Questions and Answers

149. What is the content of all Sacred Scripture in two words? (CCC 134) The content of all Sacred Scripture in two words is Jesus Christ.
150. Why do the Sacred Scriptures truly contain the Word of God? (CCC 135) The Sacred Scriptures truly contain the Word of God, because they are inspired.
151. Why do we call God the author of Sacred Scripture? (CCC 136) We call God the author of Sacred Scripture, because He inspired its human authors.
152. To what above all must interpretation of the inspired Scripture be attentive? (CCC 137) The interpretation of the inspired Scripture must above all be attentive to what God reveals through the human authors for our salvation.
153. How many are the books of the Old Testament and New Testament respectively? (CCC 138) The books of the Old Testament are 46 and the books of the New Testament 27.
154. Why do the four Gospels occupy a central place in the Church? (CCC 139) The four Gospels occupy a central place in the Church, because Christ Jesus is their centre.
155. Where does the unity of the two Testaments come from? (CCC 140) The unity of the two Testaments comes from the unity of God’s plan and His Revelation.
156. What does the Bible have in common with the Eucharist? (CCC 141) The Bible has in common with the Eucharist that both nourish and govern the Christian life, though in different ways.