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Probably there are some difference of opinion as to what books are worthy to be included.

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Q: Why do some Catholic Bibles have seventy-three books and not seventy-two books?
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How many books are in the New Testament of Catholics bible?

Catholic bibles and Protestant bibles contain the same 27 books in the New Testament.


What are the books included on Catholic Bibles but not on Protestant Bibles?

The Apocrypha. Check it out in Wikipedia


How many books are in a holy bible?

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 in the Old Testament and New Testament?

There are 39 books or 46 books in the Old Testament scripture depending on which Biblical canon you accept. The Protestant Bibles have 39 books and the Catholic Bibles have 46 which include an additional 7 Apocrypha books. New Testament cannon is 27 books in both Protestant and Catholic Bibles.


What do Jewish catholic and protestant bibles have in common?

The books of the Old Testament. Catholic Bibles include passages, and even whole books, added by later Greek authors, which were purged from Jewish Bibles. Protestants followed the Jewish example, and purged the same material.


Does the Catholic Bible include Leviticus?

Roman Catholic AnswerFunny thing about that, the Catholic Church wrote and approved the Bible, all approved Bibles are "Catholic Bibles". Without the Catholic Church there would be no Bible today. The only non-Catholic Bibles are protestant Bibles, and the only difference in them, is that they have removed some books from the Old Testament with which they did not agree. So, to answer your question, of course the Bible includes the book of Leviticus.


Which books in the apocrypha were translated from the Hebrew Bible?

none. they were included in some Bibles along with old testament books, but most current Bibles no longer have them. The Catholic Bible does still contain the aprocyphal books


Do Catholic have different Bibles from the rest of the Christians?

Yes. The Catholic Bible is a different translation and has more books in the Old Testament.


What are the names of some Catholic book stores?

The names of some Catholic books stores are "Catholic Company" and "The Compass". Both sell a variety of bibles, religious biographies and other themed books.


Do all bibles have the same amount of books or chapters in them?

the catholic bible has book in it that all other bibles do not. Other than that every bible has the same books and chapters and verses they just have slightly different wording.


What are the 7 major books only in Catholic bibles?

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


How many books is The Bible?

There are 39 books or 46 books in the Old Testament scripture depending on which Biblical canon you accept. The Protestant Bibles have 39 books and the Catholic Bibles have 46 which include an additional 7 Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical books.Rabbinic Judaism recognizes 24 books of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible, which are the core books accepted in the Old Testament of Christian Bibles. The Hebrew Bible combines several books into a single book (e.g. 12 minor prophet books were originally grouped as a single book) so this accounts for some of the discrepancy in the count for number of books.New Testament cannon is 27 books in both Protestant and Catholic Bibles.