The Latin Vulgate Bible is the only version of the Bible that a Catholic is expected to correctly utilize. That book is recognized as the canonical version of the Bible by the Catholic Church. That is the one that is utilized in the masses presided over by the Pope.

The first new Catholic Bible to be published in the last four decades is called the New American Bible, Revised Edition. Many portions in the Old Testament have been updated in the new translation based on freshly translated manuscripts that have been unearthed in the last fifty years.

What version of the Catholic Bible do Roman Catholics use?

• The Holy Bible, sometimes known as the Catholic Bible, is available in a wide variety of editions among Roman Catholics.
• It is up to the individual to decide which translation of the Bible they will use in their Catholic practice.
• The New International, the King James Version, the Good News, and the English Standard are only few of the translations that are now accessible.
• The Bible that is used by Catholics and the Bible that is used by Protestants are not the same.

How many books are in the Catholic Bible?

Tobit, Judith, Maccabees 1 and 2, Wisdom, the Wisdom of Ben Sira, and Baruch are the seven books of the Old Testament that are included in the Catholic Bible. The New Testament has 27 books, while the Old Testament contains seven books. Additionally, passages from the books of Esther and Daniel are included in Catholic Bibles.

Do Catholics read the old and New Testament?

• As Catholics, it permeates every aspect of our day to day existence.
• We read it frequently both at home and at church, we participate in Bible studies, and we most certainly possess more than one copy.
• On the other hand, the Bibles that we are familiar with and read today are all English translations, derived from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek texts of the Old and New Testaments, respectively.