STUDY MATERIALS FOR HOLY COMMUNION

CHAPTER: 4 - SACRED SCRIPTURE

1. What is sacred Scripture?
   
   It is the Word of God, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
   
    
2. What is Holy Tradition?
   
   It is the living transmission of the Word of God which has been entrusted to the apostles by Christ and made complete in the Holy Spirit and lived by the Christian communities.
   
    
3. Who has to give the authentic interpretation of the Word of God?
   
   It is entrusted solely to the teaching authority of the Church, i.e. to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him.
   
    
4. What do we see in the Sacred Scripture?
   
   We see the Father who is in heaven, comes lovingly to meet His children and talks with them.
   
    
5. Who is the author of the Sacred Scripture?
   
   God is the author. He inspires the human authors through His Spirit.
   
    
6. Why are gospels called the heart of all the Scriptures?
   
   They are called so because they are our principal source for the life and teaching of the incarnate Word, Jesus Christ who is our Savior.
   
    
7. How should we understand the Old Testament?
   
   We should understand it in the light of the Risen Christ, who is the culmination of Old Testament.
   
    
8. How many books are there in the Bible?
   
   There are 73 books in the Bible.
   
    
9. How is the Bible divided into two?
   
   Old Testament with 46 books and New Testament with 27 books.
   
    
10. Why is Sacred Scripture called ‘inspited’?
    
    Because the human authors were illumined and directed by the working of the Holy Spirit.