Editing Deuterocanonical Books (section)

== 5. Catholic vs. Protestant Canon ==
In the 16th century, Reformers generally followed the shorter Jewish Masoretic canon and placed these books in an “Apocrypha” section or omitted them. The Catholic Church, appealing to the constant use of the Septuagint and to conciliar decisions from late antiquity, maintained the broader canon.
{| class="wikitable"
!Aspect
!Catholic Position
!Typical Protestant Position
|-
|Old Testament Source
|Septuagint tradition + Latin tradition
|Masoretic Text
|-
|OT Book Count
|46
|39
|-
|Status of Deuterocanon
|Inspired, canonical, read in liturgy
|Useful for reading, but not for doctrine (in many traditions)
|-
|Dogmatic Definition
|Council of Trent, 1546
|16th c. confessional/canonical lists
|}