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Why is the shortest book of Esther in the Bible that Catholics Protestant Bible?

I was looking at how it differs - in the Catholic Bible, appears to have some extra chapters. Or you could say that the Protestant Bible are missing chapters. Why it is that is not included in the Protestant Bible? I am aware that there was some editing and that the Protestant Bible Catholic Bible and vary in various other ways. I just do not understand why one part of the book is taken out - why not just keep all of it? The implication is that the chapters are not divinely inspired or deleted critical to the story of Esther? Protestant and Catholic views equally welcome.

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19 comments for “Why is the shortest book of Esther in the Bible that Catholics Protestant Bible?”


  1. http://w says:

    1) not only Esther, but also Danielhttp: / / http://www.bible-reviews.com/charts_scri
      2) Why is the book of Esther in the shortest of the Protestant Bible is in the Catholic Bible?
      English Protestant Bibles in general, separate from the Old Testament Scriptures as adopted by the Jews from the Scriptures of the Old Testament not approved by the Jews. This section is known as the Apocrypha. Many modern editions of the Bible omit the Apocrypha, but many still retain them. In the case of Esther, the "Additions to Esther" Esther came with the Roman Catholic Bible, but are either separated or omitted in the Apocrypha of the Protestant Bible.
      3) Is the implication that the chapters are not divinely inspired or deleted critical to the story of Esther?
      Yes, the Anglican Church decided in 1563 (The 39 items) that the Scriptures of the Apocrypha were not sufficiently reliable to use for the formation of Christian doctrine. This teaching has been adopted by most English Protestants sects success. However, also the 39 items specifically included in their Bibles Scripture. The Anglican Communion continues to use the Apocrypha in their religious services and in their Bibles. In the early 1600 - shortly after the first publication of the King James Version - a law was passed in England * * prevent anyone from publishing a bible omits the Apocrypha (a practice that seems to have originated with Puritans). However, in 1800 the practice of omitting the Apocrypha Bible English Protestants became the norm rather than the exception.
      Some Protestants, including the Bible Apocrypha (in some editions) are:
      Nrsv
      RV
      CEV
      RV
      ESV (February 2009)
      REB
      GW
      GNB
      RV (English Revised)
      Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com

  2. asylum31 says:

    The King James Version of the Bible has been completely removed 7 books and many other books of poems withdrawn.
      Martin Luther removed Tobit, Judith, Baruch, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus [Sir] 1 and 2 Maccabees in the Old Testament. Plus got to Esther and Daniel. He also tried to remove Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation in the New Testament, but they were later restored by his followers.
      I hope not to sound like I'm giving anything, I'm not trying.

  3. straight says:

    Some old copies of Esther do not include portions that are included in later versions. Esther is noteworthy because, although it appears in the Bible, at least, the Protestant version contains absolutely no direct reference to God. This is because the Greek translation of the Old Testament (known as the Septuagint) contains several chapters and verses that are not yet in the old Jewish texts. Because the Catholic Church accepted the whole of the Septuagint (or more correctly translated the Latin Vulgate), as divinely inspired, all-inclusive.
      During the Protestant Reformation, however, much of the Vulgate was renewed scrutiny. Because these parts of Esther were not in the ancient texts, they were considered by the men added, and therefore excluded in the texts Protestants.

  4. BlueColl says:

    Catholic Bible is different, both were originally written in the same time, it is a matter of choice which one you like best,
    as for me I read all the information you may have and NO ANSWER SOME OF PREACHER TELL ME WHAT TO READ
      Do not let anyone tell you the King James Version is the only option, its only a version of the King of England wanted a very long time ago.
      frankly, because people are still debating their way back, not much has changed.

  5. tebone03 says:

    Martin Luther removed it because he does not agree with. Also removed 7 books and was on the verge of elimination from the book of James and the verses of John.

  6. Adam (of the wired) says:

    because the majority of Protestant churches tried to remove anything that problems do not agree with the church

  7. Terry L says:

    Thanks for bringing this. Esther is just about my favorite Old Testament book and did not know that the Catholic version has added material. I look at this. Thank you.

  8. Darwin says:

    Political agenda.

  9. Trenty says:

    censorship

  10. ethereal spirit says:

    I do not know, but there are plenty of books that are missing. I decided to buy and read. It should be interesting!

  11. blah says:

    check this out, you can help …

  12. ex arcam says:

    Esther is dated by most scholars to the 3rd or 4th century BCE. The extra chapters, which are only in Greek - not shown in the original Hebrew - showed up two centuries later. Esther is essentially a romantic novel, a piece of historical fiction with a strong nationalist message imbedded extra chapters seem to have been added to make the story more pious character, and to suggest that history is an allegory of the relationship of Jews to God .
      The two sides came together when the Septuagint translation of the Tanakh was prepared.
      Martin Luther felt that the book was questionable - do not see value in the romantic story. But it was too firmly established as part of the Tanakh to be removed. Many critics of the canon, Christians and Jews, found that the subsequent insertion of Esther were not "inspired." The Catholic Church that was decreed in the Council of Trent, probably as a reaction to the Reformation, which denied them.

  13. Kryten says:

    I do not know where you got this nonsense. The book of Esther in the Bible and the Bible, the same Bible used by Catholics and Protestants.
      There is no such thing as a "Catholic" bible or "Protestant" Bible.
      There are however many translations, and it is common for Catholics to use as the largest Protestant translations.
      The Vulgate translation is older than many Catholics prefer, and not suffer some of the later edition of the translations included.
      For example, most modern translations say that "a band of men" arrested Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, while the Vulgate uses the original "One cohort, which is six hundred men.
      Catholics also tend to have translations that do not ignore the Apocrypha, which was left out of translations later just to save money on printing costs.
      I suggest you try reading them.

  14. Caffeine Advocate says:

    because they were written in Hebrew. which means they were added later in the history of the church after the original Bible was produced. Martin Luther's reasonable to infer that these fees do not belong. Luther translated the Hebrew text in German that can be read by all. Up to this point the average person was not allowed to read the Bible at all. when this happens, often becomes corrupt which is what happened with the Catholic principles.

  15. million$ says:

    So stop your tantrum!
      There is no such thing as "The Bible Catholic and Protestant Bible"
      The Bible is the Bible! whether Catholic or Protestant?

  16. 281 says:

    This sounds like a rant without references.

  17. Mittmoudh R says:

    Catholics are slower readers

  18. Ms. Lady says:

    because it adds to it. the Bible speaks of turning people away and add it.

  19. Intuitionistic logic expert says:

    that is my book and all its evil



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