Original sentence: In his 1943 encyclical letter, Divino Afflante Spiritu, Pope Pius XII encouraged Biblical scholars to study diligently the original languages of the books of the Bible (mostly Hebrew or Aramaic for the Old Testament and Greek for the New Testament) and other cognate languages, so as to arrive at a deeper and fuller knowledge of the meaning of these texts, stating that "the original text ... having been written by the inspired author himself, has more authority and greater weight than any even the very best translation, whether ancient or modern.Many of the writings of the early Church Fathers reflect teachings of Sacred Tradition, such as apostolic succession.The principal sources for the teachings of the Catholic Church are the Sacred Scriptures (the Bible) and Sacred Tradition.There is a variety of sources for knowledge of Sacred Tradition, taught by the Church to be originally passed from the apostles in the form of oral tradition
Edited sentence: In his 1943 encyclical letter, Divino Afflante Spiritu, Pope Pius XII encouraged Biblical scholars to study diligently these original languages and other cognate languages, so as to arrive at a deeper and fuller knowledge of the meaning of the sacred texts, stating that "the original text ... having been written by the inspired author himself, has more authority and greater weight than any even the very best translation, whether ancient or modern.Many of the writings of the Early Church Fathers reflect teachings of Sacred Tradition, such as apostolic succession.The New Testament was also written in Greek.The original language of most of the Old Testament is Hebrew or Aramaic, but several books or portions of books were written in Greek.The principal sources for the teachings of the Catholic Church are the Sacred Scriptures and Sacred Tradition.There is a variety of sources for knowledge of Sacred Tradition, originally passed from the apostles in the form of oral tradition