B. Refers to divine assistance the Holy Spirit gave human
authors of Biblical books,
Glossary of Theological Terms, Rev. John T. Ford, CSC, STDSt. Mary’s Press, Winona, MN 2006
enabling them to write in human words the salvific message G-d wanted to communicate.
C. G-d is the author of Scripture.(CCC 105)
D. G-d inspired the human authors of the sacred books…..”[they] made full use of their own faculties.”
(CCC 106)
Do you know who this is?
II. Biblical Inerrancyv
A. All that is taught and proclaimed in the Sacred Scriptures is inerrant in matters of:
1. faith2. Revelation3. salvation
TM The Bible: The Living Word of G-d p30
B. “….faithfully and firmly, without error, teach that truth, for sake of our salvation, G-d wished…..” (CCC 107)
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III. Biblical InterpretationA. The task of interpreting the Word of G-d authentically……. ….is entrusted solely to the Magisteriumv……
that is, to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him.
(CCC 100)
B. Magisteriumv
1. (from Latin to teach) official teaching voice of the Church; 2. Pope and Bishops in communion
C. Sacred Traditionv
1.Catholicsbelieve G-dreveals himselfthroughBOTH Scripture AND Tradition.
a. SCRIPTURE + TRADITION = the Deposit of Faithv
2. Sacred Tradition teaches the fullness ofDivine Revelation andbegan with
preaching of the Gospel by
the Apostles.
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3. Sacred Tradition is interpreted by the Magisterium
under theguidance of the Holy Spirit.
What is this called?
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5. What the Church teaches never contradicts the truth of Jesus Christ.
TM The Bible: The Living Word of G-d p31
Christ Teaching Apostles about the Last Things, Alexander Master, 1430
A. Fundamentalism: 1. Belief that every part of
the Bible must be absolutely true in every way: historically, geographically, scientifically,
etc.(Catholic Faith Handbook p28)
2. Fundamentalism is a form
of extreme literalism, taking the words on the page literally, that is the word for word value.
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D. Comparing fundamentalism with contextualismLiteralists or Fundamentalists
Look at the TEXT ONLY
Interpret the Bible WORD for WORD at face value
Contextualists
Look at the text AND the CONTEXT
Context = time it was written, cultural and historical background, type of writing, etc.
Use many tools to help interpret the text.
V. Exegesis
A. Greek- “explain” or “interpret”B. The critical or scholarly explanation of a Bible passage
C. the process a scholar (exegetev) uses to explain what the passage meant in its original context ( its time and
place of composition).
What did John 3:16 mean WHEN it was WRITTEN?
A. Historical-Critical Method Elements
1. Time/culture of author2. Ancient literary genres3. Modes of feeling, speaking and narrating current at that time
CCC 110
What info do these provide?
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D. The Church teaches that faith, science and history can coexist and help inform one another.
Not at odds with each other
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VII. Central to Roman Catholic interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures
is the concept of
“the fuller sense.”
A. “Fuller sense” means that events/narratives in the OT
foreshadow events of the NT.
B. The meanings of the former events (OT) are fully revealed/understood only in the life of Jesus Christ and the Church.
VIII. Concluding Thoughts
A. No matter which texts being considered, all books in Bible refer to G-d as the starting point and center of human history.
B. There is no reading of the Bible without
Introduction to the BibleNew Collegeville
Bible CommentaryP34-35
interpretation.