Which term names the body of sacred truth preserved and taught by the Church across generations?

Which term names the body of sacred truth preserved and taught by the Church across generations?

• A. Apostolic Tradition
• B. Didache
• C. Church History
• D. Deposit of Faith

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is the body of sacred truth that God revealed and that the Church preserves and teaches across generations. This is called the Deposit of Faith. It includes Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition—the messages and teachings handed down from the apostles to successive generations. The Church safeguards and interprets this content through the Magisterium to keep it faithful over time. Apostolic Tradition is closely related—it refers to the living transmission of that truth in word and practice—but when we name the body of truth itself, the precise term is the Deposit of Faith. The Didache is an early Christian teaching manual, not the complete body of revealed truth. Church History is the study of the Church’s past, not the sacred truths themselves.

The main idea here is the body of sacred truth that God revealed and that the Church preserves and teaches across generations. This is called the Deposit of Faith. It includes Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition—the messages and teachings handed down from the apostles to successive generations. The Church safeguards and interprets this content through the Magisterium to keep it faithful over time.

Apostolic Tradition is closely related—it refers to the living transmission of that truth in word and practice—but when we name the body of truth itself, the precise term is the Deposit of Faith. The Didache is an early Christian teaching manual, not the complete body of revealed truth. Church History is the study of the Church’s past, not the sacred truths themselves.