What Is “The Word of God” in Sacred Scripture?
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https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2023.018Keywords
word of God, Scripture, The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture, biblical inspirationAbstract
This article addresses the interdependence of the terms “word of God” and “Sacred Scripture,” as used in the doctrine of biblical inspiration, in the context of the Pontifical Biblical Commission’s 2014 document The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture: The Word that Comes from God and Speaks of God for the Salvation of the World. In the article, the essential features of the definition and function of Sacred Scripture are presented, and the understanding of the word of God in the context of the Old and New Testaments is demonstrated. In the concluding section, an attempt is made to answer the question of under what circumstances it is appropriate to equate the above two terms.
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