The Catholic Bible contains a total of 73 books. This includes 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament
. The difference from most Protestant Bibles, which have 66 books, lies mainly in the Old Testament. The Catholic Old Testament includes seven additional books known as the Deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1 Maccabees, and 2 Maccabees) plus additional passages in Esther and Daniel that are not found in the Protestant Old Testament
. In summary:
- Old Testament: 46 books (including 7 Deuterocanonical books)
- New Testament: 27 books
- Total: 73 books in the Catholic Bible
This canon was affirmed by various Church councils such as Hippo (393), Carthage (397, 419), Florence (15th century), and Trent (16th century)
