Evangelization and Catechesis
True or False: The Bible is to be understood literally. False. Para. 110: "In order to discover the sacred authors' intention, the reader must take into account the conditions of their time and culture, the literary genres in use at that time, and the modes of feeling, speaking, and narrating then current. For the fact is that truth is differently presented and expressed in the various types of historical writing, in prophetical and poetical texts, and in other forms of literary expression (DV 12§2)." NCCB/USCC Home Page Office for the Catechism Home Page General Info Ad Hoc Committee Cat Update Q & A Articles Editions Documents
False. Para. 110: "In order to discover the sacred authors' intention, the reader must take into account the conditions of their time and culture, the literary genres in use at that time, and the modes of feeling, speaking, and narrating then current. For the fact is that truth is differently presented and expressed in the various types of historical writing, in prophetical and poetical texts, and in other forms of literary expression (DV 12§2)."