Sacred Scripture

Question 1

Revelation, the divine self-gift of God, is communicated in different ways:

Answer 1

Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, Human Experience

Question 2

is the inspired record of how God dealt with His people, and how they responded to, remembered and interpreted that experience.

Answer 2

Sacred Scripture

Question 3

arose as an expression of the people’s
experience of God, and as a response to their needs.

Answer 3

The Scriptures

Question 4

was written by persons from the people of God,
for the people of God, about the experience of the people of God.

Answer 4

The Bible

Question 5

form “The Book of the People of God, the Church.”

Answer 5

The Scriptures

Question 6

Three important characteristics of Scripture

Answer 6

Biblical Inspiration, Biblical Inerrancy, The Canon of the Scripture

Question 7

Is a special gift given to the authors of the sacred text

Answer 7

Biblical inspiration

Question 8

a special grace or gift given by the Holy Spirit

Answer 8

charism

Question 9

Therefore, the entirety of the Bible was written under the___________

Answer 9

inspiration of the Holy Spirit

Question 10

Biblical Inspiration Theory

Answer 10

Dictation Theory, Content Inspiration Theory

Question 11

often times understood as “freedom from error.

Answer 11

Biblical inerrancy

Question 12

originally an early version of the schema on divine revelation in the Bible proposed a doctrine of ‘total inerrancy’.

Answer 12

Biblical inerrancy

Question 13

religious or profane

Answer 13

re religiosa et profana

Question 14

profane truths

Answer 14

veritates profanae

Question 15

refers to the definitive list of books of the Bible that are divinely inspired, and whose content
contains the norms of the faith.

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The Biblical canon

Question 16

comes from the Greek kanon, which means “measuring rod” or “standard,” similar to modern day measuring devices like the ruler.

Answer 16

canon

Question 17

the measure which we use to gauge whether something is considered
sacred text or not.

Answer 17

canon

Question 18

Criteria for Canonicity

Answer 18

Apostolicity, Source Community, Coherence with the Essential Gospel Message, Liturgical Use

Question 19

Is the text connected with a known apostle of Christ?

Answer 19

Apostolicity

Question 20

What is the community from which the text emerged?

Answer 20

Source Community

Question 21

Is the text consistent with the general understanding of the Christian message?

Answer 21

Coherence with the Essential Gospel Message

Question 22

Is the text used in liturgy, like the Eucharist?

Answer 22

Liturgical Use