The Scripture Documents: An Anthology of Official Catholic Teachings

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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 in one volume key documents that record Catholic teaching on the interpretation of the Bible.

Intended as a reference work, this collection of conciliar, papal, and curial documents on sacred Scripture includes for each official document a brief historical introduction that facilitates a contextual understanding of each document, a running annotation, and a select bibliography of available commentaries and related works.

Like the Canon of Scriptures itself, this collection includes various kinds of documents authored by different Roman ecclesiastical authorities within the Church's Teaching Office and expressed in several different literary forms. Each document addresses issues and problems peculiar to the historical situation in which it was written.

The Scripture Documents provides easy access to those official documents that record some of the Church's efforts to promote and guide the study of the Bible among the faithful. The teaching these instructions convey is helpful for all who seek to read and interpret the Scriptures in the light of faith.

Dean P. Bechard, SJ, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Theology at Fordham University.

• Composing Sacred Scripture: How the Bible Was Formed
• Inspiration and Interpretation: A Theological Introduction to Sacred Scripture
• The Trinitarian Christology of St Thomas Aquinas
• Gospel of Luke (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture)
• A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament
• Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction; Second Edition
• Jesus and the God of Israel: God Crucified and Other Studies on the New Testament's Christology of Divine Identity
• Jesus: A Very Short Introduction
• Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner's Handbook
• Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration