Official Church Documents

Vatican II: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (1965) See Chapter 3: Sacred Scripture, Its Inspiration and Divine Interpretation. Chapter 4: The Old Testament. Chapter 5: The New Testament. Chapter 6: Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church.

Vatican I: On Revelation From the Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith

Council of Trent: Decree Concerning the Canonical Scriptures From the Fourth Session

Council of Trent: Decree Concerning the Edition, and the use, of the Sacred Books From the Fourth Session

Pope Leo XIII: On the Study of Scripture Providentissimus Deus (1893)

Pope Benedict XV: On St. Jerome Spiritus Paraclitus (1920)

Pope Pius XII: Promotion of Biblical Studies Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943)

The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible 2001 document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 1, Section 1 Topics: Christ, the unique word of sacred scripture. Inspiration and truth of sacred scripture. The Holy Spirit, interpreter of scripture. The canon of scripture. Sacred scripture in the life of the Church

The Old Testament in the Catechism of the Catholic Church A Guide prepared by Gerald Darring

The New Testament in the Catechism of the Catholic Church A Guide prepared by Gerald Darring

The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church Presented on March 18, 1994 by the Pontifical Biblical Commission

Pastoral Statement for Catholics on Biblical Fundamentalism Archbishop John Whealon of Hartford, Connecticut, chaired the ad hoc Committee on Biblical Fundamentalism of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops which issued this statement on March 27, 1987

Catholics and Fundamentalism: A Contrast Pastoral letter to Catholics in Alabama and Mississippi

The Gift of Scripture Catholic Bishops' Conferences of England and Wales, and of Scotland, 2005

Catholic Church Documents related to Biblical Studies Compiled by Prof. Felix Just, S.J.

Dei Verbum 35 Years Later: Understanding the Word of God Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Keynote Address at the Scripture Conference 2000 in Denver




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