5. Bible
⢠Greek âta bibliaâ ("ta biblia"),
âthe booksâ
ârefers to the whole sacred volume
âa compilation of many different
books of various literary genres.
⢠Latin âbibliaâ , âThe Bookâ
âeminence of the Bible
7. Sacred Tradition
⢠The Bible is not the only source of
Christian knowledge.
⢠There are also beliefs which had been
preserved & handed down by the
Church, but not recorded in the
gospels.
8. The Evangelists who wrote the Gospels
were aware that they could not present
the whole of Jesusâ teaching in their
writings,
e g John 21:25 âBut there were also
many other things that Jesus did;
if every one of them were written
down, I suppose that the world
itself could not contain the books
that would be writtenâ.
9. ⢠The first Christian communities &
Elders of the Church who had been in
contact with the Apostles, were eager
to preserve the totality of Jesusâ
teaching.
⢠These preserved beliefs form the Oral
Christian Tradition, which was passed
on by the preaching of the Apostles &
early missionaries like St Paul & St
Barnabas.
⢠It became the official Apostolic
Tradition of the Church.
11. ORAL TRADITION
- orally âby the apostles who handed on,
by the spoken word of their preaching,
by the example they gave, by the
institutions they established, what
they themselves had received â
whether from the lips of Christ, from
his way of life and his works, or
whether they had learned it at the
prompting of the Holy Spirit, â
12. WRITTEN
TRADITION
- in writing â by those apostles &
other men associated with the
apostles who, under the inspiration
of the same Holy Spirit, committed
the message of salvation to
writingâ
13. The Catholic Church
believes that
there is only one divine source of
revelation
â God alone
â from which flow
two streams of insight
â Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition,
composing one living
âdeposit of Christian faithâ.
15. The Bible is a collection of sacred writings
which the Church solemnly recognized as the:
16.
17. ⢠The Bible was
⢠written by persons who lived
⢠in a particular context,
⢠using the means available to
them
⢠as they went through the
natural process of data
gathering, selection, and
finally writing down
scriptures.
18. "All scripture,
inspired of God,
is profitable to teach,
to reprove,
to correct
to instruct in justice"
2 Timothy 3:16
19. Lt. âin spirareâ â to breathe into
âBy supernatural power,
God so moved and impelled
the human authors to write .
Providentissimus Deus,
Pope Leo XIII
INSPIRATION IS THE SPECIAL INFLUENCE OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT ON THE HUMAN AUTHORS.
20. ⢠Inerrancy means
â freedom from error â
⢠is a consequence of its
inspiration.
⢠Because God is the
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR
of the Bible, then it cannot
but contain the truth.
22. "The books of scripture
must be acknowledged as
teaching firmly,
faithfully and without error
the truth which God
wanted to put
into the sacred writings
for the sake of our salvationâ
(Constitution on Divine Revelation, #11).
23. These ERRORS DO NOT
in anyway AFFECT
the essential message
of Sacred Scriptures.
THE BIBLE
CONTAINS ERROR
BUT,
TEACHES NO
ERROR.
26. A BOOK HAS TO
PASS CERTAIN STANDARDS.
IT BECOMES A STANDARD
ITSELF.
N.B. Canonicity is a
FORMAL RECOGNITION
of the âINSPIRATIONâ which
the book has always
possessed.
27.
28. FOR THE
OLD TESTAMENT:
â˘Adherence to the TORAH
(five books of Moses).
â˘Constant use in liturgy.
â˘Language
â˘Recognized Sacred Scriptures are stored
in the temple chests, available for public
reading.
29. FOR THE
NEW TESTAMENT:
⢠Apostolic origin
⢠Coherence with the essential
Gospel Message
⢠Constant use in the liturgy
⢠Universal Acceptance
31. Hebrew Bible
⢠A collection of 24 "books" (or large "scrolls"), traditionally
called the Mikra in Hebrew (or Miqra, lit. "writingsâ
⢠"TaNaK" or "Tanakh"
â Torah
⢠"Law,"
⢠"Teaching" or "Instruction"
â Nevi'im
â "Prophetsâ
⢠Former Prophets" (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings)
⢠"Latter Prophets" (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and
"The Twelve" Minor Prophets)
â Khetuvim
â Writings"
32. Septuagint (LXX)
⢠Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible
⢠A collection of up to 53 books of
ancient Jewish Scriptures written in
Greek.
â translations of all 24 books of the HB
â seven or more additional books
â (the "Deuterocanonical Books") that are
not found in the HB.
33. ⢠Tobit
⢠Judith
⢠Wisdom of
Solomon
⢠Ecclesiasticus
(Ben Sirach)
⢠Baruch
⢠1 Maccabees
⢠2 Maccabees
⢠seven (or more) books that
are in the LXX but not in the
HB
⢠are considered part of the
biblical canon by Orthodox
and Catholic Christians
(although recognized as later
additions, and thus called
"Deuterocanonical," meaning
a "second canon / list")
⢠are not considered canonical
by Jews and most Protestant
Christians today
⢠(who call them "Apocryphalâ
â hidden books/ writings)
35. ROMAN CATHOLIC BIBLE
⢠73 (72) BOOKS
⢠46 Books in the Old
Testament
⢠(45 if Jeremiah and
Lamentations are
⢠counted as one)
⢠27 Books in the New
Testament
36. ⢠seven (or more) books that are
in the LXX but not in the HB
⢠are considered part of the
biblical canon by Orthodox and
Catholic Christians (although
recognized as later additions,
and thus called
"Deuterocanonical," meaning a
"second canon / listâ)
37. ⢠are not considered
canonical by Jews and
most Protestant
Christians today
⢠(who call them
"Apocryphalâ
â hidden books/ writings)
40. Meaning & Significance of
âTestamentâ
A COVENANT is a sacred
agreement or relationship
between God & humans.
In ancient times, such covenants
were finalized & confirmed
through sacred rituals &
ceremonies.
41. COVENANT BETWEEN
GOD AND ISRAEL
MEDIATED BY MOSES
COVENANT BETWEEN
GOD AND HUMANITY
MEDIATED BY JESUS
The Old
Testament
finds light in
the New
Testament.
The New
Testament
finds
foundation in
the Old
Testament.
The Church
teaches that
both divisions
are equally
inspired.
Central Event: Central Event:
Godâs covenant with israel
THE RESURRECTION
Language:
Predominantly Hebrew
Language:
Predominantly Aramaic then Greek
43. Old Testament â 46 books classified into 4
categories:
Approx. date of
_____ compilation
1. Pentateuch or Torah 5 books c 1000 BC
2. Historical books 16 c 650 â 350 BC
3. Wisdom & Poetry books 7 c 450 â 100 BC
4. Prophecy books 18 c 750 â 450 BC
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49. The New Testament Division
â˘The Gospels
â˘Historical Writing
â˘Letters of Paul
â˘Pastoral Letters
â˘Apocalypse
50. New Testament âauthorship & language
⢠All the NT books were written in Greek, the universal
language of the time.
⢠The 27 books are classified into 4 groups:
Approx. date of
compilation
1 Gospels 4 books 60 â 80/95 AD
2 Acts of the Apostles 1 70
3 Letters (13 by Paul,
8 by others) 21 50 â 60
4 Apocalypse/Revelation 1 100
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51. ⢠The 4 gospels were written between
60 â 95 AD.
⢠Jesus died around 33 AD.
⢠So for about 30 years at the beginning
of Christianity, the gospels & books of
the NT as we know them did not exist!
Why ?
52. REASONS for NOT writting:
⢠The Apostles were the âliving booksâ
on which the Christian message was
given.
They had lived with Jesus, & knew Him
intimately. They were the special eye-
witnesses to what Jesus did & to his
message of salvation.
So long as the early Christians had the
Apostles with them, there was no need
of a book about Jesus.
53. ⢠In those early days there was not much
literature available. Everything had to
be laboriously handwritten on papyrus
paper.
⢠Most early Christians were
poor, uncultured, common people â
they could not read.
⢠Jewish people preferred to
commit knowledge to memory as they
had done for centuries â oral tradition.
55. ⢠When Jesusâ second coming
did not happen,
⢠the Apostles were getting old &
would die one day, they realized
that the âliving booksâ would
be closed forever with their
demise.
⢠False teachings began to
appear â Jesusâ true teaching
had to be preserved.
56. ⢠The gospel was also spreading
to new lands.
⢠The time had come for a clear,
definitive statement of the life &
teachings of Jesus.
⢠The gospel writers(EVANGELIST)
put into writing that which was at
first passed on by oral preaching
& teaching of the Apostles â oral
tradition became written tradition
( like the Old Testament).
57. The Gospels
⢠Matthew
⢠Mark
⢠Luke
⢠John
Synoptic
Gospels
Because they can be
âviewed togetherâ or
compared in parallel fashion
58. Matthew 8:16-17 Mark 1:32-34 Luke 4:40-41
That evening they
brought to him many who
were possessed with
demons; and he cast out
the spirits with a word,
and healed all who were
sick.
This was to fulfill what
was spoken by the
prophet Isaiah, "He took
our infirmities and bore
our diseases."
That evening, at
sundown, they brought to
him all who were sick or
possessed with demons.
And the whole city was
gathered together about
the door. And he healed
many who were sick with
various diseases, and
cast out many demons;
and he would not permit
the demons to speak,
because they knew him.
Now when the sun was
setting, all those who had
any that were sick with
various diseases brought
them to him; and he laid
his hands on every one of
them and healed them.
And demons also came
out of many, crying, "You
are the Son of God!" But
he rebuked them, and
would not allow them to
speak, because they knew
that he was the Christ.
64. a. GOD
⢠We get to know who
God is,
⢠What He is,
⢠His plan in creating,
redeeming and
sanctifying us.
65. b. People
The Bible is consist of
narrative about women and
men to whom the Word of
God came.
66. c. Salvation
History
⢠The purpose of the Bible is to give
spiritual and religious significance of the
events and to glorify God.
⢠The Bible leads us in reflecting on the
role that God is playing in our lives.
⢠The Bible is the story of Godâs plan of
salvation
67. d. US
⢠The Bible provides us with a unique and
irreplaceable means
to understand the true meaning of
what is happening in our lives
ââ our relationships,
âour dreams, and
âour difficulties.
68. Why read the Bible?
⢠Inspired scriptures
speak to us with
the power & authority of
God.
⢠Our faith should be
nourished & guided by the
sacred texts.
69. Why read the Bible?
Therefore we read the Bible:
- to know more about God
- to get closer to God when He
speaks to us through His Word
- to grow in our faith
- to know Godâs will for us, how
He wants us to live as
Christians.
70. As WORD OF GOD
⢠The Scripture fulfills aâŚ
â FOUNDATIONAL,
â SUSTAINING, and
â CRITICAL ROLE
for the Church , for theology, for preaching
and for catechesis.
⢠The Scripture is a source of the life of
faith, hope and love of the People of
God and a light for all humanity.