Chapter 2 notes

The Bible is the Inspired Word of God

The Bible is the Inspired Word of God

The Bible is the Inspired Word of God

Scriptural Foundation of the Mysteries and Prayers of the Rosary
† Our Father – Mt. 6:9-13 † Hail Mary – Lk. 1:28 † Glory Be – Phil.
4:20 Joyful
Sorrowful

Luminous

Glorious

Annunciation

Lk
1:26-
38

Agony in
the Garden

Mt
26:35-
56

Baptism of our
Lord

Mt.
3:13-1
7

Resurrection

Lk
24:1-12

Visitation

Lk
1:39-
56

Scourging

Mk
15:15

Miracle at Cana

Jn
2:1-12

Ascension

Acts
1:9-11

Nativity

Lk 1

Crowning

Mk
15:16-
19

Proclamation of
the Kingdom

Lk
2:1-20

Pentecost

Acts 2

Presentation

Lk
2:21-
24

Carrying
the Cross

Lk
23:21-
32

Transfiguration

Lk
9:28-3
6

Assumption

Lk 1:28
Mt. 27:52
Rev.
11:19

Finding in the

Temple

Lk
2:41-
52

Crucifixion

Lk
23:33-
46

Institution of the
Eucharist

Mk
14:22-
24.

Coronation

Lk 1:48
Rev. 12:1;
11:19

Not All Bibles Are the Same

Vulgate

Not All Bibles Are the Same

St. Jerome’s
fourth-century translation of
the Bible from Greek into the
common language of the
people of his day, Latin.

Not All Bibles Are the Same

Cave number four, Qumran

Not All Bibles Are the Same

Types of Bible Translations

Not All Bibles Are the Same

Not All Bibles Are the Same

Catholic versus Protestant Canons

Catholic Canon

● Based on the
Septuagint

● Includes 73 books:

† Old Testament: 46

† New Testament: 27

Protestant Canon

● Based on the
Palestinian Canon

● Includes 66 books:

† Old Testament: 39

† New Testament: 27

Septuagint A second-century BC Greek
translation of the Hebrew Bible made at
Alexandria, Egypt. The term is from a Latin
word meaning “seventy” for the legendary
seventy scholars who worked on the
translation.

Not All Bibles Are the Same

Not All Bibles Are the Same

What Does the Bible Mean Literally?

Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, 10

… the task of authentically interpreting the word of God,

whether written or handed on, has been entrusted

exclusively to the living teaching office of the Church,

whose authority is exercised in the name of Jesus Christ.

This teaching office is not above the word of God, but

serves it, teaching only what has been handed on, listening

to it devoutly, guarding it scrupulously and explaining it

faithfully in accord with a divine commission and with the

help of the Holy Spirit, it draws from this one deposit of faith

everything which it presents for belief as divinely revealed.

Book

Genre

Purpose

Genesis

Narrative /
History

Theological history of Israel

Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Narrative and
Law / Legal

Theological history of Israel

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2
Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah,
Esther

Narrative /
History

Theological history of Israel

Psalms

Poetry / Songs

Emotional praises and cries to
God

Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs

Wisdom

Wise living

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel,
Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah,
Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah,
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

Prophecy and
Apocalyptic

Calls Israel to repentance

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts

Narrative

Theological history of Christ

Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians,
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 1
Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James,
1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2, & 3 John, Jude

Epistle / Letter,
personal and
public

Didactic and pastoral letters
written to explain theological
teaching for the Church

Revelation

Apocalyptic

Message of home for the
Church

What Does the Bible Mean Literally?

What Does the Bible Mean Literally?

Ark of the Covenant

The most important symbol of the Jewish faith. It served
as the only physical manifestation of God on earth. The
Ark was built while the Israelites wandered in the desert
and was used until the building of the First Temple.

ExegesisThe process used by scholars
to discover the literal meaning of the biblical
text.

What Does the Bible Mean Literally?

What Does the Bible Mean Spiritually?

What Does the Bible Mean Spiritually?

What Does the Bible Mean Spiritually?

Because Sacred Scripture is inspired, it “must be read
and interpreted in the light of the same Spirit by whom
it was written” (Dei Verbum, 12 § 3, quoted in CCC, 111).

1. Read specific passages with the
whole content and unity of Scripture
in mind.
2. Read the Scripture within “the
living Tradition of the whole
Church.”
3. Pay attention to the analogy of
faith: the unity “of the truths of the
faith among themselves and within
the whole plan of Revelation.”

What Does the Bible Mean Spiritually?

Senses of Sacred Scripture

Literal

Spiritual

Allegorical

Moral

Anagogical

What Does the Bible Mean Spiritually?

Liturgy of the Hours

The prayer of the
Church at specific times of the day; also known
as the Divine Office. The Liturgy of the Hours
uses readings from Scripture, particularly the
psalms and hymns.

A Bible that is falling apart is usually

owned by someone who isn’t.

What Does the Bible Mean Spiritually?

Endnotes

• Quotations from Sacred Scripture come from the New American Bible,

Revised Edition (NABRE) http://wwwmigrate.usccb.org/bible/

• Quotations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

• Quotations from Documents of the Second Vatican Council

http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/index.htm