Divine Inspiration
Objective
I can explain the Church's teaching on Divine Inspiration
Warm Up
The Evangelist Matthew Inspired by an Angel by Rembrandt
Discussion Questions
What do you see in this image?
What words or phrases come to mind when you see this image?
How does this image tell us about inspiration?
Based on this image, what do you think it means that Scripture is inspired?
Scripture is the Word of God. How can it be God’s word and be written by human authors?
What is the difference between inspiration and simply a great idea?
Divine Inspiration
Activity 1: Understanding Divine Inspiration
This handout begins with a short excerpt from a document from the Second Vatican Council: Dei Verbum. Read the excerpt from Dei Verbum and complete the focus questions that follow.
Understanding Divine Inspiration.pdfActivity 2: Divine Inspiration Writing
Write a one- or two-paragraph response to the following question:
In what ways does "The Evangelist Matthew Inspired by an Angel" by Rembrandt capture the main points from the passage from Dei Verbum that you read and discussed?