My Friend's Bible Has More Books In It Than Mine
My Bible has 66 books. 66 seems like a lot. It's hard to talk people into reading one book. But 66? I don't even like to spell out the number 66 (so I don't). Why would anyone want to read 66 books? But here's the thing. Not all Bibles have 66 books. Some have more than 66. More? Really? More than 66? That seems excessive. It's true. Some have more. You might know this if you have Catholic relatives. Or if you've used the popular Bible App . Someone asked me about these extra books not long ago. She was using the trusty Bible App and the translation she selected, the Common English Bible , included them. My friend wanted to know if it was ok that an app identifying itself as "The Bible" included these books. I have to be honest. I got way too excited about this question. I'm sorry. There's really nothing I can do to stop this sort of behavior. It's nice to get asked a question I can answer. "My car is making a strange