B I B S T U D Lesson 02 B I B L I C A L I N S P I R A T I O N ( Simplified)

BIBLICAL BIBLICAL INSPIRATIONINSPIRATION

Dennis Raymond P. MaturanDennis Raymond P. Maturan

De La Salle - College of St. BenildeDe La Salle - College of St. Benilde

20112011

What is Biblical Inspiration?What is Biblical Inspiration?

The mysterious The mysterious working together of working together of God and man, of God and man, of divine grace liberty, in divine grace liberty, in the composition of the the composition of the books of the Bible, books of the Bible, through divine through divine impulse and direction.impulse and direction.

What is Biblical Inspiration?What is Biblical Inspiration?

That God is the That God is the Author of the Sacred Author of the Sacred Books using the Books using the agency of men to agency of men to produce what He produce what He wished to be written wished to be written and placing in the and placing in the Scriptures the contents Scriptures the contents that He wished men to that He wished men to have.have.

What is Biblical Inspiration?What is Biblical Inspiration? The special The special

influence of the influence of the Holy Spirit on the Holy Spirit on the writers of Sacred writers of Sacred Scripture, in virtue Scripture, in virtue of which God of which God Himself becomes Himself becomes the principal the principal author of the books author of the books written and the written and the sacredsacred

What is Biblical Inspiration?What is Biblical Inspiration? writer is writer is

subordinate author, subordinate author, making use of his making use of his nature and nature and temperament, temperament, without violence to without violence to the free the free andand natural natural activities of his or activities of his or her human her human faculties.faculties.

Is Divine Inspiration Divine Is Divine Inspiration Divine Dictation?Dictation?

Inspiration does not Inspiration does not mean that every word mean that every word in the Bible was in the Bible was dictated by the Holy dictated by the Holy Spirit which would Spirit which would make man a mere make man a mere “amanuensis” but he “amanuensis” but he made room for His made room for His personal style, personal style, language and mental language and mental individuality.individuality.

How Did God Inspire the Sacred How Did God Inspire the Sacred Writers?Writers?

1.1. God so influenced God so influenced the minds of the the minds of the sacred writers that sacred writers that they first rightly they first rightly understood all, and understood all, and only, the things that only, the things that He wanted written.He wanted written.

How Did God Inspire the Sacred How Did God Inspire the Sacred Writers?Writers?

1.1. He also influenced He also influenced their wills that they their wills that they determined faithfully determined faithfully to write down these to write down these things.things.

2.2. He influenced them He influenced them that they aptly and that they aptly and inerrantly expressed inerrantly expressed these things in writing.these things in writing.

Can the Bible Contain Errors?Can the Bible Contain Errors?

What is said about What is said about inerrancy of the inerrancy of the Bible refers only to Bible refers only to the original text of the original text of the inspired the inspired writings and not to writings and not to those which were those which were later copied from later copied from the original texts.the original texts.

Can the Bible Contain Errors?Can the Bible Contain Errors?

However, unless there is However, unless there is a divinely appointed a divinely appointed guardian of the sacred guardian of the sacred text (which is the Sacred text (which is the Sacred Magisterium), there is Magisterium), there is no positive assurance in no positive assurance in the course of time that it the course of time that it would not be badly would not be badly corrupted even in very corrupted even in very important matters. important matters.

How do we Scientifically Study the How do we Scientifically Study the Bible?Bible?

Hermeneutics Hermeneutics (Greek: (Greek: hermeneushermeneus = = interpreter)interpreter)

The art and science of interpreting the Sacred Scriptures and if inquiring into their true meaning.


The science of interpreting the meaning and true sense of the books and texts of Scripture in accordance with the principles of exegesis.


It defines the laws It defines the laws that exegetes are to that exegetes are to follow in order to follow in order to determine and determine and explain the sense of explain the sense of the revealed Word of the revealed Word of God.God.


22) ) ExegesisExegesis (exegete = (exegete = translator)translator)

It is the study It is the study whereby the whereby the investigation and investigation and exposition of Sacred exposition of Sacred Scripture is Scripture is presented for proper presented for proper translation from the translation from the original texts.original texts.


In general, it seeks In general, it seeks through tradition, through tradition, archaeology, history archaeology, history and criticism, to and criticism, to expound the true expound the true meaning of the meaning of the Bible.Bible.


In particular, it In particular, it concerns itself with concerns itself with the various senses of the various senses of Scripture, the literal, Scripture, the literal, spiritual senses, and spiritual senses, and the accommodation the accommodation of Scripture.of Scripture.

Biblical Literary Forms and Biblical Literary Forms and CriticismCriticism

Factors scholars must Factors scholars must examine are:examine are:

b.b. Conditions of the Conditions of the author.author.

c.c. The literary Style.The literary Style.d.d. The milieu in which The milieu in which

the writing was done.the writing was done.e.e. The cultural and The cultural and

ethnic surroundingsethnic surroundings


e. The e. The Welt Welt AnschauungAnschauung, the , the Sitz Sitz Im LeibenIm Leiben and the and the Heilige GeschichteHeilige Geschichte of those times.of those times.

i. The literary genres i. The literary genres or formsor forms

Biblical Literary GenresBiblical Literary Genres

1. 1. The ParablesThe Parables – short – short fictitious narrative fictitious narrative stories where stories where spiritual or moral spiritual or moral truth is drawn.truth is drawn.

2. 2. The AllegoriesThe Allegories – a – a figurative story with figurative story with a veiled meaning.a veiled meaning.


3. 3. The Beast FableThe Beast Fable – those – those forms found in Gen. forms found in Gen. 3:1-15, Nb. 22:1-21, etc.3:1-15, Nb. 22:1-21, etc.

4. 4. The Short Story and The Short Story and Historical NovelHistorical Novel – the core – the core of these stories are of these stories are historical although the historical although the writer did not intend to writer did not intend to write history but simply write history but simply uses traditions and fashions uses traditions and fashions to bring out a religious to bring out a religious lesson. (Gen. 37-50, etc.).lesson. (Gen. 37-50, etc.).


5. 5. The Problem StoryThe Problem Story – – racial and intermarriage racial and intermarriage issue such as found in the issue such as found in the Book of Ruth.Book of Ruth.

6. 6. The Speech as Literary The Speech as Literary DeviceDevice – those of King – those of King Solomon and St. Paul as Solomon and St. Paul as found in the Book of found in the Book of Kings and Epistles Kings and Epistles showing the moral showing the moral authority of the biblical authority of the biblical person.person.

Revelation According to Vatican II’s Revelation According to Vatican II’s Dei VerbumDei Verbum

Dei VerbumDei Verbum – The – The Dogmatic Dogmatic Constitution on Constitution on Divine Revelation Divine Revelation of The Second of The Second Vatican Council Vatican Council (Vat. II) (Vat. II) promulgated on promulgated on November 18, November 18, 1965. 1965.


Verbum Dei’s five Verbum Dei’s five sections treat of:sections treat of:

2.2. The transmission of The transmission of Divine Revelation Divine Revelation through the faith of through the faith of believers and the believers and the custody of the custody of the Church.Church.

3.3. b. Divine b. Divine Revelation itself. Revelation itself.


3. Sacred Scripture as God’s 3. Sacred Scripture as God’s inspired Word to be inspired Word to be interpreted under the interpreted under the Church’s guidance.Church’s guidance.

4. The Old Testament as 4. The Old Testament as fulfilled in and also fulfilled in and also shedding light on the New shedding light on the New Testament as the Testament as the completion of God’s self completion of God’s self disclosure. disclosure.

5. The importance of Sacred 5. The importance of Sacred Scripture in the life of the Scripture in the life of the Church.Church.

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