Now that we have some idea of what the Bible is - the collection of writings that the Catholic Church accepts to be inspired by God – we turn to consider how we can understand it. Fortunately, the Bible originated within the Church, so we can learn from her how to profit from a correct reading of it.
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The Church’s understanding of Divine Revelation was well summarized in the conciliar document Dei Verbum & further elaborated upon in the Catechism (50-141) (both documents available at the excellent
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Now, I hear all the time that “in the old days” the Faithful were discouraged from reading the Bible. While this undoubtedly happened in some times & places, this mentality is definitely not in accord with the mind of the Church, which has unceasingly striven to impart to the Faithful every good thing necessary for the sake of their salvation using every means available. However, what the Church has always been against is handing someone the spiritual equivalent of a nuclear device without the training & tools to operate it &, rather, leaving it to their own devices to figure it out, which has historically proven disastrous. Recall that every major heresy in history of the Church has hijacked the Scriptures to “prove” that it was right. Even a casual look into the Bible will be enough to show that it is not exactly crystal clear & self-explanatory; & that some help is required.
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Starting with these two documents, we can profit tremendously from the wisdom of
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Other articles in this Knights of Columbus newsletter series:
The Bible IV - From the Church for the Church
The Bible III - Inspiration of the New Testament
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