canonicity and inerrancy & publication process

canonicity and inerrancy

before the bible was formed, these books were formed in diff places & in diff christian communities

stage 1

actual events

things that happened in the bible

stage 2

oral tradition

started to tell ppl about experiences w god and shared w the next gen thru stories. prayers, wisdom, etc.

stage 3

writing

inspired by god and wrote for other communities

preserves the faith for others

stage 4

canonization

collected and organized writings for the bible

council of trent (1546)

church gathered in _____

identified the books that would become the books of the bible

canonization

church made the canon of scripture

act and process by which the roman catholic church declares something or someone included in the bible canon

canon

bible lorez??!!!?!?111?!??!?!

standard, means rod/staff

insturment used by early jews in

saints and scripture (biblical canon)

the list of divinely inspired and authoritative ppl and books accepted by the ppl of God

apostolic origin

makes sure they were written by the correct ppl (apostles, prophets)

coherence with essential gospel msg

doesn’t contradict gospel msg

should always lead to jesus

constant use in the church’s liturgy

book is being used by christians

books inspired by god

contains the truth of faith

scripture as inerrant

prove what we need to know abt god and our faith and life

has mistakes bc it was written by human hand but the msg itself is true

nihil obstat

after canonization

“nothing stands in the way”

a certification/stamp by an official censor that a book is not objectionable on doctrinal/moral grounds

imprimatur

after nihil obstat

“let it be printed”

official license by the roman catholic church to print an ecclesiastical or a religious book