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26 - The reception of the Bible in Roman Catholic tradition

from Part IV - Reception of the Bible Confessionally

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2015

By
Peter Neuner  and
Linda Archibald
Edited by
John Riches
John Riches
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

When the reformers began to use the Scripture as a critical norm to flush out biases and problems in the development of the church, the Catholic Church was prompted to reflect on the question of its own position on the authority of the Bible. The understanding of Scripture and tradition became especially apparent at the First Vatican Council of 1869/70. This Council formulated two decrees, one on the Catholic Faith and the other on the Pope. Karl Rahner formulated the idea of sacred writers before anyone had even thought of Second Vatican Council in 1958. The Council had committed itself to a reform process that would put Scripture back into the centre of the church's life and mission. Liberation theology was a significant development which arose in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.

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Mediterranean North Africaimperial ChristianityCoptic languageAfrican biblical receptionChristian missionsub-Saharan Africa
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The New Cambridge History of the Bible , pp. 537 - 562
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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