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Lesson 17: Materials Used In Composing The Bible 1. What has become of the original copies of the Bible? They have been either destroyed or lost. 2. What were the causes of destruction or loss? Many, particularly persecution and the fragility of the materials used, which did not withstand the...

Lesson 16: Differences Between Catholic And Protestant Versions 1. Does the Catholic version of the Bible differ from Protestant versions? Yes, in many ways. 2. What is the most noticeable difference? The most noticeable difference is the absence of seven whole books and parts of two others from...

Lesson 15: Reading The Bible 1. Are we under any obligation to read the Bible? We are under no obligation to read the Bible. 2. Are Catholics forbidden to read the Bible? By no means; on the contrary, all Catholics are urged to read the Bible. 3. Besides ordinary benefits, what do those gain who...

Lesson 14: Interpreting The Bible 1. Is the meaning of the Bible so clear that anyone reading it, can readily understand it? The Bible is by no means so easily understood: St. Peter himself tells us that it contains many things: "... hard to be understood ..." (II Pet. III,16). 2. Whom do we...

Lesson 13: The Bible And History 1. Is the Bible an historical book? The Bible is not an historical book per se; it is primarily a religious book; but it does contain a certain amount of historical teaching, which benefits from inerrancy, like all the rest of the Bible. 2. Why would historical...

Lesson 12: The Bible And Science 1. Is the Bible a book of science? The Bible is not a book of science, and was never intended to answer the purpose of a book of science. 2. Does the Bible teach anything that has to do with science? Yes, the Bible mentions many things that have to do with...

Lesson 11: The Douay Bible 1. Is there a Catholic translation of the Bible in English? Yes, it is the translation known as the Douay-Rheims Version. It was translated from the Latin Vulgate. 2. Why is it called "Douay-Rheims"? Because it was begun at Rheims and finished at Douay in 1582-1609 by...

Lesson 10: The Vulgate 1. Name again the languages of the Old Testament before the time of Christ. Hebrew and Greek. 2. In what languages did the Apostles write their Gospels and Epistles? They wrote their Gospels and Epistles in Greek, except St. Matthew, who wrote his Gospel in Aramaic. 3...

Lesson 9: The Septuagint Version 1. Who were the translators of the Old Testament? The translators of the Old Testament were Jewish scholars well acquainted with both the Hebrew and the Greek languages. 2. By what name is this translation known? It is known as the Septuagint Version. 3. Why is...

Lesson 8: The Languages Of The Bible 1. Were all the books of the Bible originally written in one language? No, besides Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic were used. 2. What books were written in Hebrew? Almost all the books of the Old Testament. 3. What books were written in Greek? In the Old Testament...

Lesson 7: The Bible And Tradition 1. Do we not have in the Bible books written by authors, other than the Apostles? We have, but these authors lived in apostolic times and merely recorded the words and deeds of the Apostles themselves. 2. Why does the Church not admit any books except those of...

Lesson 6: Canon Of Sacred Scripture 1. How many books does the entire Bible contain? Seventy-two or seventy-four, depending on the way they are calculated 2. How do we know with certainty that the Bible contains only these books? We know with certainty that the Bible contains only these books...

Lesson 5: The New Testament 1. How many books are there in the New Testament? There are twenty-seven books in the New Testament. 2. When were these books written? These books were written during a period extending from 35 A.D. to 93 A.D. 3. By whom were they written? They were written mainly by...

Lesson 4: The Old Testament 1. How many books does the Old Testament contain? It contains from forty-five to forty-seven books, depending on how the books are divided. 2. Into how many classes may these books be divided? Three. 3. Name these classes. Didactic or Doctrinal, Historical, and...

Lesson 3: Dates And Division Of The Bible 1. When was the Bible written? The Bible was written during a period covering more than 1500 years. 2. When was the first book written? The exact date is not known, but it must have been some fifteen hundred years before Christ, since its author was...