Did Martin Luther Remove the Apocrypha from the Bible? 

Thank you so much for your insight. I hope you enjoyed the video. You are ABSOLUTELY correct! What will surprise many even more is that Martin Luther and others before him believed that these books were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Their own words (not mine). This teaches us that there is a huge difference between "inspiration" and what is called "inspired."

Yeah, as an Anglican I hold these books in high regard. The early church fathers held these books in high regard as well, even those (like Athanasius) that put them in a separate category from the “canonical” books.

99% of Protestantism

@@gclmedia According to what studies?

Don’t take my word for it! 🤗 I encourage you to search it out for yourself.

You are most welcome! Thank you even more. I appreciate you!

There is sooooo much misinformation out there. It is our God-given task “to study” the show ourselves approved. It is my hope to be just a spark that ignites someone’s desire to search the scriptures.

Thank you for watching and engaging. I’d have to say it’s a little more nuanced than that. In Martin Luther’s works he breaks down what challenged him and/or the reformers with the Apocryphal books. It will surprise you tremendously what he actually says. In my latest video I read Luther’s views in part concerning Sirach and Wisdom of Solomon. Have you seen it? If not, 👉🏾 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ucx5Wx2vf6E.htmlsi=fxO2-Hvd1dN5swin

Blessings! Thank you for watching and engaging! Which book are you referring to? Martin Luther Works or my antique German Luther Bible?

Yea the Antique Lutheran Bible but I see it’s in German lol . I still would like it for my Library and collection but I can tell it will be hard to find and expensive.

@TheEvdavis7 Yes it is very difficult to find but not impossible. I get most of my Bibles through 316antiquebibles.com reach out to Robert, he is awesome. R

Hello my friend ! Thank you I will do

Tell me more...the Ethiopian bible had 81 books. What books did Luther remove out.

@@dannylo5875 that's a common misconception that Luther removed books out of his German translation. But technically he did move 7 OT books to the back of his German translation, that he copied from the original Canon, that did have the deuterocanonical books with the rest of the OT canon. Bc they were always considered canonical by Christian's, except for Luther who started making new rules. But I was saying what a lot of people 2day dont know, is that Luther did the same exact thing with his NT German Bible too. Luther made a new chronological order, & moved 5 NT books to the back of his Bible. But The ones I can remember off hand or the book of James, Hebrews, Revelation, & moved them all to the back changing the original chronological order. Of course we all know Revelation should always be the last book. But the point is Luther didn't want to keep these books in his canon at all, but he was advised to keep all the books. So he just decided to move 7 OT books, along with moving 5 NT books to. But he told his readers they can read all the books at their own discretion. Bc he said Their not inspired books, so basically read at your own discretion, & if you want to remove the books, go ahead, no big deal. Bc he didn't believe that they were the inspired word of God anyways. So basically Luther, who was just one man changed the chronological order for the OT, & the NT as well. He talked really bad about a lot of the NT books to, & he hated the Book of James, Luther called James "An Epistle of straw", bc it didn't line up with his ideology. Bc of James chapter 2 refutes Martin Luther's definition of Sola Fide. That's why a lot of people dont realize that the original 1611 KJV had 80 books in their canon. Bc throughout history there were always more than 66 books. The RU-vidr did a video about the 7 deuterocanonical books. He showed how it wasn't the reformers, or other Protestants who removed those OT books. It was the Bible society's that were only printing 66 books, to save money. So from 1820s, to 1880s all Protestants bibles started removing the apocrypha/ deuterocanonical books out of the original canon. So technically the 66 book canon, is actually only around 150 yrs old from the late 19th century. And people 2day think that all Christians throughout all antiquity were always reading 66 books only. But the evidence in history shows the complete opposite, that all throughout antiquity all Christians always had more than 66 books. But the big question we should all ask ourselves is what Authority did just one man have to move books, or want to remove any books, out of the word of God🤔... That's like the gnostics in the 1st, 2nd century that were claiming they were getting special Revelation from God, & handwriting books, when they were just forgeries, but pretending they were the inspired word of God. Bc if someone tried doing that 2day, we would call them a heretic, son of satan. But yet people praise Luther like he's some kind of hero. Food for thought my friend. This is why we must always study church history ourselves to seek the absolute truth. And trust no1, but test them all.. Lord bless u. 🙏🏼

@@onlylove556 Kinda getting really angry with God because if he is so powerful, why doesn't he show up and show someone the original copy of the bible and have all the books brought back again. That needs to be in his Holy text and those also that were removed to be controversial...makes me think how the occultist sciences and books have the truth and the line runs between both. I read all sorts of spiritual themed books and have cross indexed and cross referenced many topics and many things I have discovered that have made me question the whole of Islam Judaism and Christianity and also a little of Zoarasterians... because a lot of Mesopotamian precursor, pan, proto literature is being decoded by AI and other advanced tools and also some have looked into these things and people understand how it's used.

And practiced...what are narcissistic and bitchy God. Who wants to never show up fix everything and make known the whole truth...I had spiritual encounters and the being can show up and only show parts of information that you need...and all these spiritual beings do exist but act like they are not there and leave and go as they please...it's a Joke really.

@@dannylo5875 Hey my friend we all go through that, but its going to build a fire in u, & make u want to seek for the truth. But it also can make u go the other way to, & become an full blown atheist, or an agnostic to. Bc it happened to me when I was a protestant, & became an atheist bc of all the confusion in protestantism, & all 1000s of diff religions in Christianity. So I ended up becoming an agnostic, I thought there could be a higher power. But I still made fun of all religions, & thought they were all created by governments to control the masses. I got sucked in the Zeitgeist movement, & things like that, but I wouldn't even fact check nothing I heard, to see if it was true historical info. I also had many Supernatural experiences to, until one night I had a very deep Supernatural experience, but that's a diff story. My point is I felt that same way as u, but after that last Supernatural experience I had, I knew the God of the Bible was true, I can't explain how, but I was pulled in that direction of Christianity. But I didn't want to commit myself to any church yet bc I still saw the confusion inside of Christianity, & protestantism. And I was always taught Catholicism, & Orthodox Christianity was just pagan Roman theology, & it was created by Constantine. 🤦🏻‍♂️ So I never even bothered to study Catholicism @ all. But later growing wiser in my age, I knew I had to fact-check everything I heard from everyone, & trust no1, but test them all. But when u start asking yourself questions, like where did the Bible come from, & who were the men that compiled all these diff books 2gether to canonized the Bible in one book in the 1st place. And start studying the manuscript copies of the Bible, & see how the books of the Bible are preserved throughout Antiquity. Then u will see how the Bible is perfectly preserved. There have been so many 1000s of liberal Scholars, & conservative Scholars, everybody's has always been trying to debunk the Bible & Christianity. But no1 has ever debunked Christianity geographically. And still to this very day no one has ever had to this very day geographically speaking. All the Bible wars have been proven geographically. They're so much info to prove the books of the Bible have been perfectly preserved, it's not even funny. Its Thee most preserved book in history hands down. Of course your ? really is how many books or in the Bible, well that is the debate isn't it. But what u 1st need to ask yourself is, if God is really true & Jesus Christ is his son, who died on the cross for us. That if that story is true, then wouldn't God be powerful enough to be able to preserve his one true church throughout antiquity. Bc the Bible teaches us is that there one church only, not 40,000 diff denominations, who can't agree on what the Gospel is. So if Jesus is true, & the 300 prophecies about the Messiah in the OT have been fulfilled in Jesus. Then that means Jesus built his church in the 1st century Matthew 16:18; then who were the men throughout history that were entrusted to his church throughout all antiquity 2 Timothy 2:2; & what was the name of that one true church. One thing I can tell u is it's not protestantism. Its between the two oldest ancient churches, & that's Catholicism, & Orthodox Christianity. That I can tell u without a doubt 💯. But u have to see it for yourself, never stop studying....

It's wonderful to see your interest in the historical context of the Bible! While you bring up some points, there are a few nuances in the comment that could be clarified. Firstly, the claim that the books in the Apocrypha were never accepted by the Jews is not entirely accurate. Some Jewish communities like the Ethiopian Jews did, in fact, accept certain books from the Apocrypha. Which makes the status of these books vary among different Jewish traditions. The assertion that the Catholic Church added these books to justify certain practices is a perspective but may oversimplify the historical process of canonization. The decision on the canon was a complex and gradual development that involved discussions within "different" Christian communities. Regarding the New Testament books in the Apocrypha, it's important to note that the term "Apocrypha" is used to refer to additional books found in some versions of the Old Testament, and there is also a New Testament Apocrypha as well. But the New Testament books are generally the same across most Christian denominations. Exploring Martin Luther's motivations for the Reformation and the events of the Counter-Reformation is indeed an insightful approach. However, it's valuable to consider a variety of historical sources to gain a comprehensive understanding of these complex and transformative periods in church history. Your interest in uncovering the historical context is commendable, and I encourage you to continue exploring various perspectives and historical accounts to enrich your understanding of the Bible's journey through time. Keep that curiosity alive!

by your standards we can say Mormons are Christians since they consider some bible books to be perfect. I mean, we can never know 100% but what we can know is that if the church is divided on the whole source then at the very least there is something wrong with that whole source. The point i am making is there was never a universal agreement in those books to be inspired. Of course, there are some books that were once agreed upon by some small minorities which are now rejected by everyone About the reformations- they were very important. When you start describing them as some historical event that happened somewhere at some point, it looses the significance of if which is more important than whtat happened afterwards. Although i am 100% protestant, i do wish that this events are talked about with their weight to help eliminate the average catholic claims that are just false and their thoughts that they are hated by protestants. Thank you and take care@@gclmedia

Stop lying OP

The Holy Church didn't ADD them, Prots REMOVED them. FACT. You're bible isn't complete.