BOOKS OF THE CATHOLIC BIBLE
The Council of Carthage 397AD fixed the Canon of Scripture which
was ratified at the Council of Trent (1545 – 1563)
OLD TESTAMENT (46)
Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy
Historical books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2
Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra,
Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees.
Wisdom literature: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Sirach.
Prophetic books: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch,
Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah,
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malach
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(Of these books, Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees,
Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, parts of Esther and parts of
Daniel are deuterocanonical, and are usually not found in
the Protestant Bible, but are found in the Catholic and
Orthodox Scriptures).
NEW TESTAMENT (27)
The Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.
Historical book: Acts (attributed to St Luke).
Pauline Epistles: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians,
Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians,
1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy,
Titus, Philemon, Hebrews.
General Epistles: James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3
John, Jude.
Revelation (Apocalypse) (attributed to St John the
evangelist).
