Divine Revelation
The deposit of Faith is contained in these two places?
Scripture and Tradition
What is Sacred Tradition?
That which has been passed on from Christ to the Apostles to today.
The living tradition of the Church containing writings of the Church Fathers, practices and beliefs, and what the Church has taught thought the centuries.
Inspiration from inspirare means?
To breathe into.
What is the Canon? What does Kanon mean?
The correct compilation/number of books in the Bible.
Kanon means measuring rod.
When did public revelation end?
When the last Apostle died.
Revelation comes from the Latin word revelare meaning?
to unveil
Which came first: scripture or tradition?
Tradition
Who is the primary author of Scripture?
God.
What are the 4 criteria to determine books of the Bible?
It had to be orthodox, Inspired, Liturgical, Apostolic
What is private Revelation?
A divine vision given to a person after public revelation ended. The message of which does not contradict public revelation.
What is Divine Revelation
God showing us who he is by which he invites us into closer communion with Him.
Why did Tradition come before scripture?
Because scripture came from the oral tradition that has been passed down.
Who is the secondary author of Scripture?
The human author
What are the four senses of Scripture
Literal, Moral, Allegorical, Anagogical
What is the difference between faith in God and Faith in Santa Clause?
Faith in God builds on what we know of him by our reason.
Faith in Santa Clause has no rational basis.
Who is the Fulfillment of Divine Revelation?
Jesus! (one of the few times I will accept Jesus as the answer.)
What authentically interprets scripture?
The Magisterium of the Church
Tell me the two major divisions of the Bible and how many books are in each?.
OT: 46; NT: 27
What is the Magisterium
The teaching authority of the Church.
We say, grace builds on ________
Grace builds on Reason/human nature.
What is Salvation history?
The story of God slowly revealing himself through time.
Tradition comes from the Latin word Tradere meaning?
To hand on.
Describe how inspiration works. Use terms like primary author and secondary author.
God (primary author)inspires (gives) the idea to the human author (secondary) and the human author writes it down in the way he knows how.
What is the Magisterium the servant of?
The magisterium is the servant of the word of God. It cannot teach or change anything that has been passed down by scripture.