Why did Protestants remove parts of Scripture from the original Bible? In this powerful conversation, Missio Dei Catholic sits down with Matthew Mark McWhorter to uncover the truth behind the so-called Apocrypha—the ancient books and passages that were part of the early Church’s Bible but later rejected during the Reformation.
Matthew draws deeply from the Early Church Fathers to show that these writings were embraced by the first Christians and even used by Christ’s Apostles. The early Church recognized the Greek Septuagint as the authoritative Scripture—containing books like Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and 1 & 2 Maccabees, as well as vital passages like Susanna (Daniel 13) and Bel and the Dragon (Daniel 14) that Protestants later removed from the Book of Daniel.
These ancient writings—Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and 1 & 2 Maccabees—carry timeless wisdom and foreshadow Christ in profound ways. Discover the truth about the Catholic canon and the unity of Scripture preserved through the Church.
Topics discussed:
Why Protestants removed sacred books and passages
The Early Church Fathers’ witness to the full canon
Christ and the Apostles’ use of the Septuagint
How the story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon reveal deeper truths about faith and justice
Why the Catholic Church preserves the complete Word of God
These writings were never “extra” but integral parts of God’s revelation, recognized and proclaimed by the early Church. Rediscover the fullness of the Word as it was known to the first Christians.
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