Bible
glossary_termSacred Scripture: the books which contain the truth of God's Revelation and were composed by human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit (105). The Bible contains both the forty-six books of the Old Testament and the twenty-seven books of the New Testament (120). See Old Testament; New Testament
Catechism Passages
Passages ranked by relevance to Bible, from most closely related outward.
§105
CHAPTER TWO GOD COMES TO MEET MAN
God is the author of Sacred Scripture. "The divinely revealed realities, which are contained and presented in the text of Sacred Scripture, have been written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit." 69
§120
CHAPTER TWO GOD COMES TO MEET MAN
It was by the apostolic Tradition that the Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of the sacred books. 90