What books did King James remove from the Bible?

King James Version
  • 1 Esdras (Vulgate 3 Esdras)
  • 2 Esdras (Vulgate 4 Esdras)
  • Tobit.
  • Judith ("Judeth" in Geneva)
  • Rest of Esther (Vulgate Esther 10:4 – 16:24)
  • Wisdom.
  • Ecclesiasticus (also known as Sirach)
  • Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremy ("Jeremiah" in Geneva) (all part of Vulgate Baruch)
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What 14 books were removed from the Bible?

This book contains: 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, The Book of Tobit, The Book of Susanna, Additions to Esther, The Book of Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, The Epistle of Jeremiah, The Prayer of Azariah, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasses, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Book of Enoch, Book of Jubilees, Gospel of ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on amazon.com


What 12 books were removed from the Bible?

Contents of The Forgotten Books of Eden
  • The Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan (The First and Second Book of Adam and Eve)
  • The Secrets of Enoch (also known as the Slavonic Enoch or Second Enoch)
  • The Psalms of Solomon.
  • The Odes of Solomon.
  • The Letter of Aristeas.
  • The Fourth Book of Maccabees.
  • The Story of Ahikar.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


How many books are not in the King James Version Bible?

There are 80 books in the King James Bible; 39 in the Old Testament, 14 in the Apocrypha, and 27 in the New Testament.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What books are in the Catholic Bible that are not in the King James?

List of deuterocanonicals
  • Tobit.
  • Judith.
  • Baruch.
  • Sirach.
  • 1 Maccabees.
  • 2 Maccabees.
  • Wisdom.
  • Additions to Esther, Daniel, and Baruch: Esther: Fulfillment of Mordecai's Dream (Esther 10:4–13) Interpretation of Mordecai's Dream (Vulgate Esther 11) Conspiracy of the Two Eunuchs (Vulgate Esther 12)
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


How Many Books Were Removed from the Bible?



Why was the Book of Enoch removed?

The Book of Enoch was considered as scripture in the Epistle of Barnabas (4:3) and by many of the early Church Fathers, such as Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria, Irenaeus and Tertullian, who wrote c. 200 that the Book of Enoch had been rejected by the Jews because it contained prophecies pertaining to Christ.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Why did King James change the Bible?

In 1604, England's King James I authorized a new translation of the Bible aimed at settling some thorny religious differences in his kingdom—and solidifying his own power. But in seeking to prove his own supremacy, King James ended up democratizing the Bible instead.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on history.com


What are the 7 books removed from the Bible?

Did you know that the Catholic Bible contains seven books that are not included in the Protestant Bible? These special books of the Bible—Sirach, Wisdom, Tobit, 1 Maccabees, Judith, additions to Daniel, and Esther—contain harrowing stories of family, resurrection, and prayer.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on learn25.com


What verses are missing from KJV?

The sixteen omitted verses
  • (1) Matthew 17:21. KJV: Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. ...
  • (2) Matthew 18:11. KJV: For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. ...
  • (3) Matthew 23:14. ...
  • (4) Mark 7:16. ...
  • (5 & 6) Mark 9:44 & 9:46. ...
  • (7) Mark 11:26. ...
  • (8) Mark 15:28. ...
  • (9) Luke 17:36.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Did Luther remove books from the Bible?

Luther included the deuterocanonical books in his translation of the German Bible, but he did relocate them to after the Old Testament, calling them "Apocrypha, that are books which are not considered equal to the Holy Scriptures, but are useful and good to read."
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Why was the book of Judith removed from the Bible?

Reasons for its exclusion include the lateness of its composition, possible Greek origin, open support of the Hasmonean dynasty (to which the early rabbinate was opposed), and perhaps the brash and seductive character of Judith herself.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Why was the Apocrypha removed from the KJV?

They reasoned that not printing the Apocrypha within the Bible would prove to be less costly to produce. Since that time most modern editions of the Bible and reprintings of the King James Bible omit the Apocrypha section. Modern non-Catholic reprintings of the Clementine Vulgate commonly omit the Apocrypha section.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Why was the book of Mary removed from the Bible?

The Gospel of Mary is an early Christian text deemed unorthodox by the men who shaped the nascent Catholic church, was excluded from the canon, and was subsequently erased from the history of Christianity along with most narratives that demonstrated women's contributions to the early Christian movement.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on escholarship.org


Which Bible has the Book of Enoch in it?

Holy Bible King James Version including The Apocrypha and the Book of Enoch Paperback – April 7, 2017. A reprint of the classic King James version of the Holy Bible that also includes the full Apocrypha and for references from the book of Jude, the Book of Enoch is included.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on amazon.com


Who Wrote the Book of Enoch?

The 3rd Book of Enoch, the Hebrew Enoch, or 3 Enoch, is a Rabbinic text originally written in Hebrew usually dated to the fifth century CE. Some experts believe it was written by Rabbi Ishmael (second century CE), familiar with both 1 Enoch and 2 Enoch.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on amazon.com


What is the most accurate translation of the Bible in the world?

The King James Version is the world's most widely known Bible translation, using early seventeenth-century English. Its powerful, majestic style has made it a literary classic, with many of its phrases and expressions embedded in our language.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on cambridge.org


Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on npr.org


Why was Sirach removed from the Bible?

Because it was excluded from the Jewish canon, Sirach was not counted as being canonical in Churches originating from the Reformation, although some retained the book in an appendix to the Bible called Apocrypha.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Do Catholics use the King James Bible?

As Father Ousley explains, the KJV is not authorized for public worship in the Ordinariates. The Ordinariate's have no KJV lectionary for instance. The King James Bible for Catholics is not a “Catholic edition” of the KJV, “but rather the KJV for Catholic readers …
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on acsociety.org


How many times has the KJV been revised?

The result was the publication in 1881 of the English Revised Version, or Revised Version, which was the first and remains the only officially authorized revision of the King James Bible. The New Testament was published in 1881, the Old Testament in 1885, and the Apocrypha in 1895.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on digitalcommons.cedarville.edu


Is the King James Bible the real Bible?

The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version, is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org
Previous question
Why do humans have round pupils?