1. What is the Catholic understanding of biblical inspiration as described in the appendix?
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God dictated the Bible word-for-word to passive human scribes.
The Bible is a purely human book with no divine origin.
It is a divine-human collaboration where God worked through true human authors who used their own skills and abilities.
Only the original manuscripts were inspired, and the text has since been corrupted.
2. The formation of the biblical canon (the official list of books) was:
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Decreed by a single Pope at a single moment in time.
A long, organic process of discernment by the community of the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit.
Decided by the Roman Emperor Constantine.
Based only on which books were oldest.
3. What is a key reason the Catholic Old Testament includes the seven "deuterocanonical" books?
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They were written by the Apostles.
B. They were included in the Septuagint
They were discovered for the first time in the 20th century.
They are the only books originally written in Latin.
4. According to the appendix, why is scholarly study of the Bible (exegesis) not sufficient on its own for proper interpretation?
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Because academic study is contrary to faith.
Because the Bible must also be read within the living Tradition of the Church, in harmony with its teachings, and under the guidance of the Magisterium.
Because the original languages are impossible to learn.
Because scientific research has been proven wrong by the Church.
5. The principle of the "analogy of faith" means that:
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The interpretation of any single passage of Scripture must be in harmony with the entirety of the Church's teaching.
The Bible is just an analogy and not literally true.
Any interpretation is valid as long as it feels right to the individual.
Faith is analogous to reason.