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    • September 30, 2010

      Understanding the Bible - USCCB
      • Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, then president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), signed the canonical rescript approving publication on September 30, 2010.
      www.usccb.org/bible/understanding-the-bible
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  2. But the Bible as a whole was not officially compiled until the late fourth century, illustrating that it was the Catholic Church who determined the canon—or list of books—of the Bible under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

  3. More specifically, the term can refer to a version or translation of the Bible which is published with the Catholic Church's approval, in accordance with Catholic canon law. According to the Decretum Gelasianum (a work written by an anonymous scholar between AD 519 and 553), Catholic Church officials cited a list of books of scripture presented ...

  4. AD : At the Council of Florence, the entire Church recognized the 27 books. This council confirmed the Roman Catholic Canon of the Bible which Pope Damasus I had published a thousand years earlier. So, by 1439, all orthodox branches of the Church were legally bound to the same canon. This is 100 years before the Reformation. 1536

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    AD 51-125
    The New Testament books are written.
    140
    Marcion, a businessman in Rome, taught ...
    200
    The periphery of the canon is not yet ...
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    The earliest extant list of the books of ...
  5. Sep 1, 1997 · Catholics put the Church before the Bible because the Church existed first and wrote and compiled the Bible. The authority of the Bible depends on that of the Church.

  6. Mar 14, 2021 · J, the Jahwist or Yahwist source, was written in the 10th century BC court of Solomon and contributes parts that refer to God as Yahweh, a personal and loving creator. E, the Elohist, was adapted from J in the ninth century BC northern kingdom of Israel and generally refers to God with the less personal name Elohim.

  7. Worship using the Bible unites Catholics with other members of their faith. The Bible also plays a role in private worship, which many Catholics use to build a relationship with God.

  8. Oct 12, 2023 · The Catholic Bible is based on the Latin Vulgate, which Jerome compiled in the late 300s. Jerome was among the few people who could read both Greek and Hebrew. He translated several books from the original language.

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