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The '''Deposit of Faith''' (''depositum fidei'') is the body of revealed truth in the Scriptures and Tradition proposed by the Roman Catholic Church for the belief of the faithful. The phrase has a similar use in the Episcopal Church. |
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==Catholic usage== |
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The "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei) is the teachings of the Catholic Church that are handed down since the time of the Apostles through Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s1c2a2.htm ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'', §84]</ref> St. Paul uses the Greek word ''paratheke'' ("deposit") meaning something precious entrusted to a depositary for safekeeping, when he says, in 1 Timothy 6:20 "O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you.";<ref>[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1timothy/6#62006020-p NAB, 1 Tim. 6:20, USCCB]</ref> and again in 2 Timothy 1:14 "Guard this rich trust with the help of the holy Spirit that dwells within us."<ref>[http://www.usccb.org/bible/2timothy NAB, 2 Tim. 1:14]</ref> The concept of a priceless divine deposit entrusted to the teaching Church is one of the themes found in the New Testament. |
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"Sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture form one sacred deposit of the word of God, committed to the Church."<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html Pope Paul VI. ''Dei Verbum'', November 18, 1965, §10]</ref> They are interpreted and transmitted through the [[Magisterium]], the teaching authority of the Church,{{sfn|CCC §85}} which is entrusted to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him.{{sfn|CCC §100}} |
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==Episcopal Church== |
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In the Episcopal Church, the "Deposit of Faith" refers to "[t]he saving revelation of Christ that has been given to the church, especially as known through biblical witness and tradition".<ref>[https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/glossary/deposit-faith "Deposit if Faith", The Episcopal Church]</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 04:36, 10 July 2019
The Deposit of Faith (depositum fidei) is the body of revealed truth in the Scriptures and Tradition proposed by the Roman Catholic Church for the belief of the faithful. The phrase has a similar use in the Episcopal Church.
Catholic usage
The "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei) is the teachings of the Catholic Church that are handed down since the time of the Apostles through Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.[1] St. Paul uses the Greek word paratheke ("deposit") meaning something precious entrusted to a depositary for safekeeping, when he says, in 1 Timothy 6:20 "O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you.";[2] and again in 2 Timothy 1:14 "Guard this rich trust with the help of the holy Spirit that dwells within us."[3] The concept of a priceless divine deposit entrusted to the teaching Church is one of the themes found in the New Testament.
"Sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture form one sacred deposit of the word of God, committed to the Church."[4] They are interpreted and transmitted through the Magisterium, the teaching authority of the Church,[5] which is entrusted to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him.[6]
Episcopal Church
In the Episcopal Church, the "Deposit of Faith" refers to "[t]he saving revelation of Christ that has been given to the church, especially as known through biblical witness and tradition".[7]