The Scripture documents : an anthology of official Catholic teachings / edited and translated by Dean P. Béchard ; foreword by Joseph A. Fitzmyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Béchard, Dean Philip.

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Bible--Study and teaching--Catholic Church.

Bible.

Catholic Church.

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Hermeneutics.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Physical Description:

xvi, 352 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2002]

Language Note:

Translated from the Latin.

Summary:

In order to promote the Church's ongoing efforts "to share the boundless riches of the divine Word with the faithful entrusted to its care" (Dei Verbum 25), The Scripture Documents reproduces key documents that record recent Catholic teaching on the interpretation of the Bible. Intended as a reference book for pastors, catechists, and teachers of Scripture in colleges and seminaries, this anthology for each official document provides a brief historical introduction, running annotations (in footnotes), and a select bibliography of available commentaries and related works.

Contents:

Part 1 Conciliar Documents

1. Council of Trent 3

Fourth Session, First Decree 3

Fourth Session, Second Decree 4

Fifth Session, Second Decree 6

2. First Vatican Council 14

Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith, Dei Filius 14

3. Second Vatican Council 19

Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum 19

Part 2 Papal Documents

1. Leo XIII. Encyclical Letter on the Study of Scripture, Providentissimus Deus 37

2. Leo XIII. Apostolic Letter Instituting a Commission for Biblical Studies, Vigilantiae studiique 62

3. Pius X. Apostolic Letter on the Study of Scripture in Seminaries, Quoniam in re biblica 67

4. Pius X. Encyclical Letter on the Doctrine of the Modernists, Pascendi dominici gregis 71

5. Pius X. Apostolic Letter Issued motu proprio on the Decisions of the Biblical Commission, Praestantia Scripturae Sacrae 78

6. Benedict XV. Encyclical Letter Commemorating the Fifteenth Centenary of the Death of St. Jerome, Spiritus Paraclitus 81

7. Pius XI. Apostolic Letter Issued motu proprio on Academic Standards for Teachers of Scripture, Bibliorum scientiam 112

8. Pius XII. Encyclical Letter Promoting Biblical Studies, Divino afflante Spiritu 115

9. Pius XII. Encyclical Letter on Certain False Opinions Threatening to Undermine the Foundations of Catholic Doctrine, Humani generis 140

10. Paul VI. Apostolic Letter Issued motu proprio on New Laws Regulating the Pontifical Biblical Commission, Sedula cura 147

11. Paul VI. Address to the Members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Ecclesial Role of Biblical Studies 151

12. John Paul II. Apostolic Constitution Promulgating the Neo-Vulgate Edition of the Bible, Scripturarum thesaurus 157

13. John Paul II. Address to the Members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Biblical Sciences and the Teaching Office of the Church 160

14. John Paul II. Address Commemorating the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Dei Verbum 163

15. John Paul II. Address to the Members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Nature of Catholic Interpretation of the Bible 167

16. John Paul II. Address on the Interpretation of the Bible in the Church 170

Part 3 Curial Documents

1. Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. Decree Condemning Certain Errors of the Modernists, Lamentabili sane 183

2. Responses of the Pontifical Biblical Commission 187

I. On Implied Quotations Contained in Sacred Scripture 187

II. Concerning Historical Narratives 188

III. On the Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch 188

IV. On the Authorship and Historicity of the Fourth Gospel 190

V. On the Character and Authorship of the Book of Isaiah 191

VI. On the Historicity of Genesis 1-3 192

VII. On the Authorship and Time of Composition of the Psalms 195

VIII. On the Authorship, Date of Composition, and Historicity of the Gospel of Matthew 197

IX. On the Authorship, Time of Composition, and Historicity of the Gospels of Mark and Luke 199

X. On the Synoptic Question or the Mutual Relations Among the First Three Gospels 201

XI. On the Authorship, Time of Composition, and Historicity of Acts 202

XII. On the Authorship, Integrity, and Time of Composition of the Pastoral Epistles of the Apostle Paul 204

XIII. On the Authorship and Manner of Composition of the Letter to the Hebrews 205

XIV. On the Parousia or the Second Coming of Our Lord in the Letters of St. Paul the Apostle 207

XV. Declaration on Certain Added Verses in Editions of the Vulgate 208

XVI. On the False Interpretation of Two Texts 209

3. Pontifical Biblical Commission. Letter to the Archbishops and Bishops of Italy 212

4. Pontifical Biblical Commission. Letter to Cardinal Suhard 221

5. Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. Warning to Those Who Expound the Scriptures 225

6. Pontifical Biblical Commission. Instruction on the Historical Truth of the Gospels, Sancta Mater Ecclesia 227

7. Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church 236

8. Pontifical Biblical Commission. Document on the Interpretation of the Bible in the Church 244

Appendix The Early Responsa of the Pontifical Biblical Commission 318.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0814625916

OCLC:

49727835