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Protestant Christianity uses two collections of books to compose their bible. The first half, called the Old Testament, is a Christian translation of the 39 books in the Hebrew Tanach. The second half, called the New Testament, is a collection of 27 books originally written in Greek.
There are many Christian branches, however commonly taught is that God founded Christianity about 2,000 years ago through his miraculous virgin birth as Jesus. Jesus is said to have begun teaching as a child and throughout young adulthood, until he gave himself as a sacrifice for mankind. Christianity teaches the Jesus has risen from the dead and united with his oneness as God.
Christianity can be defined as a belief in the teachings of Jesus. Apart from that, many different denominations and beliefs exist. Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestantism are the largest groups with Protestantism including over 2000 various branches.
The Seventh-Day Adventists use standard Protestant Christian bible translations such as the New American Standard Bible or the New King James Version. Seventh-Day Adventists also rely heavily on the teachings of Ellen G. White, who is considered a prophetess in the SDA religion, however they do not consider her teachings to be canonized Scripture.
The Catholic bible is composed of 73 books. The first half, called Old Testament, contains a Christian translation of the 39 books of the Hebrew Tanach, and 7 books called Deuterocanonical works (or the Apocrypha). The second half, called the New Testament, is a collection of 27 books originally written in Greek.
The Jehovah's Witnesses' bible is called the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. It contains their own translation of the 39 books in the Hebrew Tanach, and the 27 books of the Christian New Testament.
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