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=== Vatican II === | === Vatican II === | ||
[http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html "Dogmatic Constitution on Revelation"] (Vatican II, 1965). | |||
=== Catechism of the Catholic Church === | === Catechism of the Catholic Church === | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 10 November 2010
"Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ" (St. Jerome).
Lectio Divina
Slow, thoughtful, prayerful, imaginative reading of the Bible.
Enter the Scriptures
Ignatian meditation: Place yourself in the scene.
Think with the Church
Stay within the bounds of dogma
The Creeds of the Church tell us how to interpret the Scriptures.
- Original Sin (requires monogenism).
- Authenticity of the Old Covenant (Abraham--Moses--David--prophets).
- Immaculate Conception of Mary in her mother's womb through the ordinary act of marriage (celebrated on December 8).
- Virginal Conception of Jesus in Mary's womb by the power of the Holy Spirit (celebrated on March 25).
- Perpetual Virginity of Mary.
- Divinity of Jesus: Trinity and Incarnation.
- Death and resurrection of Jesus.
- The foundation of the sacraments:
- Eucharist
- Marriage
- Reconciliation
- The infallibility of the Church.
Interpret the Old Testament in the light of the New
De-literalization of the Old Testament
Typological Interpretation
Re-definition of terms
Divino Afflante Spiritu
Vatican II
"Dogmatic Constitution on Revelation" (Vatican II, 1965).
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Studying the Scriptures
One of the categories on this wiki is "Scripture Studies." These are notes I have made for myself to get ready for or else to follow up on questions asked on the show.
- The Canon (official list of books) of the Bible
- A criticism of Martin Luther's theory of Sola scriptura.
- "Bible" in the Bible
- Transliteration