The Transmission of Divine Revelation The Sacred Scriptures Flashcards
The Bible is a Faith-Book
is an account of life, preserved in memory, turned into a text
Records events seen as designed and influenced by God
Bible
Nihil Obstat
“nothing hinders”
Given by a Censor Librorum
Nihil Obstat
attestation a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals
Nihil Obstat
Imprimi Potest
“it may be printed”
Given by the major religious superior if the author is a member of a religious congregation
Imprimi Potest
Imprimatur
“let it be printed”
Given by the author’s diocesan bishop or the bishop of the place in which the book is published
Imprimatur
Byblos (greek)
papyrus
Biblion
scroll, book
St. Jerome used the term ____________________
bibliotheca divina (divine library)
The Bible is the Word ____ God
ABOUT, FROM, BY
Emperor Constantine
ordered its production and various translations
Pope St. Damasus I
authorized only one definitive translation of the scriptures— Latin
St. Jerome
Commissioned by Pope St. Damasus to translate to Latin
Archbishop Stephen Langton of Canterbury
divided the books in the bible into chapters
Robert Estienne
divided the chapters into verses
Divine Inspiration
- Not ecstatic
- Not verbal or mechanical dictation
- Not subsequent approbation
- Not simply negative assistance
- Not mere ideological inspiration
Not ecstatic
The authors were not possessed or in a trance when they wrote the sacred texts
Not verbal or mechanical
The authors did not head voices telling them exactly what to write. They had to go through all the processes of writing
Not subsequent approbation
God was involved in the entire writing process
Not simply negative assistance
God’s role was not limited to the pointing out or prevention of error
Not mere ideological inspiration
Even the very words used by the authors were inspired by God
Biblical Inspiration
special influence of the Holy Spirit upon the authors so that they may write what God wanted them to write
____% Word of God, ____% Word of Man
both 100%