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As you may know, I’m a convert.
I became Catholic almost 25 years ago. And one of the major reasons why I did was that many of the Protestant denominations in which I spent time interpreted the very same Bible in many different, often contradictory ways.
I needed an authoritative voice to say, “This is the truth!”
And praise God, I found it in the Catholic Church.
Jesus gave us the Church and the Church gave us the Bible.
But while Catholicism certainly defines the meaning of many passages, it doesn’t give us an exact interpretation of everything.
That said, it does give us specific guidelines to follow when interpretation is needed. And as outlined by the Catechism (n. 115), part of those guidelines are called the “4 Senses of Scripture.”
And knowing what they are can totally change how you read the Bible personally, as well as experience it in the Mass.
Continued below.
124: How Catholics Read & Interpret Scripture - MATTHEW LEONARD
I became Catholic almost 25 years ago. And one of the major reasons why I did was that many of the Protestant denominations in which I spent time interpreted the very same Bible in many different, often contradictory ways.
I needed an authoritative voice to say, “This is the truth!”
And praise God, I found it in the Catholic Church.
Jesus gave us the Church and the Church gave us the Bible.
But while Catholicism certainly defines the meaning of many passages, it doesn’t give us an exact interpretation of everything.
That said, it does give us specific guidelines to follow when interpretation is needed. And as outlined by the Catechism (n. 115), part of those guidelines are called the “4 Senses of Scripture.”
And knowing what they are can totally change how you read the Bible personally, as well as experience it in the Mass.
Continued below.
124: How Catholics Read & Interpret Scripture - MATTHEW LEONARD