The Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation is universally acclaimed as one of the council’s most important documents. Published in 1965 after a long and circuitous route throughout all four years of the council, Dei Verbum sets forth the Catholic Church’s official teaching about divine revelation and the complex interrelationship between Scripture and Tradition. With the approach of the fiftieth anniversary of the constitution, this book—intended for general audiences—summarizes the history and principal teaching of this groundbreaking document. Accompanying the text of The Word of God at Vatican II is a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary and an exploration of the impact the constitution has had in the church’s life. Readers will be amazed at how influential Dei Verbum continues to be, even today.
This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and...
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But there were other sources for this language—and not. 12. Traité des mystères, 1.1 in Sources Chrétiennes, edited Jean-Paul Brisson (Paris: Cerf, 2005), 71. 13. Acta Synodalia S. Concilii Oecumenici Vaticani II, I/111 (Vatican ...
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Chiefly English translations of works originally written in French, German, Italian, Latin, or Spanish. Includes bibliographical references.
Successive chapters examine the nature of revelation, the inspiration, transmission and interpretation of the biblical texts, the relationship of Old and New Testaments, and the continuing, vivifying role of Scripture in the life of the ...
For a summary of this process, see Raymond E. Brown and Raymond F. Collins, “Canonicity,” NJBC, §66. 7. Bea, Word, 158. 8. Expressed in Vatican II: An Interfaith Appraisal, ed. John H. Miller (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, ...
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The present edition was developed in the light of these comments and published in Latin as the definitive Editio Typica. This book is the English translation of the Editio Typica.