Review article
THE INSPIRATION AND TRUTH OF SACRED SCRIPTURE – THE POSITIVE PRIVILEGE OF THE BIBLE
Dubravko Turalija
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
The inspiration and truth of the Sacred Scripture is the great privilege of the Bible. Throughout history the faithful defended this principle. Nevertheless, the inspiration is the prerogative of the holy books, interpreted and treasured in the Church. The truth proclaimed by the Bible is the meaning of this life for the eternal life. The article entitled “The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture – the Positive Privilege of the Bible” contributes to the modern reflections of the Church expressed through three key documents: the dogmatic constitution Dei Verbum of the 2nd Vatican Council, the post-synodal exhortation Verbum Domini of Pope Benedict XVI, and the new document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission: The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture. The Word That Comes from God and Speaks of God for the Salvation of the World, which not only interprets and clarifies the dogmatic postulates of the inspiration and truth of the Holy Scripture, but, focused on the people of God, promulgates the implementation in life of the meaning of the word of God. In a short overview of these three documents, the article offers a brief chronological outline of the interpretation of inspiration in the early, the reformed and the Catholic Church, concluding with a reflection entitled: “Conclusive reflection: irruption – eruption of the word of God”.
Keywords
Church; truth; inspiration; Scripture; Protestantism; word of God; interpretation
Hrčak ID:
205856
URI
Publication date:
23.3.2018.
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