Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 495

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Chap.

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THE NEAV TESTAMENT

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sentation, with the apostolic Scripture before one's eyes, maj^

not be dismissed as being far-fetched. indeed, Paul testifies in Gal.

With

so

many

words,

For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ." For the matter in hand, however, this makes no difference. With Paul, also, there is a difference between what is revealed to him of the past, and what is given him b}^ inspiration concerning the thoughts and events^ the knowledge of which was given by Jesus to His Church after His ascension, through the Holy Spirit.

The

i.

11, 12, "

inspiration itself of the apostles will be considered in

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a

For the purpose in hand it is suffi- ^jy cient to have shown Q^ that the Old Testament postulated a second revelation, which could only come later (2) that\ this second revelation also was destined for all nations and every age, and on this ground called for documentation (§^ that up to the time of Jesus' ascension a 'part only of this second revelation had come, while another part still tarried, and that the end can only come with the parousia (4) that Jesus instituted His apostolate as a definite company (^koivchvla), and imposed upon this apostolate the task of being His witnesses until the end of the world; (5) that Jesus, in order that they might accomplish this task, promised and granted them a double inspiration of the Holy Ghost first that of remembrance (uTro'/ii/T/o-t?), and secondly that of guidance (oST^YT^o-i?) and of declaring (ai^a77eXta) and (6) that since Christ honored the Old Testament as an authoritative Scripture for the confirmation and documentation of the revelation which preceded His advent, the idea was given of itself to have a similar Scripture do service for the confirmation and documentation of this second revelation. _Tlie.resnlt, indeed, puts the seal upon this. Such a second a separate paragraph.

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Scripture did arise of

itself.

This second Scripture

legiti-

mized itself as a New Testament to supplement the Old Testament within a relatively short time, and has fused Avith it into one whole in the consciousness of the Church. There is

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