Category Archives: Dei Verbum

Here we begin chapter III, a section titled, “Sacred Scripture, Its Inspiration And Divine Interpretation.” Let’s read about an authorship shared, an assertion that a believer won’t be waylaid by the Biblical text (Catholics would have something to say about … Continue reading →

In this section, we see the melding of Scripture and Tradition as being a co-responsibility of bishops and the faithful: Sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture form one sacred deposit of the word of God, committed to the Church. Holding fast … Continue reading →

We have the Catholic explanation for the close relationship between Scripture and Tradition: Hence there exists a close connection and communication between sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture. For both of them, flowing from the same divine wellspring, in a certain … Continue reading →

The “special” revelation of the Bible continues in a preaching rooted in discipleship. And as we read in this section of Dei Verbum, tradition has a twofold purpose: holiness of life and an increase in faith. And so the apostolic … Continue reading →

Moves on to chapter II, “Handing on Divine Revelation” In His gracious goodness, God has seen to it that what He had revealed for the salvation of all nations would abide perpetually in its full integrity and be handed on … Continue reading →

God’s choice, God’s grace to transcend the flawed human condition and reveal himself in intellectual ways: Through divine revelation, God chose to show forth and communicate Himself and the eternal decisions of His will regarding the salvation of (humankind). That … Continue reading →

We all know how tough the virtue of obedience is for some of us: “The obedience of faith” (Rom. 13:26; see 1:5; 2 Cor 10:5-6) “is to be given to God who reveals, an obedience by which (a person) commits … Continue reading →

Then, after speaking in many and varied ways through the prophets, “now at last in these days God has spoken to us in His Son” (Heb. 1:1-2). For He sent His Son, the eternal Word, who enlightens all (people), so … Continue reading →

God, who through the Word creates all things (see John 1:3) and keeps them in existence, gives (people) an enduring witness to Himself in created realities (see Rom. 1:19-20). Planning to make known the way of heavenly salvation, He went … Continue reading →

I’m grateful to Neil for adding his formidable academic prowess to our discussion of Dei Verbum. I think Walter Kasper adds a substantive point to our examination of Vatican II. Section 2 of the document begins a chapter entitled, “Revelation … Continue reading →

In some quarters, the “Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation” has come into a sort of ascendancy. Many Catholics see it as moving past Gaudium et Spes in a sort of “hierarchy” of the council documents. Does “dogmatic” trump “pastoral?” Can … Continue reading →