CHAPTER 4 PERIOD 7

SECTION 1

• Sacred tradition and sacred scripture
• Scripture: Speech of God put down in writing
• Tradition: The Word of God which has been entrusted to the Apostles by Christ and the Holy Spirit
• Old Testament: Written Word of God through His prophets and messengers
• New Testament: Christian revelation

SECTION 1 CONTINUED

• The Pope, bishops, priests, and even laity compromises the living voices of the church.
• Public revelation began with Adam and Eve and ended with the death of the last apostle, Saint John.
• Revelation means to "draw back the veil" or uncover
• Pre Christian revelation was before Jesus' time
• Revelation is when God fully shows himself by being among us
• Our lord went to preach and teach about the teaching and traditiona of the Catholic faith.

SECTION 2

• Apostolic fathers: disciples directly taught by the apostles
• Many interpretations of the Bible are created
• Church is custodian of the scripture and tradition
• A creed is a statement of belief
• Councils have been called in response to many controversies

SECTION 3

• The fathers of the Church are saintly writers who are recognized as witnesses of the faith
• The Doctors of the Church are saintly theologians who have guided the faithful and have been recognized officially by the Pope
• The writings and decrees of the Popes are another expression of the teachings of Christ. These are called encyclicals.
• The thoughts, writings, prayers, and actions of the saints and faithful, are part of the sensus fidelium

SECTION 4

• Doctrine development: Development over time of the meaning of the things that Jesus revealed to us.
• 3 places we find development of doctrine: Writings of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, the councils of the Church, and the experience of the faithful.
• Doctrine doesn't contradict itself as it comes through the Holy Spirit who guides the Church and its teachings.

CITES

• Mrs. Medhus' religion book
• Haiku Deck photo album