How many books are in the old testament of the Catholic Bible?

lanfranco

How about 47? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_of_the_Bible Jan 29 06, 7:47 PM

mementoflash

I count 46. Jan 29 06, 8:03 PM

mementoflash

Catholic Old Testament is longer by seven books: Tobith, Judith, ... The total number of Catholic Old Testament books is 46 (or 45 if we combine Jeremiah ... http://mafg.home.isp-direct.com/bible01.htm Jan 29 06, 8:08 PM

Arpeggionist

Wow. That's more than 7 books. The Jews count 24 books of the Bible (Old Testament). Of course, we combine the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther into one, and also the 12 minor prophets into another set... Jan 30 06, 12:45 AM

mementoflash

These are the extra books that Catholics use: In the Roman Catholic Church, the following books are considered deuterocanonical: Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), and Baruch; as well as some additions to Esther and Daniel. 2 Esdras was included in the 1609 Douai Bible as a "commentary on the scripture" as 4 Esdras. It is not included in recent Catholic Bibles. http://www.answers.com/topic/deuterocanonical-books Jan 30 06, 5:58 AM