Can some one help me with the "definitive" CATHOLIC canon order...
This is what I have but suspect it may have innacuracies.
2627.cath_canon.txt
Definitive? You're not going to find it. The Community Bible, a popular English Bible originating in the Philippians has a different order than the NAB originating in the US. Tell me the origins of the Bible and I can probably tell you the most likely sequence. ...What you've got matches the NAB - standard old boring American order.
Actually Bibles are approved, not their canons.
Since the new code of Canon Law (1983), vernacular translations need approval of the Bishops' Conference or the Holy See.
Can. 825 §1. Books of the sacred scriptures cannot be published unless the Apostolic See or the conference of bishops has approved them. For the publication of their translations into the vernacular, it is also required that they be approved by the same authority and provided with necessary and sufficient annotations.
There used to be a list of approved Bibles in the US (as it is by country) at uscc.org, but I can't find it right now.
Now the other definition of the term "approved" is for Church/liturgical use, again this is by country. In the U.S., there is only one English text currently approved by the Church for use . This text is the one contained in the Lectionaries approved for Sundays & Feasts and for Weekdays by the USCCB and recognized by the Holy See. These Lectionaries have their American and Roman approval documents in the front. The text is that of the New American Bible with revised Psalms and New Testament (1988, 1991), with some changes mandated by the Holy See where the NAB text used so-called vertical inclusive language (e.g. avoiding male pronouns for God). Since these Lectionaries have been fully promulgated, the permission to use the Jerusalem Bible and the RSV-Catholic at Mass has been withdrawn (as they were formerly approved in the U.S.)
Joy of Joys,
ok (but will spare you this one) its Chinese, will ask original poster for book order
The Community Bible, a popular English Bible originating in the Philippians
No wonder this is a controversial version, they should have started in Genesis...[:)]
The Community Bible, a popular English Bible originating in the Philippians No wonder this is a controversial version, they should have started in Genesis...
No wonder this is a controversial version, they should have started in Genesis...
Good catch - I was clearly typing on autopilot. [:D] & [:$]
I have 2 Catholic Bibles I tried to find versification system for. One is Polish Biblia Tysiaclecia, the closest one has been NAB. Now I have Slovak Catholic Translation and nothing looks to be close enough. [:(]
I would appreciate any advice. (I tried @BibleDR already, not working, too many differences.)
...and end the OT with The Wisdom of Solomon. This looks like like the order of one of the ancient codexes.
"Viva Cristo Rey!!"
Deacon Harbey Santiago
Archdiocese of Baltimore
thanks for all your helps - issue is resolved (hopefully)
