This document discusses what can be known about God through natural reason and supernatural revelation. It explains that natural reason leads to knowledge of God as the creator and orderer of the world, while supernatural revelation from God provides knowledge that is beyond natural reason, such as the Trinity and salvation through Jesus Christ. This revelation started with Adam and Eve, was prepared for by pre-Christian revelation, and was completed through Jesus Christ and the apostles in the Bible and Sacred Tradition. The document outlines the books of the Old and New Testaments and describes the four Gospels and roles of their authors. It also discusses the Church's Magisterium, whose role is to faithfully teach and interpret the deposit of divine revelation.

1. OUR
KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT GOD

2. Can we know God by our
natural reason?
Yes, we can know God by our natural
reason. By reflecting on created
things, we come to a certain
knowledge of God as the beginning
and end of all things.

3. The Existence of the World

4. Order and Harmony in
the World

5. Testimony of our Conscience

6. Can we know God in any other
way than by our natural reason?
Besides knowing God by our natural
reason, we can also know him from
supernatural revelation.

7. The Blessed
Trinity

8. What is supernatural revelation?
Supernatural revelation is the
knowledge God discloses in a special
way about himself and his plans for
human salvation, beyond what we can
know of him by our natural reason.
It is found in Sacred Scripture and
Sacred Tradition.

9. Pre-Christian
Revelation

10. Pre-Christian
Revelation
•Began during the time of Adam
and Eve.
•Ended before the birth of Jesus.
•Prepared mankind for the grand
unfolding of the divine truth
which God has to make known
through Jesus Christ.

11. Christian
Revelation

12. Christian
Revelation
•God completed the public
revelation through Jesus
Christ.
•Christ revealed to us all that
we have to know in order to
fulfil our destiny and to
achieve eternal union with
God. • Revelation ended with the
death of the last apostle, St.
John the Evangelist.

14. The entire Bible is
inspired.
GOD is the principal
author of the Holy Bible.
GOD enlightened human
authors to write all
those things, and only
those things, that he
wished to be written.

16. Historical Books
Relates the History of
the Jews.
Doctrinal Books
Made up of Maxims
and prayers.
Prophetical Books
The books of the
Old Testament
show man’s need
for God’s special
help and his desire
for a redeemer.

17. HISTORICAL
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy
6. Joshua
7. Judges
8. Ruth
9. 1 Samuel
10. 2 Samuel
11. 1 Kings
12. 2 Kings
13. 1 Chronicles
14. 2 Chronicles
15. Ezra
16. Nehemiah
17. Tobit*
18. Judith*
19. Esther
20. 1 Maccabees*
21. 2 Maccabees*
DOCTRINAL
22. Job
23. Psalms
24. Proverbs
25. Ecclesiastes
26. Song of Songs
27. Wisdom*
28. Sirach*
PROPHETICAL
29. Isaiah
30. Jeremiah
31. Lamentations
32. Baruch*
33. Ezekiel
34. Daniel
35. Hosea
36. Joel
37. Amos
38. Obadiah
39. Jonah
40. Micah
41. Nahum
42. Habakkuk
43. Zephaniah
44. Haggai
45. Zechariah
46. Malachi

18. The Gospels.
Matthew, Mark,
Luke, & John.
The Narrative
Books.
The Acts of the
Apostles.
The Epistles.
Paul, Peter,
James, John, &
Jude
Prophetical.
The Apocalypse
or Revelation
Contains the life of Christ and his teachings,
centering on his Passion, death and
Resurrection.

20. Matthew 1
The book of the
generation of Jesus
Christ, the son of David,
the son of Abraham.
Abraham begat Isaac;
and Isaac begat Jacob;
and Jacob begat Judas
and his brethren; And
Judas begat Phares
and Zara of Thamar;
and Phares begat
Esrom; and Esrom
begat Aram;
St. Matthew
Tax Collector; Apostle
He emphasized
the kingship
and humanity
of Jesus.

21. MARK 1
The beginning of the
gospel of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God. [2] As
it is written in Isaias
the prophet: Behold I
send my angel before
thy face, who shall
prepare the way
before thee. [3] A
voice of one crying in
the desert: Prepare ye
the way of the Lord,
make straight his
paths. [4] John was in
the desert baptizing,
and preaching the
baptism of penance,
unto remission of sins.
St. Mark
He emphasized
Jesus as a
Divine Person
and Savior

22. Luke 1
5 In the days of King Herod of Judaea
there lived
a priest called Zechariah who
belonged to the Abijah section of the
priesthood, and he had a
wife, Elizabeth by name, who was a
descendant of Aaron.
6 Both were upright in the sight
of God and impeccably carried out all
the commandments and observances
of the Lord.
7 But they were
childless: Elizabeth was barren and
they were both advanced in years.
8 Now it happened that it was the
turn of his section to serve, and he
was exercising his priestly office
before God.
Luke
emphasized the
Priesthood of
Christ.

23. JOHN 1
[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[2] The same was in the beginning with God.
[3] All things were made by him: and
without him was made nothing that was
made. [4] In him was life, and the life was
the light of men. [5] And the light shineth in
darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend it.

25. Gospel Reading

28. •Divine Revelation was first
presented and transmitted by
Tradition.
• Not all the truths which God has
revealed and the Apostles have
taught are written down in Sacred
Scriptures.

29. Sacred
Traditions

30. Fathers of the Church
Saintly writers of the first
centuries of the Christian era.
Four qualities:
• Lived when the Church was in
her youth.
• Lived a saintly life.
• His writings excel in the
explanation and defence of
Catholic Doctrine.
• His writings must bear the seal
of the Churches approval.

31. Doctors of the Church
They are extolled by the Church not
primarily as witnesses of her faith
(as are the Fathers), but on account
of their brilliant exposition and
skilful defence of Catholic
doctrine. .
Three requisites:
• an eminent doctrine
• remarkable holiness of life
• declaration of the supreme
pontiff

32. St. Jerome, St. Augustine, St. Gregory the Great, St. Ambrose

33. The Magisterium of the Church, assisted by the
Holy Spirit, has the role of preserving the deposit
of revelation, penetrating it more intimately, and
faithfully proclaiming and expounding it.

34. The teaching office of the Church was entrusted
by Christ to the Roman Pontiff and all the bishops
in union with him.

36. The Magisterium of the Church is her authoritative
teaching power.
The Church is the guardian and teacher of our faith.