Daily Defense Podcast
#273 The Canonicity of the Deuterocanonicals - Jimmy Akin
Sep 30, 2023
Apologist and author in the Catholic tradition, Jimmy Akin, discusses the canonicity of the Deuterocanonicals. The deuterocanonicals are seven books considered canonical in the Catholic Church but not in the Protestant community. They were included in the Septuagint, the major Greek translation of the Old Testament.
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- The Deuterocanonicals, including books like Tobit and Wisdom, were considered canonical in the Catholic Church and other Eastern Christian Churches.
- The canonicity of the Deuterocanonicals is supported by their inclusion in the Septuagint, use by New Testament authors, and affirmation by early Christian fathers and councils.
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Multiple lines of evidence support the canonicity of the Deuterocanonicals
The Deuterocanonicals, including books such as Tobit, Judith, Baruch, Cyrak, Wisdom, and First and Second Maccabees, were considered to be canonical in the Catholic Church and many Eastern Orthodox and other Eastern Christian churches. These books were included in the Septuagint, the major Greek translation of the Old Testament, which was the version overwhelmingly quoted by the authors of the New Testament. The New Testament authors not only quoted from the Septuagint but also alluded to the Deuterocanonical books. Early Christian fathers widely attested to the use of the Deuterocanonicals as scripture, and their canonicity was affirmed at various councils, including the Council of Trent.
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