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Jun 28, 2020 · Catholics interpret the Bible with the help of the Holy Spirit, under the guidance of the Church, following three specific guidelines. Bible interpretation results in a wide spectrum of...
Protestants rejected the authority of the Pope and of the Church and showed it by saying people could read and interpret the Bible for themselves. Catholics meanwhile were discouraged from reading Scripture. Identifying the reading and interpreting of the Bible as “Protestant” even affected the study of Scripture.
Jan 12, 2002 · Catholics consider the whole Bible divinely inspired, but give a different weight to the Old Testament and the New in matters of doctrine and spiritual guidance. The Catholic principle here is that revelation is progressive up to Christ.
- Abbot Jerome Kodell
- Biblical Illiteracy
- Positive Trends in Bible Study
- Barriers to The Bible
- The Living Word of God
On the downside, surveys show that Catholics are hardly alone in their struggle for biblical literacy. While American Christians proudly cite the Bible as their favorite book (93 percent own one, usually the King James version) and two-thirds see it as the source for answers to “all or most of life’s basic questions,” they actually do not know or u...
Pointing to the deficiencies of other Christians is not a comfort to Catholic leaders or even a respectable defense in backyard arguments with Protestant neighbors. But on the positive side, Catholics can also point to several promising initiatives and trends. One is the growing number of reliable and readable books that can provide an introduction...
Given such obvious interest, what are the obstacles to a more biblically literate church? Lack of public awareness about good programs and their limited availability at the parish level are two. Another is the time crunch and multiplying distractions that impinge on every aspect of life. For example, Charles McMahon, a retired professor of physics ...
A final paradox is that the prospect of studying the Bible can induce anxiety among both lay believers and the hierarchy over where such exploration could lead. Studying the Bible can raise questions about church history and the tenets of faith. And too many leaders of study groups hesitate to engage or encourage such questions, because they fear e...
The following twenty-five statements can serve as both a summary of the principal points in this book and an outline of the distinctively Catholic approach to reading and interpreting the Bible: From the beginning the Bible and the church have existed in a circular or symbiotic relationship.
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Catholics interpret the Bible both literally and spiritually (christologically, morally, anagogically) Caution: We read the Bible literally (as “literature”), but not literalistically (as if it were mere “facts”) Ecclesial Guidance for Proper Understanding (vs. individualistic misinterpretations)
Feb 1, 2004 · But they obviously don’t. So I regard it as a self-evident truth that Catholics need to do more study apart from the liturgy, prayer books, and rosaries. We need to read the Bible itself, frequently and often. Merely reading a Bible doesn’t prove love of God, but a person who truly loves God will long to read the words of his beloved.
