Fundamentals of Faith - Transmission of Divine Revelation

Transmission of Divine Revelation

The apostles fulfilled their mission by oral preaching,
examples, and by observances that were handed on
and received from Christ.

TRADITION

– to pass on; to hand over

Oral Tradition

Initially passed-on byword of
mouth

Written Tradition

some were put into writing

Cultural Traditions

could have arisen from particular needs of the church, can be changed, modified or done away.

Sacred Traditions

Doctrinal traditions the living and
lived faith of the Church, can never be changed

Scriptural Tradition

These are traditions that
take their roots in the Holy
Bible. These practices and
beliefs can be justified by
quoting Sacred Scriptures.

Apostolic Tradition

These are the teachings
which the Apostles left us,
not through written
scripture, but through the
unbroken chain of
succession of Popes,
bishops,priests and
deacons. This unbroken
chain is an assurance that
the teachings of the
Apostles are preserved
intact.

Teachings of Magisterium

These are traditions that
take their roots in the Holy
Bible.These practices and
beliefs can be justified by
quoting Sacred Scriptures.

Sola Scriptura

scripture only, from the latin expression adopted by the Reformers whos said that it is the bible not tradition

Sacred Scriptures

originate from Oral tradition, bible

Bible

faith book, written by and for the believers, encounter with and the experience of God

Nihil Obstat

"Nothing hinders", given by a Censor Librorum, an attestation that a book contains nothing damaging to a faith or morals

Imprint Notest

"It may be printed", given by the major religious superior of the author is a member of a religious congregation

Imprimatur

"Let it be printed", given by the author's diocesan bishop or the bishop of the place in which the book is published

Greek Byblos

Papyrus

Biblion

scroll, book; plural biblia

codex

people discovered that sheets of
Papyrus can be put on top of each other,
folded in the middle, and bound, resulting in
an easy to use book

Saint Jerome

Used the term “bibliotheca divina”
(divine library)

Emperor Constantine

ordered its production and various translation emerged from non - Hebrew and non-Greek speaking communities

Pope St. Damasus I

authorized only one definitive translation of the scriptures, Latin.

Archbishop Stephen Langton of Canterbury

divided the books of Bible into chapters

French Painter Robert Estienne (Stephanus)

Divided the chapters of the Bible into verses

Old Testament sacred books

Genesis, exodus, Leviticus, numbers, Deuteronomy

New Testament sacred books

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

Old testament historical narratives

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I Samuel, II Samuel, I Kings, II Kings, I Chronicles, II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

New Testament historical narratives

Acts

Old Testament Wisdom and Poetry

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon

New Testament Wisdom and Poetry

Romans, I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I Thessalonians, II Thessalonians, I Timothy

Old Testament Proptency

Major Prophets:
→ Isaiah
→ Jeremiah
→ Lamentations
→ Ezekiel
→ Daniel
→ Minor Prophets:
→ Hosea
Joel
Amos
Osadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

New Testament Proptency

Revelation

The Word of God

written by Men, inspiration of the Holy Spirit