The Definitive Roman Catholic Bible in English is the Douay-Rheims Bible. Also known as the Rheims–Douai Bible or Douai Bible, and abbreviated as D–R, the Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible, is a direct English translation of what is still the authoritative Bible of the Catholic Church - the Latin Vulgate of St. Jerome (342-420). The Douay-Rheims Bible was fully revised by Catholic Bishop Richard Challoner Revision (Imprimatur 1899), and this revised version is regarded by many in the Catholic Church to be the best and most reliable translation of the Bible in the world. CONTENTS THE OLD TESTAMENT (Douay) THE PENTATEUCH BOOKS Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy THE HISTORICAL BOOKS Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Tobit Judith Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees BOOKS OF WISDOM AND POETRY Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Wisdom of Solomon Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) THE PROPHETICAL BOOKS Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Baruch Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zachariah Malachi THE NEW TESTAMENT (Rheims) GOSPEL BOOKS St. Matthew St. Mark St. Luke St. John HISTORICAL BOOK The Acts of the Apostles PAULINE AND OTHER LETTERS Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews CATHOLIC LETTERS James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude APOCALYPSE BOOK The Apocalypse of St. John: (Also known as the Book of Revelation.)