Paragraph 111

111. But since Sacred Scripture is inspired, there is another and no less important principle of correct interpretation, without which Scripture would remain a dead letter. “Sacred Scripture must be read and interpreted in the light of the same Spirit by whom it was written.”

The Second Vatican Council indicates three criteria for interpreting Scripture in accordance with the Spirit who inspired it.


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

475. When are scientific, medical, or psychological experiments on human individuals or groups morally legitimate?

326. What is the effect of episcopal ordination?

444. In what way does a person exercise his or her proper right to worship God in truth and in freedom?

375. What norms must conscience always follow?

493. Although it says only “you shall not commit adultery” why does the sixth commandment forbid all sins against chastity?

101. In what sense is the life of Christ a Mystery?

485. In case of war, what does the moral law require?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What does God’s sovereignty over human history mean, as described in Zephaniah 1:15?

What is the message behind the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican?

What is the spiritual battle mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:3-4, and how can a Christian fight it?

What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?

How was the defeat of the Maccabees at the Battle of Elasa described in 1 Maccabees 6:17-47?

How important is gratitude in the story of the healing of the ten lepers, described in Luke 17:11-19?

What does it mean to be a new creature in Christ, as described in 2 Corinthians 5:17?