Dobór fragmentów z Pisma Św. na użytek edukacji religijnej młodzieży

Abstract

The Second Vatican Council has given to the Catholic Church the task of proclaiming the God’s Word in its pastoral activity. The Holy Bible is not an easy book. That’s why biblical texts are different from texts on business or political events, which are understood better by young people. Therefore it is necessary to find the right extracts from the Holy Bible, which are suitable for both believers and non-believers, and those who are searching and having doubts, given as religious instruction. The author writes about reasons for choosing certain excerpts from the Holy Bible. He analyses a few suggestions for presenting the biblical message. This analysis leads to description of criteria for choosing biblical excerpts based on the Church’s teaching and theological reflection. The most important criteria are: fidelity to the history of salvation, christocentricity and the integrity of the biblical message, concluding the Old Testament types announcing people or events in the New Testament. The age of pupils and the context of religious instruction at school (which is different from catechesis) should be taken into account. The last problem the order of biblical excerpts and the indispensable commentary in biblical anthologies and handbooks.