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4 - Scripture and Traditions at the Council of Trent

The Fourth and Fifth Sessions (1546)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2023

By
Wim François
Edited by
Nelson H. Minnich
Nelson H. Minnich
Affiliation:
Catholic University of America, Washington DC
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Summary

This contribution focuses upon the Fourth Session of the Council (1546), discussing the important issue of scripture and tradition(s), the definition of the biblical canon, the authenticity of the Vulgate, next to the question of the interpretation and diffusion of scriptural books. The subsequent, humanist-minded Fifth Session continued dealing with scriptural matters, and decreed lectureships on the scriptures being established in institutions for the education of the clergy, as a precondition for a qualitative Bible-based preaching.

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scripture and traditionbiblical canonauthenticity of the Vulgatethe Bibleeducation of the clergy.
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The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent , pp. 72 - 96
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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