Catholic theology is the understanding of Catholic doctrine or teachings, and results from the studies of theologians. It is based on canonical scripture, and sacred tradition, as interpreted authoritatively by the magisterium of the Catholic Church. This article serves as an introduction to various topics in Catholic theology, with links to where fuller coverage is found.
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Eucharist at the canonization of Frei Galvão in São Paulo, Brazil on 11 May 2007
Holy Trinity by Francesco Cairo (1607–1665)
Depiction of God the Father offering the right hand throne to Christ, Pieter de Grebber, 1654. Utrecht, Museum Catharijneconvent. The orb, or the globe of the world, is almost exclusively associated with the Father in depictions of the Trinity
Christ depicted as the creator of the world, Byzantine mosaic in Monreale, Sicily.
A biblical canon is a set of texts which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible.
A scroll of the Book of Esther, one of the five megillot of the Tanakh
The Abisha Scroll, the oldest scroll among the Samaritans in Nablus
A manuscript page from P46, an early 3rd-century collection of Pauline epistles
The contents page in a complete 80 book King James Bible, listing "The Books of the Old Testament", "The Books called Apocrypha", and "The Books of the New Testament"
