The Experience of Covering the Topic “The Church’s Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition, Its Scriptures and Traditions” in Teaching Faith to Modern Catechumens

• Main Authors: Georgy Kochetkov, Alexander Kopirovsky
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: St. Philaret’s Christian Orthodox Institute 2018-05-01
• Series: Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института
• Subjects: church; holy scripture and holy tradition; spriptures and traditions; divine revelation; knowledge of god; catechisis; церковь; священное писание и предание; богопознание; катехизация
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• ISSN: 2658-7599; 2713-3141

The article is focused on covering the topic “The Church’s Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition, Its Scriptures and Traditions” within the holistic and consistent process of teaching faith to modern adult catechumens. Based on the texts of the New Testament, patristic writings, studies by home and foreign theologians, as well as on the long-term personal catechetical experience, the authors consider the key concepts of this topic and offer their detalisation and systematisation. The article addresses the peculiarities of associating various layers of scripture and tradition with Divine Revelation and the knowledge of God. Possible errors and contradictions of their interpretation are also highlighted. As a result, it is concluded that catechumens need to be introduced into the Church’s Holy Tradition and the Holy Scripture, its holy scripture and tradition, writings and traditions within their internal dynamics and growth, not as into a set of definitions and subjects for rational study.