“But if anyone receive not, as sacred and canonical, the said books
entire with all their parts, as they have been used to be read in the
Catholic Church, and as they are contained in the old Latin Vulgate
edition; and knowingly and deliberately contemn the traditions
aforesaid; let him be anathema.”
Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)
No. 120:
It was by the apostolic Tradition that the Church discerned
which writings are to be included in the list of the sacred books. This
complete list is called the canon of Scripture. It includes 46 books for the
Old Testament (45 if we count Jeremiah and Lamentations as one) and 27
for the New...
No. 121:
The Old Testament is an indispensable part of Sacred
Scripture. Its books are divinely inspired and retain a permanent value, for
the Old Covenant has never been revoked.
No. 124:
The Word of God, which is the power of God for salvation
to everyone who has faith, is set forth and displays its power in a most
wonderful way in the writings of the New Testament which hand on the
ultimate truth of God’s Revelation. Their central object is Jesus Christ,
God’s incarnate Son: his acts, teachings, Passion and glorification, and his
Church’s beginnings under the Spirit’s guidance.
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