{"product_id":"why-catholic-bibles-are-bigger","title":"WHY CATHOLIC BIBLES ARE BIGGER","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Gary Michuta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid the Catholic Church add extra books to the Bible?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr did Protestant leaders have them removed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind out the truth!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome differences between Catholicism and Protestantism can be tricky to grasp, but one of them just requires the ability to count: Catholic bibles have seventy-three books, whereas Protestant bibles have sixty-six—plus an appendix with the strange title \u003cem\u003eApocrypha\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat’s the story here? Protestants claim that the medieval Catholic Church added six extra books that had never been considered part of the Old Testament, either by Jews or early Christians. Catholics say that the Protestant Reformers \u003cem\u003eremoved\u003c\/em\u003e those books, long considered part of Sacred Scripture, because they didn’t like what they contained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Catholic Bibles Are Bigger\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eGary Michuta presents a revised and expanded version of his authoritative work on this key issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombing the historical record from pre-Christian times to the Patristic era to the Reformation and its aftermath, he traces the canon controversy through the writings and actions of its major players.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’ll be left with a clear picture of the causes of this tragic divide, and you’ll be able to explain and defend the reasons for the full, unabridged Catholic Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CATHOLIC ANSWERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46060131877113,"sku":"30608","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0312\/0418\/0013\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-18113759.png?v=1779122298","url":"https:\/\/giftstore.holyhill.com\/products\/why-catholic-bibles-are-bigger","provider":"Holy Hill Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}