How Do Catholics Read the Bible?

by Harrington, SJ, Daniel J.,

• ISBN13: 9780742548718
• ISBN10: 0742548716
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-09
• Publisher: Littlefield Adams Quality Paperback

Summary

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?

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

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