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Originally posted by RACooper
Apocrypha? In the Catholic Bible  I think someone's been misleading you a we bit... But seriosuly I wish the Apocrypha was included... it'd surely add some spice to religion class - although I'm not sure the trade off of having another 28+ books is worth it... but as far as I know there is little to no difference between the major Bibles other than translation (and creative editting).
Looking at the older Latin texts, trying to find Replenish, I couldn't find a reference to it... so maybe it was added in during the KJV as a nod to Mercantalist beliefs?
Oh in case you are interested in Apocrypha... this website has a nice catalog of them:
http://www.comparative-religion.com/...ity/apocrypha/
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I'm not sure exactly what your point is here. Again, not trying to be confrontational, but what are you trying to show me? I know what the apocrypha is, and I'm sorry, perhaps it was a wee bit misleading to say "most." However the first place I ever HEARD about the apocrypha was in religion class at the Catholic high school I went to. All of the bibles they used contained the apocrypha. Most Catholic bibles I have ever looked at contain the apocrypha. What exactly are you saying? Below is a link to the New American Bible online. That is a version commonly used by Catholics. This site is the United States Council of Catholic Bishops. The books listed contain the apocrypha. They are neatly tucked away in the OT, not seperated. Tobit, Maccabees, Sirach, Baruch, etc. When I clicked on the link to Sirach this was part of the introduction: "Though not included in the Hebrew Bible after the first century A.D., nor accepted by Protestants, the Book of Sirach has always been recognized by the Catholic Church as divinely inspired and canonical. The Foreword, though not inspired, is placed in the Bible because of its antiquity and importance." Here is the link:
New American Bible
ETA: Hey Cooper, what's the weather like in Canada? I'm moving there in a month.