IV. The Canon of Scripture

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Indeed, “the economy of the Old Testament was deliberately SO oriented
that it should prepare for and declare in prophecy the coming of Christ,
redeemer of all men.”⁹³ “Even though they contain matters
imperfect and provisional,⁹⁴ The books of the OldTestament bear witness
to the whole divine pedagogy of God’s saving love: these writings “are a
storehouse of sublime teaching on God and of sound wisdom on human life, as
well as a wonderful treasury of prayers; in them, too, the mystery of our
salvation is present in a hidden way.”⁹⁵