Second Vatican Council documents on revelation
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Catholic magisterial documents
doctrinal sources on divine revelation
dogmatic constitution
teachings of the Catholic Church
The Second Vatican Council documents on revelation are key Catholic Church teachings, especially the constitution *Dei Verbum*, that articulate how God’s self-disclosure is transmitted through Scripture, Tradition, and the Church’s magisterium in the modern world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Vatican Council documents on revelation canonical | 2 |
| Second Vatican Council’s Dei Verbum (indirectly, as background) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Second Vatican Council documents on revelation Context triple: [Dei Filius, influenced, Second Vatican Council documents on revelation]
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Dei Filius – on the Catholic faith and revelation
Dei Filius – on the Catholic faith and revelation is a dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that defines key Catholic teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
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Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff
Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that definitively articulated papal primacy and papal infallibility.
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magisterium of the Catholic Church
The magisterium of the Catholic Church is its official teaching authority, exercised by the pope and bishops to authentically interpret and safeguard doctrine on faith and morals.
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D.
encyclical Fides et Ratio
Fides et Ratio is a papal encyclical by Pope John Paul II that explores the relationship between faith and reason in Catholic theology and philosophy.
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On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine is a foundational theological and hermeneutical treatise by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and for Christian teaching and preaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Vatican Council documents on revelation Target entity description: The Second Vatican Council documents on revelation are key Catholic Church teachings, especially the constitution *Dei Verbum*, that articulate how God’s self-disclosure is transmitted through Scripture, Tradition, and the Church’s magisterium in the modern world.
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A.
Dei Filius – on the Catholic faith and revelation
Dei Filius – on the Catholic faith and revelation is a dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that defines key Catholic teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
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B.
Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff
Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that definitively articulated papal primacy and papal infallibility.
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C.
magisterium of the Catholic Church
The magisterium of the Catholic Church is its official teaching authority, exercised by the pope and bishops to authentically interpret and safeguard doctrine on faith and morals.
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D.
encyclical Fides et Ratio
Fides et Ratio is a papal encyclical by Pope John Paul II that explores the relationship between faith and reason in Catholic theology and philosophy.
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E.
On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine is a foundational theological and hermeneutical treatise by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and for Christian teaching and preaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial documents
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doctrinal sources on divine revelation ⓘ dogmatic constitution ⓘ teachings of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| addressTo |
all people of good will
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Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
the Catholic Church
|
| affirm |
the inspiration of Sacred Scripture
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the role of the Holy Spirit in transmitting revelation ⓘ the unity of the Old and New Testaments ⓘ |
| approvedBy | bishops of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| articulate | how God’s self-disclosure is transmitted in the modern world ⓘ |
| context | 20th-century theological and biblical developments ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
access of the faithful to Sacred Scripture
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the importance of biblical studies for theology ⓘ |
| encourages |
ecumenical cooperation in biblical translation and study
ⓘ
vernacular translations of the Bible ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Scripture
Holy Tradition ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Tradition
divine revelation ⓘ the Church’s magisterium ⓘ |
| goal | to present Catholic teaching on revelation in a way suited to the modern world ⓘ |
| includes | Dei Verbum ⓘ |
| influence |
Catholic teaching on Scripture and Tradition
ⓘ
post-conciliar Catholic biblical theology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Pope Paul VI
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Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 18 November 1965 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Catholic doctrine on the word of God
ⓘ
Catholic ecclesiology ⓘ Catholic theology ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic hermeneutics of Scripture
Catholic theology of Tradition ⓘ |
| teach |
divine revelation is transmitted through Scripture and Tradition
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revelation is completed in Christ and not to be surpassed ⓘ the magisterium serves the word of God ⓘ |
| teaches |
God reveals Himself in deeds and words
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Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Christ is the fullness of divine revelation
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition form one sacred deposit of the word of God ⓘ Scripture must be interpreted according to the intention of the human authors and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit ⓘ Scripture should be read within the living Tradition of the whole Church ⓘ the inerrancy of Scripture with regard to truth for the sake of our salvation ⓘ the magisterium authentically interprets the word of God ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Second Vatican Council’s Dei Verbum (indirectly, as background)