How Do Catholics Read the Bible?

Do Catholics really read the Bible? If so, how do they read it and is there anything unique about their approach? What role does the Bible play in Catholic life, teaching, and culture?

Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., is a well-known expert on the Bible, a Jesuit priest, and professor of New Testament at Weston Jesuit School of Theology

Introduction

xi

CHAPTER 1 What Do Catholics Believe about the Bible?

1

(16)

The Bible and the Church

2

(2)

Modern Catholic Documentation

4

(9)

The Word of God in Human Language

13

(4)

CHAPTER 2 What Is in the Catholic Bible?

17

(16)

The Different Canons

18

(3)

The History of the Old Testament Canon(s)

21

(6)

The History of the New Testament Canon

27

(6)

CHAPTER 3 How Do Catholics Approach the Bible?

33

(16)

The Catholic Theological Tradition on the Bible

34

(4)

The Catholic Experience

38

(3)

Catholic Bibles Today

41

(8)

CHAPTER 4 How Do Catholics Analyze a Biblical Text?

49

(16)

Literary Methods

52

(3)

Historical Methods

55

(8)

Theological Methods

63

(2)

CHAPTER 5 How Do Catholics Read the Old Testament?

65

(16)

Old Testament Study Today

67

(5)

Biblical Interpretation in Jesus' Time

72

(4)

Reading the Old Testament as Catholic Christians

76

(5)

CHAPTER 6 How Do Catholics Read the New Testament?

81

(14)

The Formation of the Gospels

83

(3)

The Gospels as Witnesses to Jesus and the Early Church

86

(4)

The Epistles as Witnesses to Early Christian Faith and Life

90

(5)

CHAPTER 7 How Do Catholics Interpret Scripture?

95

(18)

Philosophical Hermeneutics

97

(5)

The Literal Sense and the Spiritual Sense

102

(4)

Scripture and Tradition

106

(7)

CHAPTER 8 What Place Does the Bible Have in Catholic Life?

113

(16)

The Role of the Magisterium

115

(2)

The Bible in Catholic Life

117

(6)

Lectio Divina

123

(6)

Conclusion: Twenty-Five Theses

129

(4)

Appendix: Some Resources for Catholic Biblical Interpretation

133

(6)

Glossary

139

(8)

Notes

147

(6)

Index

153

(6)

About the Author

159

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