How did the Catholic Church determine that the deuterocanon was Sacred Scripture? The Jews didn't include them in their Sacred Scripture, right?

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                          I'm reading the Apostolic Fathers and found a reference to the book of Tobit from Polycarp. Why do Catholics place the deuterocanon as Sacred Scripture?
                        

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Apr 28, 2026, 01:42 PM
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How did the Catholic Church determine that the deuterocanon was Sacred Scripture? The Jews didn't include them in their Sacred Scripture, right?

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