What is Prima scriptura?
In [[Christianity]], '''prima scriptura''' is the idea that [[canonical]] [[scripture]] is the most important kind of [[divine]] [[revelation]]. People who believe in this idea say that revelation that comes from scripture is more important than revelation that comes from other sources. Other sources include [[tradition]]s, [[spiritual gift]]s, [[conscience]], [[common sense]] and the views of [[expert]]s. Prima scriptura suggests that there are ways of knowing or understanding [[God]] and his will that do not originate from canonized scripture. These may be helpful in interpreting that scripture, but that if they seem to contradict the scriptures, the scriptures should be used instead. Prima scriptura is sometimes mentioned together with [[Sola scriptura]]. Sola scriptura is a view mainly held by [[protestantism|protestants]] which states that only scripture is the source of divine revelation. Sola scriptura rejects scripture which is not in the [[Bible]], while prima scriptura says that there may be such scripture. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Christian theology]] [[Category:Latin words and phrases]] [[Category:Christian terminology]]