Transmission of Divine Revelation part 2 (The Sacred Scriptures) Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible is a Faith-Book
TRUE
The ________ is an account of life, preserved in memory, turned into a text.
Bible
TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible records events seen as designed and influence by God.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible is an event of community
TRUE
Give 5 examples of event of community
Narratives, Genealogies, Laws, Prophetic Oracles, and Poetry
What are the three things in order to distinguish Catholic books from others:
Nihil Obstat, Imprimi Potest, Imprimatur
“nothing hinders”
Nihil Obstat
“it may be printed”
Imprimi Potest
“let it be printed”
Imprimatur
It is given by a Censor Librorum, it is an attestation a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals
NIhil Obstat
It is given by the major religious superior if the author is a member of a religious congregation
Imprimi Potest
It is given by the author’s diocesan bishop or the bishop of the place in which the book is published
Imprimatur
What is a lay?
“people who have no direct members of sacraments etc”
____ > censor librorum > bishop
lay
________ > superior priest > censor librorum > bishop
priest
What is the greek term of Bible?
Byblos - papyrus
Biblion means?
scroll
Who used the term bibliotheca divina?
St. Jerome
What is the meaning of bibliotheca divina?
divine library
Latin-speaking Christians then borrowed the term biblia but treated it as a _____________ noun, even though it’s a ____________ noun.
singular, plural
Later on, people discovered that sheets of papyrus can be put on top of each other, folded in the middle, and bound, resulting in an easy-to-use book called a __________.
codex
The Richness of the word “of”
- The bible is the Word ______ God
- The bible is the Word ______God
- The bible is the Word ____God
about, from, by
TRUE OR FALSE: Divine Inspiration
- It’s ecstatic
- It’s not verbal or mechanical dictation
- It’s subsequent approbation
- It’s not simply negative assistance
- It’s not mere ideological inspiration (formal inspiration)
- FALSE
- TRUE
- FALSE
- TRUE
- TRUE
is the special influence of the holy spirit upon the human authors so that they may write what God wanted them to write.
Biblical Inspiration
is the special influence of the holy spirit upon the human authors so that they may write what God wanted them to write.
Biblical Inspiration
Is it 100% Word of God and 100% Word of Man?
Yes
TRUE OR FALSE: The Word of God is written by men
TRUE
inerrancy means freedom of error and since the Bible is the Word of God, it means the Bible is inerrant.
Biblical Inerrancy
TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible contains error but teaches no error. It teaches only the saving truth.
TRUE
the holy scriptures started with the revelation of God in the lives of the chosen people.
events and experiences
the wisdom and history o those people who believed in God were passed through oral stories, told, and retold in important gatherings.
oral tradition