Sacred Scripture Flashcards
Revelation, the divine self-gift of God, is communicated in different ways:
Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, Human Experience
is the inspired record of how God dealt with His people, and how they responded to, remembered and interpreted that experience.
Sacred Scripture
arose as an expression of the people’s
experience of God, and as a response to their needs.
The Scriptures
was written by persons from the people of God,
for the people of God, about the experience of the people of God.
The Bible
form “The Book of the People of God, the Church.”
The Scriptures
Three important characteristics of Scripture
Biblical Inspiration, Biblical Inerrancy, The Canon of the Scripture
Is a special gift given to the authors of the sacred text
Biblical inspiration
a special grace or gift given by the Holy Spirit
charism
Therefore, the entirety of the Bible was written under the___________
inspiration of the Holy Spirit
Biblical Inspiration Theory
Dictation Theory, Content Inspiration Theory
often times understood as “freedom from error.
Biblical inerrancy
originally an early version of the schema on divine revelation in the Bible proposed a doctrine of ‘total inerrancy’.
Biblical inerrancy
religious or profane
re religiosa et profana
profane truths
veritates profanae
refers to the definitive list of books of the Bible that are divinely inspired, and whose content
contains the norms of the faith.
The Biblical canon
comes from the Greek kanon, which means “measuring rod” or “standard,” similar to modern day measuring devices like the ruler.
canon
the measure which we use to gauge whether something is considered
sacred text or not.
canon
Criteria for Canonicity
Apostolicity, Source Community, Coherence with the Essential Gospel Message, Liturgical Use
Is the text connected with a known apostle of Christ?
Apostolicity
What is the community from which the text emerged?
Source Community
Is the text consistent with the general understanding of the Christian message?
Coherence with the Essential Gospel Message
Is the text used in liturgy, like the Eucharist?
Liturgical Use
