Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in Ear podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in Ear podcast is brought to you by ascension using the great adventure Bible timeline. We'll read all the way and went into their own cells, right? Their own huts or wherever they translated.Caves, maybe, and they translated all the Old Testament, and they did it in. They all agreed, right, this all 70 translations were literally word for word, letter for letter, exact translations. And so Septuagint is known as the Septuagint because of the 70 translators. That's a kind of a legend, but that's how it gets its name. So the Septuagint was the Bible, the Old Testament Bible, the hebrew scriptures that were used at the time of Jesus, predominantly, in fact, 60%, almost 67%, two thirds of the time that the New Testament authors are quoting the Old Testament, they are quoting from the Greek Septuagint.Now, here's why this is important, because those seven books that we mentioned already, those seven books are included in the Greek Septuagint. This is very, very important. In fact, when the church gave us the first list of books of the Bible, that wasn't until the year 350. So the year 350 was the first time that the church actually said, these are the books of the Old Testament. These are the books of the New Testament in an official way.It was a council of Rome back in the year 350 where the church said, oh, people are now challenging. See, this is the thing is, whenever someone challenges something, then the church has to respond by saying, oh, here's the definition of this thing. For example, in the year 325, there was a thing called the Council of Nicaea that established clearly Jesus is truly, fully God and fully man in one divine person. So why did the church have to establish this and clarify this? Because people were saying, he's not really human or Jesus isn't really God.And so the church and council of Nicaea 325, in response to this challenge, had to say, oh, no, no, here is Jesus, fully God, fully man, in one divine person. And later on in the council of Constantinople, and I believe 381, where you have, again, the challenge is the Holy Spirit. Is the Holy Spirit equally God? And the church had to respond in that. And so in the year 350, in response to the question, what are the books of the actual Bible, the canon of the Bible, the council of Rome in the year 350 had established.These are the 73 books of the Old and New Testaments. Together, they reiterated that in the council of Carthage in the year 398. And that was how it was for the next 1200 years. The next 1200 years, every christian, if you're a Christian, you believe that. Yeah.All 73 books are part of the Old and New Testaments. They are inspired by God, including these seven books, including these extra parts of Esther, extra parts of Daniel. But they weren't considered extra parts. They were just considered, considered, that's the Bible. Until a gentleman named Martin Luther had come along.And Martin Luther, because he had some doctrinal differences. In fact, the doctrinal difference that Martin Luther had had was about the doctrine of purgatory. And he did not believe in praying for the dead because he did not believe in purgatory. And I remember there was this debate that he was having with a guy named Cardinal Cadgerton. And in the midst of this debate, Martin Luther says he doesn't believe in prayer for the dead, doesn't believe in purgatory and Cajetan says, what about second maccabees?Twelve talks about praying for the dead. And Martin Luther says, I don't accept second machine, chapter twelve, because I don't accept two maccabees, and I don't accept those other seven books. And with that, Martin Luther ordered the removal of those seven books from the Christian Bible. And this is the key. In the 15 hundreds, Martin Luther removed those seven books that had been accepted by every Christian.So recognize that the orthodox and the catholic traditions in Christianity go back the furthest. They go back all the way to the apostles and both Orthodox and Catholic, except all 73 books of the Old and New Testament. And it wasn't until the 15 hundreds when Martin Luther had come along and he had said, I reject these seven books that every Christian up to this point has accepted that, then he had them removed from his Bible. And so the reason why, maybe if you're listening to this and you're not Catholic and you haven't, you've been denied this, because these seven books, you guys, I have to tell you, are phenomenal. They're incredible.Not only are there great stories, like, we're in the midst of the book of Tobit, this incredible story, then think about the wisdom that Tobit is giving to his son there in chapter four. Just this. So wise and so good. But not only that, you guys, when we get to sirach, oh, it's gonna blow your mind. Book of wisdom, it's gonna just.It's gonna knock your socks off. It is. It's a gift. And so many of our brothers and sisters who aren't Catholic, who aren't orthodox, have been denied this gift for their entire lives. Your parents have been denied this gift for their entire lives.Like, imagine. Imagine realizing you have seven siblings you had no idea about. You know, imagine you have these seven people in your life who were supposed to be in your life, there, in there for your entire life. You're just finding out about them now. Well, unfortunately, that is what happened when a certain individual in the 15 hundreds, Martin Luther, removed them from the canon of scripture.But thankfully, in this Bible, in a year, you're going to be exposed and introduced to these seven books, these seven siblings. We'll call them seven friends that I am telling you, it's going to bless your life. It's going to bless your life. The Septuagint, the greek translation, that was the translation that Jesus used. It's the translation the apostles used.It's the translation the early church used. And so with all those seven books, those are the translations, and those are the versions that the early church used. And so now you get to be in company, not just with the last 500 years of Christianity. You get to be in company with the first 1500 years, get to be in company with the great holy men and women who walked with Jesus, holy men and women who were taught by them and established the church in the world. And I can't wait for you to be able to not just experience the 66 books of the Bible that you already have experienced, but these seven, seven strangers that will become, I'm guaranteeing you.You're very, very good friends, your dear brothers and sisters. So Tobit is the first we're getting exposed to, and then we're going from all of them. So keep praying for each other, you guys, because I'm praying for you. My name's father Mike. I cannot wait to see you tomorrow.God blessed.

and went into their own cells, right? Their own huts or wherever they translated.

Caves, maybe, and they translated all the Old Testament, and they did it in. They all agreed, right, this all 70 translations were literally word for word, letter for letter, exact translations. And so Septuagint is known as the Septuagint because of the 70 translators. That's a kind of a legend, but that's how it gets its name. So the Septuagint was the Bible, the Old Testament Bible, the hebrew scriptures that were used at the time of Jesus, predominantly, in fact, 60%, almost 67%, two thirds of the time that the New Testament authors are quoting the Old Testament, they are quoting from the Greek Septuagint.

Now, here's why this is important, because those seven books that we mentioned already, those seven books are included in the Greek Septuagint. This is very, very important. In fact, when the church gave us the first list of books of the Bible, that wasn't until the year 350. So the year 350 was the first time that the church actually said, these are the books of the Old Testament. These are the books of the New Testament in an official way.

It was a council of Rome back in the year 350 where the church said, oh, people are now challenging. See, this is the thing is, whenever someone challenges something, then the church has to respond by saying, oh, here's the definition of this thing. For example, in the year 325, there was a thing called the Council of Nicaea that established clearly Jesus is truly, fully God and fully man in one divine person. So why did the church have to establish this and clarify this? Because people were saying, he's not really human or Jesus isn't really God.

And so the church and council of Nicaea 325, in response to this challenge, had to say, oh, no, no, here is Jesus, fully God, fully man, in one divine person. And later on in the council of Constantinople, and I believe 381, where you have, again, the challenge is the Holy Spirit. Is the Holy Spirit equally God? And the church had to respond in that. And so in the year 350, in response to the question, what are the books of the actual Bible, the canon of the Bible, the council of Rome in the year 350 had established.

These are the 73 books of the Old and New Testaments. Together, they reiterated that in the council of Carthage in the year 398. And that was how it was for the next 1200 years. The next 1200 years, every christian, if you're a Christian, you believe that. Yeah.

All 73 books are part of the Old and New Testaments. They are inspired by God, including these seven books, including these extra parts of Esther, extra parts of Daniel. But they weren't considered extra parts. They were just considered, considered, that's the Bible. Until a gentleman named Martin Luther had come along.

And Martin Luther, because he had some doctrinal differences. In fact, the doctrinal difference that Martin Luther had had was about the doctrine of purgatory. And he did not believe in praying for the dead because he did not believe in purgatory. And I remember there was this debate that he was having with a guy named Cardinal Cadgerton. And in the midst of this debate, Martin Luther says he doesn't believe in prayer for the dead, doesn't believe in purgatory and Cajetan says, what about second maccabees?

Twelve talks about praying for the dead. And Martin Luther says, I don't accept second machine, chapter twelve, because I don't accept two maccabees, and I don't accept those other seven books. And with that, Martin Luther ordered the removal of those seven books from the Christian Bible. And this is the key. In the 15 hundreds, Martin Luther removed those seven books that had been accepted by every Christian.

So recognize that the orthodox and the catholic traditions in Christianity go back the furthest. They go back all the way to the apostles and both Orthodox and Catholic, except all 73 books of the Old and New Testament. And it wasn't until the 15 hundreds when Martin Luther had come along and he had said, I reject these seven books that every Christian up to this point has accepted that, then he had them removed from his Bible. And so the reason why, maybe if you're listening to this and you're not Catholic and you haven't, you've been denied this, because these seven books, you guys, I have to tell you, are phenomenal. They're incredible.

Not only are there great stories, like, we're in the midst of the book of Tobit, this incredible story, then think about the wisdom that Tobit is giving to his son there in chapter four. Just this. So wise and so good. But not only that, you guys, when we get to sirach, oh, it's gonna blow your mind. Book of wisdom, it's gonna just.

It's gonna knock your socks off. It is. It's a gift. And so many of our brothers and sisters who aren't Catholic, who aren't orthodox, have been denied this gift for their entire lives. Your parents have been denied this gift for their entire lives.

Like, imagine. Imagine realizing you have seven siblings you had no idea about. You know, imagine you have these seven people in your life who were supposed to be in your life, there, in there for your entire life. You're just finding out about them now. Well, unfortunately, that is what happened when a certain individual in the 15 hundreds, Martin Luther, removed them from the canon of scripture.

But thankfully, in this Bible, in a year, you're going to be exposed and introduced to these seven books, these seven siblings. We'll call them seven friends that I am telling you, it's going to bless your life. It's going to bless your life. The Septuagint, the greek translation, that was the translation that Jesus used. It's the translation the apostles used.

It's the translation the early church used. And so with all those seven books, those are the translations, and those are the versions that the early church used. And so now you get to be in company, not just with the last 500 years of Christianity. You get to be in company with the first 1500 years, get to be in company with the great holy men and women who walked with Jesus, holy men and women who were taught by them and established the church in the world. And I can't wait for you to be able to not just experience the 66 books of the Bible that you already have experienced, but these seven, seven strangers that will become, I'm guaranteeing you.

You're very, very good friends, your dear brothers and sisters. So Tobit is the first we're getting exposed to, and then we're going from all of them. So keep praying for each other, you guys, because I'm praying for you. My name's father Mike. I cannot wait to see you tomorrow.

God blessed.