God's Word Scripture - Tradition - Office

by Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal

• ISBN13: 9781586171797
• ISBN10: 1586171798
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-30
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

In this book Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, explains the nature of the Bible as the Word of God, and the important teaching of how the divine Word is also present in Tradition. He explains the crucial role of the Bishop as interpreter of the Word of God and custodian of Tradition in the Church. This is a frank, yet open exploration of the Catholic understanding of God's Word presented in a collection of classic essays by the brilliant teacher and writer who became Pope Benedict XVI.

Author Biography

Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) is recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our age. As pope he authored the best-selling Jesus of Nazareth. Prior to his pontificate, he wrote many influential books important for the contemporary Church, such as  Introduction to Christianity and The Spirit of the Liturgy.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Primacy, Episcopacy, and Successio Apostolica	p. 13
The Church's Teaching on Primacy and Episcopacy	p. 15
Reflections on the Nature of Apostolic Succession in General	p. 22
Successio Papalis and Successio Episcopalis in Relation and Distinction to Each Other	p. 31
The Question of the Concept of Tradition: A Provisional Response	p. 41
Revelation and Tradition: An Attempt to Analyze the Concept of Tradition
Formulation of the Problem	p. 41
Theses on the Relation between Revelation and Tradition
Revelation and Scripture	p. 51
The Differing Significance of Scripture in the Old and New Testaments	p. 53
Christ, the Revelation of God	p. 56
The Nature of Tradition	p. 58
The Function of Exegesis	p. 64
On Interpreting the Tridentine Decree on Tradition	p. 67
The Pneumatological Setting of the Concept of Tradition in the Original Draft of Cardinal Cervini	p. 68
The Linking of Tradition with Ecclesial Life in Various Contributions to the Discussion at Trent	p. 76
Tradition and Church Dogma	p. 82
The Meaning of the Trent Decree	p. 83
Biblical Interpretation in Conflict: The Question of the Basic Principles and Path of Exegesis Today	p. 91
Preliminary Considerations: The Situation and the Task	p. 91
Self-Criticism of the Historical-Critical Method Following the Paradigm of the Methodological Doctrine of Martin Dibelius and Rudolf Bultmann	p. 102
Some Basic Elements of a New Synthesis	p. 114
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