Vatican library? It's interesting, but hasn't the Catholic bible always contained more 'books' than, say, the King James version? I remember a neighbor showing me a long time ago the difference between her Catholic bible and mine. What I recall most was that hers declared that you must be Catholic to have salvation. But then again, I guess each religion has the same belief system....theirs being the 'only' way.....which is why I quit belonging to any.
I had heard years ago that the Apocrypha was omitted by printers trying to save money, since it wasn't part of the canon. There are probably other reasons.
Also, the original KJV as first published spelled many words different from the current one. I think you can find a scan on Archive.
BTW, in those early printed Bibles, the printers tried to save type in their typesetting by using abbreviations. One of the most misunderstood ones was they way they abbreviated "the" and another word or two that started with "th." There was an old letter that resembled "y." They would shorten up thousands of words and save a lot of type, ink, and paper. But now people don't know that "ye olde" really means "the old."
Any organization that says that you can only reach salvation through "us" is, by definition, a false religion. Only through Jesus can you reach the Father. Anyone telling you differently is selling something. I also do not believe in organized religion. The collection of wealth and power always seems to attract the wrong kind of person. When you follow this person, you end up straying from the Word.
Vatican library? It's interesting, but hasn't the Catholic bible always contained more 'books' than, say, the King James version? I remember a neighbor showing me a long time ago the difference between her Catholic bible and mine. What I recall most was that hers declared that you must be Catholic to have salvation. But then again, I guess each religion has the same belief system....theirs being the 'only' way.....which is why I quit belonging to any.
Catholic Bible contains the Apocrypha. Protestant Bible does not.
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The King James version printed in 1611 contained the Apocrypha along with additional books.
I posted more info in this thread - https://greatawakening.win/p/16amw491hE/x/c/4TsaIWYXaP3
It used to centuries ago. You can still buy the Apocrypha as a separate book today.
I didn't know the kjv had been changed that much over time. It's got pretty poetry though
I had heard years ago that the Apocrypha was omitted by printers trying to save money, since it wasn't part of the canon. There are probably other reasons.
Also, the original KJV as first published spelled many words different from the current one. I think you can find a scan on Archive.
BTW, in those early printed Bibles, the printers tried to save type in their typesetting by using abbreviations. One of the most misunderstood ones was they way they abbreviated "the" and another word or two that started with "th." There was an old letter that resembled "y." They would shorten up thousands of words and save a lot of type, ink, and paper. But now people don't know that "ye olde" really means "the old."
No, the Catholic bible doesn't say you must be Catholic to be saved. Maybe a commentator wrote an opinion along those lines.
Any organization that says that you can only reach salvation through "us" is, by definition, a false religion. Only through Jesus can you reach the Father. Anyone telling you differently is selling something. I also do not believe in organized religion. The collection of wealth and power always seems to attract the wrong kind of person. When you follow this person, you end up straying from the Word.