天主教聖經書目不斷改變﹖

天主教聖經書目當以大公教會會議公佈為準。大公教會會議公佈一個書目﹐但出版的聖經可以收錄其他書卷﹐兩者也沒有衝突。

如果單看具爭議的次經﹐最早的公佈是迦太基會議的書目。兩次迦太基會議的書目後來是受到承認的（新教只選擇承認其中一次有關新約書目）。

這裡是幾個主要大公會議和地方會議的公佈﹕

羅馬大會(Council of Rome)、Council of Florence、天特大會(迦太基大會只是地區性大會)，舊約書目根本沒有任何出入
Council of Florence

Five books of Moses, namely Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; （摩西五經）
Joshua, Judges, Ruth（約書亞記﹐路得記﹐士師記）
four books of Kings (即撒母耳記上下和列王記上下)
two of Paralipomenon (歷代志上下),
Esdras (以斯拉記), Nehemiah,
Tobit, Judith,
Esther, Job, Psalms of David,
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs,
Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus,
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ezechiel, Daniel; the twelve minor prophets, namely Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi;
two books of the Maccabees
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羅馬大會(Council of Rome)
It is likewise decreed: Now, indeed, we must treat of the divine Scriptures: what the universal Catholic Church accepts and what she must shun. The list of the Old Testament begins: Genesis,
one book; Exodus, one book: Leviticus, one book; Numbers, one book; Deuteronomy, one book; （摩西五經）
Jesus Nave (即約書亞記，Jushua是 Jesus 變異拼法), one book; of Judges, one book;
Ruth, one book; （路得記﹐士師記）
of Kings, four books(即撒母記上下和列王記上下), ; Paralipomenon, two books (即歷代志上下);
One Hundred and Fifty Psalms, one book;
of Solomon, three books: Proverbs, one book; Ecclesiastes, one book; Canticle of Canticles (即雅歌), one book;
likewise, Wisdom, one book; Ecclesiasticus (Sirach), one book;
Likewise, the list of the Prophets: Isaiah, one book; Jeremias, one book; along with Cinoth, (Jeremias 包括了巴碌書)
that is, his Lamentations; Ezechiel, one book; Daniel, one book; Osee, one book;
Amos, one book; Micheas, one book; Joel, one book; Abdias, one book; Jonas, one book; Nahum, one book; Habacuc, one book; Sophonias, one book; Aggeus (哈該), one book; Zacharias, one book; Malachias, one book.
Likewise, the list of histories: Job, one book; Tobias (Tobit), one book; Esdras(Esdras I 是以斯拉記，Esdras II 是尼希米記﹐只是書名不同), two books; Esther, one book; Judith, one book; of Maccabees, two books.
共7卷

Council of Trent (天特大會)
And it has thought it meet that a list of the sacred books be inserted in this decree, lest a doubt may arise in any one's mind, which are the books that are received by this Synod. They are as set down here below: of the Old Testament: the five books of Moses, to wit, Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; Josue (約書亞), Judges, Ruth, four books of Kings (包括了撒母耳記上下﹐列王記上下), two of Paralipomenon (歷代志), the first book of Esdras (以斯拉記) , and the second which is entitled Nehemias; Tobias, Judith, Esther, Job, the Davidical Psalter, consisting of a hundred and fifty psalms; the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Canticle of Canticles, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Isaias (以賽亞), Jeremias, with Baruch; Ezechiel, Daniel; the twelve minor prophets, to wit, Osee (何西亞), Joel (約洱), Amos, Abdias (俄巴底亞), Jonas (約拿), Micheas (彌迦), Nahum, Habacuc, Sophonias (西番雅), Aggaeus (哈該), Zacharias, Malachias; two books of the Machabees, the first and the second