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Indeed, ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.
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The sentence presents Scripture and Christ as inseparable sources of understanding: to remain ignorant of Scripture is, in the speaker’s view, also to remain ignorant of Christ. It stresses that knowing the text is essential to knowing the person it describes.
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- Vatican Apostolic Letter, “Scripturae Sacrae Affectus”
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