REED (Midterm)

What are the three primary sources of faith?

Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and Human Experience

What is Sacred Scripture?

The inspired, inerrant, and canonical record of God’s dealing with humanity

What is Biblical Inspiration?

A charism from the Holy Spirit guiding human authors

What is Biblical Inerrancy?

Scripture is free from error regarding truths leading to salvation

What is the Canon of Scripture?

The definitive list of divinely inspired books

What is Biblical Interpretation?

A holistic approach considering the unity of Scripture, Tradition, and analogy of faith

What is Sacred Tradition?

The living heritage of and process of handing on the faith. 

What is the Magisterium?

The Church teaching authority (bishops in union with the Pope)

What is Infallibility?

The Church inability to err in matters of faith and morals

What is Traditionalism?

An exaggerated focus on Tradition, neglecting Scripture and human experience

What is the definition of Sacred Scripture?

Inspired record of God’s interaction with people, collected in the Bible

What makes Scripture divinely inspired?

A special grace (charism) from the Holy Spirit to human authors.

What does 'inerrant' mean for Scripture?

Free from error in matters of truth leading to salvation

What does 'canonical' mean for Scripture?

Defined by a canon, a definitive list of books

What are theories of inspiration?

What is the Dictation Theory of inspiration?

God directly dictated words, reducing human authors to transcribers

What is Content Inspiration?

Human authors participate in formulating the text, guided by the Holy Spirit

What is Community Inspiration (Karl Rahner)?

Inspiration as a social reality within the early Christian community

What is Vatican II's view on Biblical Inerrancy?

Teaching solidly, faithfully and without error that truth which God wanted put into sacred writings

What is the definition of the Canon of Scripture?

the definitive list of divinely inspired books, serving as a ‘measuring rod’

What are key criterion for Canonization?

• Apolisticity

• Source Community

• Coherence with the Essential Gospel Message

• Liturgical Use

What is a key criterion for Canonization (Apostolicity)?

Connection to an apostle

What is a key criterion for Canonization (Coherence with Gospel)?

Consistency with Christian understanding, countering Gnosticism

What is a key criterion for Canonization (Liturgical Use)?

Used in worship (e.g., Eucharist).

What is the purpose of the Canon (Norma normans)?

The norm that norms all other expressions of faith but is not itself normed.

What is Biblical Fundamentalism?

·         Belief in "literal" truth, ignoring context and scientific exegesis.

·         Overemphasizes divine nature, neglects human product.

Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)

The most authoritative document on Scripture interpretation

What are the catholic biblical interpretation?

Unity Of The Whole Scripture

Relatedness to Tradition

Analogy of Faith

Unity Of The Whole Scripture

Recognizing the unity between Old and New Testaments.

Relatedness to Tradition

Interpreting within the living Tradition of the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit.

Analogy of Faith

Coherence of truths in God's revelation, integrating all sources.

Actualization

Living out the Scriptural message in personal and communal practice, leading to transformation.

RELATION OF SACRED SCRIPTURE AND SACRED TRADITION

• the Church looks to God’s revelation in the Scripture and Tradition as the only authentic and complete source for our knowledge about God and God’s will for the whole human race

• It is the responsibility of the Church, through her teaching (doctrine), her sacraments (worship) and her ministries (morals), to transmit to every new generation all that God has revealed

Sacred Tradition

• The living heritage handed on (individual doctrines, accounts, customs)

• Includes Church teachings, Catholic Christian practices, study, preaching, social action, witness, and life of the Church.

INFALLIBILITY AND THE EXERCISE OF MAGISTERIAL AUTHORITY

Jesus' promise to be with the Church, guidance of the Holy Spirit

What are two ways in which teaching of the office exercises its authority?

Ordinary Magisterium

Extraordinary Magisterium

Ordinary Magisterium

refers to the more common exercises of the pope and bishops’ teaching authority when they teach either individually or in groups

Extraordinary Magisterium

refers to the binding exercise of the Church’s teaching office in the form of a solemn definition by either the pope or an ecumenical council.

What are three Infallibility?

Church’s Infallibility

Episcopal Infallibility

Papal Infallibility

Church’s Infallibility

The whole body of faithful cannot be mistaken in belief when united in true consensus.

Episcopal Infallibility

Bishops in ecumenical council, teaching on faith and morals, protected from error.

Papal Infallibility

Pope enjoys charism of infallibility when speaking ex cathedra (from the chair) – defining a doctrine of faith or morals to be held by the whole Church.

Human Experience

Experience of the world and God through personhood (embodied spirits).

What are sources of human experience for faith dialogue?

Human culture

beauty and the arts

human witness

Human culture

Contextualization and dialogue between faith and culture (e.g., Filipino culture, popular piety like Hesus Nazareno). Elements of secular culture influencing youth; potential for grace, but requires hope and caution.

beauty and the arts

Arts can engage emotions, stimulate religious experience, and open biblical imagination

human witness

Bearing testimony to the world, proclaiming and making known that Jesus Christ is the liberator of all humankind and God’s creation.