catholic sources of wisdom and authority (TO BE CONTINUED FROM 3.3)

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Outline three features of the Old Testament.

  • Originally written in Hebrew - translated into Latin in the 4th century

  • Took 1500 years to put together

  • Catholics believe there are 46 books; Protestants believe there are 39 books

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Outline three features of the New Testament.

  • Originally written in Greek - translated into Latin in the 4th century

  • Took 70 years to put together

  • 27 books

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What are the literary forms in the Old Testament?

  • Law - includes the 613 rules that Jews follow, Torah (e.g. Exodus, Leviticus, Genesis)

  • History - history of the Jewish people (e.g. Judges, Esther, Kings)

  • Prophets - warnings and calls for repentance (e.g. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos)

  • Writings - advice on how to be a good Christian, including songs and poetry (e.g. Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon)

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What are the literary forms in the New Testament?

  • Gospels - accounts of Jesus’ life (e.g. Matthew, Mark, Luke)

  • Letters - written to early Church communities to give instruction (e.g. Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians)

  • Apocalyptic - describes the end of the world (Revelations)

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SOW for the Bible

‘The Gospels are the heart of all the Scriptures’ (CCC)

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What are the divergent attitudes towards towards the Bible?

  • The Catholic Bible includes 7 deuterocanonical books which aren’t in the Protestant Bible

  • The inclusion of these books was confirmed at the Council of Trent in 1545

  • They were written in Greek, not Hebrew - and therefore written later, so Protestants excluded them

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What are the three ways to interpret the Bible?

  • Inspired (CATHOLIC VIEW) - the Bible is the inspired word of God (influenced by humans), but there is truth in the Bible (e.g. God created the world). Time and culture must be taken into account when reading the Bible.

  • Literal - it is true word for word, there are no mistakes, if there’s a contradiction there’s a reason, if there’s a contradiction with science then science is wrong

  • Liberal - written by humans; inspired by any other writer, contains spiritual not literal truth, symbolism in the Bible, some parts are irrelevant and outdated

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SOW for Bible interpretations

‘All scripture is inspired by God’ (2 Timothy)

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How do Catholics use the Bible?

  • Prayerful activity

  • Read and understand as a whole text - shouldn’t be taken out of context

  • Source of guidance and comfort in times of need