Description
This course studies God???s self-revelation throughout salvation history as it has been received and handed on by the believing community in the forms of sacred Scripture and sacred Tradition. Based on the Catholic doctrine of revelation and its reception as expressed in Dei Verbum, the course examines the central teachings of the Catholic Faith [such as creation, fall, and redemption, Trinity and incarnation, the Church and the Holy Spirit] as these have been expressed in the Scriptures and developed throughout the history of the Church???s tradition. Emphasis is placed on reading primary sources, including major Biblical texts, writings of Church Doctors and Fathers, major theologians, magisterial documents and writings from the Franciscan tradition. This course is required for all upper division (200 and above) theology courses except THE 341 Christian Marriage. (Theology Core)