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Fundamental Theology Course
Lesson Two: Sacred Scripture - Revelation’s Written Transmission
FUNDAMENTAL THEOLOGY COURSE
Revelation & Faith
Lesson Two:
Sacred Scripture - Revelation’s Written Transmission
Lesson Two: SACRED SCRIPTURE - Revelation’s Written Transmission
Learning Objectives - Lesson 2
When you finish this lesson, you should be able to do the following:
Articulate the foundational principles for Sacred Scripture as a source in theology: canonicity, inspiration, and inerrancy, especially in the light of Vatican II.
explain the foundational principles employed by an authentically Catholic interpretation of Scripture
Key Words - 2
biblia
inspiration
divine authorship of Scripture
Inerrancy
3 stages of the Gospel Tradition
hermeneutics
exegesis
literal sense of scripture
spiritual sense of scripture
The Whole Christ
allegorical sense
tropological sense
tropology
anagogical sense
anagogy
VIDEO 2-1:
The Biblical Text, its Divine Inspiration and its Inerrancy
VIDEO 2-2: THE FOUR GOSPELS & THE FOURFOLD GOSPEL TRADITION
VIDEO 2-3:
THE LITERAL SENSE OF SCRIPTURE
VIDEO 2-4:
THE SPIRITUAL SENSE(S) OF SCRIPTURE
Reading Assignment - 2
Dulles, Avery. “The Symbolic Structure of Revelation” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from Theological Studies 41.1 (1980): 51-73.
Vatican II, Dogmatic Constitution on Revelation Dei Verbum (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (in its entirety) 1965.
CCC paragraphs 74-143
Pontifical Biblical Commission 1964 Instruction “On the Historical Truth of the Gospels.” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Recommended: Benedict XVI, Verbum Domini (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (2010).
Please note: if for some reason one of the links above are not working, go to the syllabus and try the link as it appears there under the reading assignment for this week. Also, you can go to "FILES" (tab on the left) and try to access it from there. If none of these options work, contact our librarian Sr. Rebecca Abel rabel@cdu.edu who can email you a PDF of the assigned reading selection. Thanks. Dr. D'Ambrosio