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Babel
A primeval, symbolic story about human pretension to build a tower to the heavens (Gen 11:1-9) which explains why there are many languages and nations. It was called Babel ("confusion") because God confused the language of all the earth and scattered the peoples. -
Bible
The collection of the books that the Church believes is the written expression of God's Revelation and the supreme rule of faith. -
Biblical criticism
The application of modern literary and scientific methods to discover what a Scriptural passage or book meant to its original audience. -
Biblical Inspiration
The doctrine of the divine authorship of the Bible through God's action through human authors.
Glossary
Scripture for Teachers
- Commentaries
- Acts 2:1-12
- Luke 11:1-13
- Luke 15:11-32
- Luke 17:11-19
- Luke 6:17-26
- Matthew 13:1-9
- Matthew 13:31-32
- Matthew 14:13-21
- Matthew 26:17-30
- Matthew 5:38-42
- Foundations
- Catholic Teaching on Sacred Scripture
- Catholic Biblical Interpretation
- The Three Worlds of the Text
- Scripture in Religious Education
- The Gospel of Luke
- The Gospel of Matthew
- The Gospels
- Glossary
- Resource Links