The Bible Documents

This collection of documents offers a scholarly overview of Church teaching on the nature of the Scriptures, their interpretation, and their application to contemporary times. Each document is preceded by an outline of the text and an overview of the context and contributions of the document.

The following documents are included:

• Divino afflante spiritu: On the Most Opportune Way to Promote Biblical Studies (1943)
• Sancta mater ecclesia: On the Historical Truth of the Gospels (1964)
• Dei Verbum: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (1965)
• Lectionary for Mass: Introduction (1981)
• The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (1993)
• Catechism of the Catholic Church (excerpts) (1992)