs protestant bible.

With these prominent differences I am sure your doubts about catholic bible vs protestant bible are cleared. Whatever they may name themselves, somewhere they believe they belong to Jesus Christ as he said in his words, "all be one"; John 17: 21-22.