Jargon II

Divine Revelation- God exists and has chosen to reveal something of Himself to mankind. He has done this generally (to all men everywhere at all times) through His creation (Ps 19). He has done this specially (specifically to certain people in certain places at certain times) through miracles, direct appearances, angels, prophets, and apostles. Scriptures are recorded revelations. Divine Revelation is not exhaustive. In other words, more truth exists than that which has been revealed. Additionally, it is important to note that Divine Revelation must be interpreted by the receiver.

Tradition- This source includes all knowledge passed down from one generation to another. It can also refer to the shared knowledge of a community. It may also refer to the culture, or practices associated with the communication of this knowledge within the community. Obviously, this source of knowledge may contain truth as well as error. This source also may include interpretations of Divine Revelation.

Science- Again for simplicity sake, I will define this term to refer to knowledge acquired by Empiricism, i.e., the senses (traditionally sight, touch, smell, hearing, and taste) or by Rationalism, i.e, the powers of reason. Again, knowledge acquired through science may or may not be true, and it may be used in interpreting Divine Revelation.