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Creed
This week: Scripture
Questions?

2. How is Sacred Scripture to be Read?
How is Sacred Scripture to be Read?
Sacred Scripture must be read and interpreted with the help of the Holy Spirit, who opens the eyes of those who read Scripture and moves them to have faith in God.
Consider within the context of the whole Bible
Reading a single passage can be misleading
Consider author’s conditions – time, customs, audience
Consider with Apostolic Tradition
Church teachings handed down through history

3. Name & Describe the Two Senses of Scripture
Name & Describe the Two Senses of Scripture
The literal sense is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture.
The spiritual sense is the understanding we gain by recognizing the significance of the events described.

4. What does “divine revelation” mean?
God shows us things about himself and his plan for us
How is divine revelation given to us?
Apostolic Tradition – The teaching of the apostles as handed down through the ages, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Sacred Scripture – The holy writings of the Old and New Testaments. They were composed by human writers inspired by the Holy Spirit and contain the truth of God’s Revelation.

5. What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
Sacred Scripture and Tradition, as entrusted to the teaching ministry of the Church (the Magisterium), make up a single deposit of the faith.

6.
To discover the Scripture writer’s intention, what must the reader consider?
The reader must take into account the culture, history and literary forms of that time.

7. Describe the origin of the Church.
Describe the origin of the Church.
Fifty days after the Resurrection, at the time of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples as tongues of flame. This inspired Jesus’s disciples to begin preaching the Good News and baptizing new Christians into the Church.
Acts 2:1-41

8. Who is the Holy Spirit?
The third person of the Holy Trinity who came to the apostles at Pentecost and empowered them to establish the Church after the Ascension of Jesus.
The Holy Spirit is still at work in all Baptized people today.
One way to think of the Holy Spirit is as the manifestation of the love between the Father and the Son.

9.
In the Acts of the Apostles, what major figure helped to establish the Church?
After the Ascension of Jesus, the Holy Spirit gave the Apostles courage and inspiration to spread the Good News and to “make disciples of all nations.”

10. What is the importance of the Old Testament for Christians?
What is the importance of the Old Testament for Christians?
While Christians consider Christ’s teaching when reading the Old Testament, we believe the Old Testament retains value as Revelation on its own.
Old Testament is an indispensable part of Sacred Scripture
Its books are divinely inspired and retain a permanent value, for the Old Covenant has never been revoked
Even though they contain matters that are imperfect and provisional, the books of the Old Testament bear witness to God’s saving love
Christians honor the Old Testament as true Word of God

11. What importance does the New Testament have for Christians?
What importance does the New Testament have for Christians?
The Gospels are the heart of all Scriptures because they are our main source of information about the life and teaching of Jesus.

12. Why are letters (epistles) incorporated into Sacred Scripture?
Why are letters (epistles) incorporated into Sacred Scripture?
Written to various people and communities by early Christian leaders, they pass on wisdom, correction, and instruction on how to live the faith. Today, they give us the same wisdom and direction.

13.
What is the Acts of the Apostles about, and why is it included in Sacred Scripture?
Stories of the early Christians help us to understand the beginnings of the Church.

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15. 1. How is Sacred Scripture to be read?
Must be interpreted with the help of the Holy Spirit.
2. Name and describe the two senses of Scripture.
Literal sense is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture. Spiritual sense is the significance of the events described.
3. What does “divine revelation” mean?
God reveals himself and his plan for humankind.
4. How is divine revelation given to us?
Tradition and Sacred Scripture
5. What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
Together they make up a single deposit of the faith.
6. To discover the Scripture writer’s intention, what must the reader consider?
Must take into account the culture, history and literary forms of that time.
7. Describe the origin of the Church.
The Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples and inspired them to begin the Church’s mission.
8. Who is the Holy Spirit?
The third person of God in the Holy Trinity.
9. In the Acts of the Apostles, what major figure helped to establish the Church?
The Holy Spirit.
10. What is the importance of the Old Testament for Christians?
Old Testament reveals God’s love for us throughout history.
12. What importance does the New Testament have for Christians?
Main source of information about the life and teaching of Jesus.
13. Why are letters (epistles) incorporated into Sacred Scripture?
They contain wisdom, correction, and instruction on how to live the faith.
14. What is the Acts of the Apostles about, and why is it included in Sacred Scripture?
Stories of the early Christians help us to understand the beginnings of the Church.