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Understanding Sacred Scripture: The Living Word: The Revelation of God's Love, Second Edition

Scripture teaches the truths that God wished to reveal. Three Church councils discerned the canon of Sacred Scripture. The canon is the official collection of inspired books.

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Understanding Sacred Scripture: The Living Word: The Revelation of God's Love, Second Edition

Scripture teaches the truths that God wished to reveal. Three Church councils discerned the canon of Sacred Scripture. The canon is the official collection of inspired books.

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Understanding Sacred

Scripture

The Living Word: The Revelation of Gods Love,


Second Edition
Unit 2, Chapter 4
Document#: TX004682

Divine Inspiration
The Holy Spirit inspired
the human authors who
wrote the Bibles books.
Scripture teaches the
truths that God wished
to reveal.

buburuzaproductions / [Link]

The Author of Scripture


The Bibles human authors were true
authors.
But God acted in
them and through
them.
God is the ultimate
author.
The saving truths
God willed us to
know are without error.

Colleen E. Scott/Scott Designs /


[Link]

Through Human Words

Linda & Colin McKie / Thinkstock

We can understand Gods Revelation


because Scripture uses human words.
The human authors used the languages
and communication styles of their times and
cultures.

From the Spoken to the Written Word


Three basic forms of communication are
nonverbal actions, the spoken word, and
the written word.
All three were
instrumental in
the development
of Sacred Scripture
as we know it today.
Meg Wallace Photography / [Link]

First, an Experience

Christopher Futcher / [Link]

Before human beings can communicate


anything, they must have an experience.
Central to the experiences of people during
Old Testament times was their relationship
with God.

Next, the Spoken Word


The Israelites first handed down their
experience by word of mouth.
They used prophecy,
preaching, stories,
poetry, and worship.
Jesus used the
spoken word in
a powerful and
transforming way.
Vibe Images / Dollar Photo Club

Finally, the Written Word


People wanted to preserve Gods message
of salvation for later generations.
The spoken and written traditions have
communicated Gods wisdom for more than
two thousand years.

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Dates of Events and Writings

Howard Sandler / [Link]

Many of the biblical books were written


down years, even centuries, after the
events they describe.
Most books do not appear in the Bible in the
order in which they were written.

Setting the Canon of Scripture


The canon of the Bible
is the official collection
of inspired books.
Three Church councils
discerned the canon of
Sacred Scripture.

Thomas Bethge / [Link]

Standards Used to Determine


the Canon of Scripture:
Apostolic origin
Community acceptance
Use in early
Christian worship
Consistency

Magdalena Kucova / [Link]

Many Translations: One Revelation


Different translations serve different
purposes.
Four Catholic biblical
translations are
widely used today.
All four present one
message of Gods
saving love.

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Christoph

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Futcher / iS

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