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One of the key aspects to the Catholic Religion and its teaching is the idea of Biblical tradition and its place within the society of the Church and its followers. The Role and importance of Biblical tradition and its relation to other traditions such as the Apostolic have been going on since the foundation of Christianity itself. Is role has been thought out in the minds of men, and in battlefields the world over. The Biblical tradition is a story, a story that is part of the far larger portrait that makes up the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. Biblical Tradition is seen however, not just within Catholicism, it is a debated topic within various Protestant circles such as the Church of England and Lutheranism.
However, before …show more content…
The idea of Sola Scriptura may at times within the bible seem to be a message being given to the reader, yet one sees the obvious problem, that each person has their own interpretation of the Bible. This is where the Catholic Belief in ‘Apostolic Tradition + Biblical Tradition= What God meant’. Cardinal John Henry Newman says that we can even see an example of the apostolic traditions and roles of the ‘teachers’ (priesthood) is both 2 Tim. 2:2 and 2 Tim. 4:6-8. Within these chapters we see Paul, who himself has been passing on his teaching to Timothy, inform Timothy that he must also pass on what he has learnt to other ‘Faithful Men’. "What you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also" (2 Tim. 2:2 ) .The Faithful Men one can ascertain are the early teachers within the Church, the equivalent to modern …show more content…
However, this should not be misinterpreted for the protestant idea of Sola Scriptura. The Biblical Hermeneutics conducted by the Church have proven beyond doubt many of meanings and events within the texts to be of Historical truth or close too. The Historical critical method is the most commonly used and tried method, the Bible texts provide an interesting insight into the world of Jesus’ Time. However, the as this method has shown, the bible, while being surprising accurate, is not completely accurate in regards to certain events. This method gives us more of an insight into the ‘world behind the text’ , for it is almost impossible to be able to correctly understand the messages of the Bible without understanding, or at least having an idea about the events that occurred during the time period the events happened in. The Gospel of John is an excellent example of a book that has been under much scrutiny, not only does it not follow historical chronology as the other books do, it also seems to be at times, written by a different author, as various sections differ. A main argument used is that the Greek language style used in Revelations, also written by John, is of a different style, and quality. However, when one reads 21:24 we see clearly here that John is known to have used a writer to write his works for him. This would explain the differing styles seen
One of the key aspects to the Catholic Religion and its teaching is the idea of Biblical tradition and its place within the society of the Church and its followers. The Role and importance of Biblical tradition and its relation to other traditions such as the Apostolic have been going on since the foundation of Christianity itself. Is role has been thought out in the minds of men, and in battlefields the world over. The Biblical tradition is a story, a story that is part of the far larger portrait that makes up the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. Biblical Tradition is seen however, not just within Catholicism, it is a debated topic within various Protestant circles such as the Church of England and Lutheranism.
However, before …show more content…
The idea of Sola Scriptura may at times within the bible seem to be a message being given to the reader, yet one sees the obvious problem, that each person has their own interpretation of the Bible. This is where the Catholic Belief in ‘Apostolic Tradition + Biblical Tradition= What God meant’. Cardinal John Henry Newman says that we can even see an example of the apostolic traditions and roles of the ‘teachers’ (priesthood) is both 2 Tim. 2:2 and 2 Tim. 4:6-8. Within these chapters we see Paul, who himself has been passing on his teaching to Timothy, inform Timothy that he must also pass on what he has learnt to other ‘Faithful Men’. "What you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also" (2 Tim. 2:2 ) .The Faithful Men one can ascertain are the early teachers within the Church, the equivalent to modern …show more content…
However, this should not be misinterpreted for the protestant idea of Sola Scriptura. The Biblical Hermeneutics conducted by the Church have proven beyond doubt many of meanings and events within the texts to be of Historical truth or close too. The Historical critical method is the most commonly used and tried method, the Bible texts provide an interesting insight into the world of Jesus’ Time. However, the as this method has shown, the bible, while being surprising accurate, is not completely accurate in regards to certain events. This method gives us more of an insight into the ‘world behind the text’ , for it is almost impossible to be able to correctly understand the messages of the Bible without understanding, or at least having an idea about the events that occurred during the time period the events happened in. The Gospel of John is an excellent example of a book that has been under much scrutiny, not only does it not follow historical chronology as the other books do, it also seems to be at times, written by a different author, as various sections differ. A main argument used is that the Greek language style used in Revelations, also written by John, is of a different style, and quality. However, when one reads 21:24 we see clearly here that John is known to have used a writer to write his works for him. This would explain the differing styles seen