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Abbreviations
Abbreviations


* See [[Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible]]
* See [[Books of the Bible with abbreviations|Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible]]
* CCC = Catechism of the Catholic Church
* CCC = Catechism of the Catholic Church
* USCCB = United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
* USCCB = United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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**see [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/28/ CCC 84]
**see [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/28/ CCC 84]
*'''Deuterocanonical books'''
*'''Deuterocanonical books'''
**"deutero" = second, so "belonging to the second canon"
**see entry in below section on the Bible
**seven books from later Old Testament writings that were accepted and studied at the time of Christ
 
***they also included additions to other OT works, including a Psalm
****but which later Jews (after 1st century AD) and, later, Protestants, disregarded
****primarily because of their references to intercessions of the saints, prayers to the dead, purgatory, resurrection of the body and confession
***Protestants call these books "Apocrypha" and do not consider them canonical
**the books were part of the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament), which was the most commonly used OT form during the 1st century A.D. (times of Christ)
**Martin Luther excluded the books of Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation from his canon (list of divine scripture
***because he claimed these books contradicted ''sola gratia'' (salvation by grace alone) and ''sola fide'' (justification by faith alone)
***Protestant doctrines of justification and salvation are called the "five ''solae''"
**see  
***[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/answering-the-most-common-objection-to-the-deuterocanonical-books Answering the Most Common Objection to the Deuterocanonical Books | Catholic Answers Magazine]
***[https://www.saintmina-holmdel.org/phocadownload/Servants/2015-2017/Deuterocanonical%20Books%20P1.pdf#:~:text=Protestants%20reject%20them%20on%202%20grounds%3A%20Jews%20didn%E2%80%99t,%282%20Maccabees%2015%3A14%29%20Intercession%20of%20angels%20%28Tobit%2012%3A12-15%29 The Deuterocanonical Books slide show]
*'''Devil, the / diabolic'''
*'''Devil, the / diabolic'''
**= Satan (see entry below)
**= Satan (see entry below)
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**the revealed truth of the Holy Trinity is at the very root of the Church's living faith as expressed in the Creed (CCC 232, 237, 249, 253-256)
**the revealed truth of the Holy Trinity is at the very root of the Church's living faith as expressed in the Creed (CCC 232, 237, 249, 253-256)


== Bible structure ==
== Catholic Bible structure ==


* 46 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books
* 46 Old Testament books
* 27 New Testament books
* here for list of the [[Books of the Bible with abbreviations]]


=== Old Testament ===
=== Old Testament ===


* four sections
* '''Pentateuch'''
** '''Pentateuch'''
* '''Historical books'''
** '''Historical books'''
* '''Wisdom'''
** '''Wisdom'''
* '''Prophets'''
** '''Prophets'''


==== Deuterocanonical books ====
*"deutero" = second, so "belonging to the second canon"
*seven books from later Old Testament writings that were accepted and studied at the time of Christ
**they also included additions to other OT works, including a Psalm
***but which later Jews (after 1st century AD) and, later, Protestants, disregarded
***primarily because of their references to intercessions of the saints, prayers to the dead, purgatory, resurrection of the body and confession
**Protestants call these books "Apocrypha" and do not consider them canonical
*the books were part of the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament), which was the most commonly used OT form during the 1st century A.D. (times of Christ)
*Martin Luther excluded the books of Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation from his canon (list of divine scripture
**because he claimed these books contradicted ''sola gratia'' (salvation by grace alone) and ''sola fide'' (justification by faith alone)
**Protestant doctrines of justification and salvation are called the "five ''solae''"
*see
**[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/answering-the-most-common-objection-to-the-deuterocanonical-books Answering the Most Common Objection to the Deuterocanonical Books | Catholic Answers Magazine]
**[https://www.saintmina-holmdel.org/phocadownload/Servants/2015-2017/Deuterocanonical%20Books%20P1.pdf#:~:text=Protestants%20reject%20them%20on%202%20grounds%3A%20Jews%20didn%E2%80%99t,%282%20Maccabees%2015%3A14%29%20Intercession%20of%20angels%20%28Tobit%2012%3A12-15%29 The Deuterocanonical Books slide show]
=== New Testament ===
=== New Testament ===
* '''Gospels'''
* '''Gospels'''
* '''Acts'''
* '''Acts'''
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* '''Catholic Epistles'''  
* '''Catholic Epistles'''  
* '''Revelation'''
* '''Revelation'''
== Ten Commandments ==
== Ten Commandments ==