In this Father Simon Says episode, a listener named Pat from Wisconsin calls in with a classic question:

“Why does the Catholic Bible have more books than the Protestant one?”

Fr. Simon’s Explanation (Simple + Solid):

🗺️ Back in the Day…
The early Christians didn’t read Hebrew. They used the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Jewish scriptures. 📜

This Bible had all the books we now find in the Catholic Old Testament.

✂️ Fast-Forward 1,200+ Years…

Along comes Martin Luther in the 1500s. He notices the Jewish canon (which had dropped some books) was shorter than the Christian one.

So, what does he do?

➖ He figures the extra books in the Christian Bible were added later
➖ He moves them to a “second-tier” category
➖ Eventually, Protestant Bibles just drop them altogether

Fr. Simon explains:

“It’s not that Catholics added books — it’s that others took them out.” 

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In this&nbsp;Father Simon Says episode, a listener named Pat from Wisconsin calls in with a classic question:
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&ldquo;Why does the Catholic Bible have more books than the Protestant one?&rdquo;
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Fr. Simon&rsquo;s Explanation (Simple + Solid):
🗺️ Back in the Day&hellip; The early Christians didn&rsquo;t read Hebrew. They used the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Jewish scriptures. 📜
This Bible had&nbsp;all the books we now find in the Catholic Old Testament.
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✂️ Fast-Forward 1,200+ Years&hellip;
Along comes Martin Luther in the 1500s. He notices the Jewish canon (which had dropped some books) was shorter than the Christian one.
So, what does he do?
➖ He figures the extra books in the Christian Bible were added later ➖ He moves them to a &ldquo;second-tier&rdquo; category ➖ Eventually, Protestant Bibles just drop them altogether
Fr. Simon explains:
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&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not that Catholics added books &mdash; it&rsquo;s that others took them out.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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