The Bible: The Living Word of God
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Scripture: A Primary Source Reader
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1 Humanity Seeks God, and God
Reveals His Plan in a Grand
Drama
Article 1, “Longing for God”
Article 2, “God’s Invitation”
Article 3, “Happiness in God Alone”
Article 4, “Saint Augustine and the Four Objects of Love”
Article 6, “Natural Revelation and the Wisdom of the
Church Fathers”
Article 7, “Natural Revelation and Scholastic Theology”
Article 9, “Salvation History: God’s Revelation”
Article 10, “Salvation History in the Old Testament”
Article 11, “Jesus Christ: The Fullness of All Revelation”
Article 2, “God’s Invitation”
Article 5, “The Sacred Scriptures and Natural Revelation”
Article 6, “Natural Revelation and the Wisdom of the
Church Fathers”
Article 7, “Natural Revelation and Scholastic Theology”
Article 8, “Natural Revelation: Vatican Council I to the
Present”
Article 9, “Salvation History: God’s Revelation”
Article 10, “Salvation History in the Old Testament”
Article 11, “Jesus Christ: The Fullness of All Revelation”
Article 13, “Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition”
Article 14, “Divine Inspiration and Biblical Inerrancy”
Article 18, “Different Translations: The Same Revelation”
Article 31, “Creation: In the Beginning”
Article 1, “Longing for God”
Article 2, “God’s Invitation”
Article 6, “Natural Revelation and the Wisdom of the
Church Fathers”
Article 11, “Jesus Christ: The Fullness of All Revelation”
Article 13, “Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition”
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Excerpt from the United States
Catholic Catechism for Adults,
by the United States
Conference of Catholic
Bishops
2 God Reveals Himself through
Creation, Reason, and His Word
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Excerpts from Dogmatic
Constitution on Divine
Revelation (Dei Verbum), by
the Second Vatican Council
3 God’s Light Shines in the
Human Heart and on the Face of
Christ
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Excerpt from The Splendor of
Truth (Veritatis Splendor), by
Pope John Paul II
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4 God’s Signature in Creation
Points to His Existence
Article 1, “Longing for God”
Article 5, “The Sacred Scriptures and Natural Revelation”
Article 6, “Natural Revelation and the Wisdom of the
Church Fathers”
Article 7, “Natural Revelation and Scholastic Theology”
Article 8, “Natural Revelation: Vatican Council I to the
Present”
Article 23, “Relation to Science and History”
Article 2, “God’s Invitation”
Article 11, “Jesus Christ: The Fullness of All Revelation”
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Excerpts from Summa
Theologicae, by Saint Thomas
Aquinas
5 The Personal Character of
Christian Faith
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Excerpt from Introduction to
Christianity, by Cardinal
Joseph Ratzinger/Pope
Benedict XVI
6 Searching for God Requires
Both Faith and Reason
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Excerpt from On the
Relationship Between Faith
and Reason (Fides et Ratio),
by Pope John Paul II
7 God Reveals Himself in
History and Scripture
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Excerpt from Revelation
Theology, by Avery Dulles
Article 5, “The Sacred Scriptures and Natural Revelation”
Article 6, “Natural Revelation and the Wisdom of the
Church Fathers”
Article 7, “Natural Revelation and Scholastic Theology”
Article 8, “Natural Revelation: Vatican Council I to the
Present”
Article 12, “The Transmission of Divine Revelation”
Article 23, “Relation to Science and History”
Article 2, “God’s Invitation”
Article 5, “The Sacred Scriptures and Natural Revelation”
Article 9, “Salvation History: God’s Revelation”
Article 10, “Salvation History in the Old Testament”
Article 11, “Jesus Christ: The Fullness of All Revelation”
Article 12, “The Transmission of Divine Revelation”
Article 13, “Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition”
Article 14, “Divine Inspiration and Biblical Inerrancy”
Article 20, “Biblical Exegesis”
Article 22, “Senses of the Scriptures”
Section 2, Part 3, “Overview of the Old and New
Testaments” (Articles 25–30)
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8 Scripture Study Reveals God’s
Word
Article 2, “God’s Invitation”
Article 10, “Salvation History in the Old Testament”
Article 11, “Jesus Christ: The Fullness of All Revelation”
Article 12, “The Transmission of Divine Revelation”
Article 13, “Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition”
Article 14, “Divine Inspiration and Biblical Inerrancy”
Article 20, “Biblical Exegesis”
Article 22, “Senses of the Scriptures”
Article 71, “The Study of the Sacred Scriptures”
Article 5, “The Sacred Scriptures and Natural Revelation”
Article 7, “Natural Revelation and Scholastic Theology”
Article 8, “Natural Revelation: Vatican Council I to the
Present”
Article 14, “Divine Inspiration and Biblical Inerrancy”
Article 15, “From the Spoken to the Written Word”
Article 20, “Biblical Exegesis”
Article 21, “Literary Forms in the Bible”
Article 22, “Senses of the Scriptures”
Article 23, “Relation to Science and History”
Article 24, “Other Avenues to Understanding the
Scriptures”
Article 31, “Creation: In the Beginning”
Article 14, “Divine Inspiration and Biblical Inerrancy”
Article 15, “From the Spoken to the Written Word”
Article 16, “When Was It Written?”
Article 17, “Setting the Canon of Scripture”
Article 18, “Different Translations: The Same Revelation”
Article 20, “Biblical Exegesis”
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Excerpt from Letter 53, by
Saint Jerome
9 Meaning Below the Surface:
Faith and Science and the
Literary Character of the
Scriptures
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Excerpts from the United
States Catholic Catechism for
Adults, by the United States
Conference of Catholic
Bishops
10 Scripture: God Reveals
Himself through the Words of
Inspired Human Preachers and
Writers
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Excerpts from Dogmatic
Constitution on Divine
Revelation (Dei Verbum), by
the Second Vatican Council
11 Praying the Word of God:
Lectio Divina
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Article 76, “Lectio Divina”
Article 78, “Individual and Communal Prayer with the
Scriptures”
Excerpt from The Brazos
Introduction to Christian
Spirituality, by Evan Howard
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12 Diplomacy and Scripture:
Pope Pius XII Navigates Catholic
Biblical Scholarship into the
Modern Era
Article 6, “Natural Revelation and the Wisdom of the
Church Fathers”
Article 16, “When Was It Written?”
Article 18, “Different Translations: The Same Revelation”
Article 19, “A Vocation to Interpret and Teach”
Article 20, “Biblical Exegesis”
Article 21, “Literary Forms in the Bible”
Article 22, “Senses of the Scriptures”
Article 23, “Relation to Science and History”
Article 24, “Other Avenues to Understanding the
Scriptures”
Article 12, “The Transmission of Divine Revelation”
Article 13, “Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition”
Article 14, “Divine Inspiration and Biblical Inerrancy”
Article 15, “From the Spoken to the Written Word”
Article 16, “When Was It Written?”
Article 17, “Setting the Canon of Scripture”
Article 19, “A Vocation to Interpret and Teach”
Article 20, “Biblical Exegesis”
Article 21, “Literary Forms in the Bible”
Article 22, “Senses of the Scriptures”
Article 23, “Relation to Science and History”
Article 24, “Other Avenues to Understanding the
Scriptures”
Article 12, “The Transmission of Divine Revelation”
Article 13, “Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition”
Article 14, “Divine Inspiration and Biblical Inerrancy”
Article 16, “When Was It Written?”
Article 17, “Setting the Canon of Scripture”
Article 19, “A Vocation to Interpret and Teach”
Article 20, “Biblical Exegesis”
Article 21, “Literary Forms in the Bible”
Article 22, “Senses of the Scriptures”
Article 23, “Relation to Science and History”
Article 24, “Other Avenues to Understanding the
Scriptures”
Article 71, “The Study of the Sacred Scriptures”
Article 19, “A Vocation to Interpret and Teach”
Article 22, “Senses of the Scriptures”
Article 23, “Relation to Science and History”
Article 77, “The Scriptures and Morality”
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Excerpt from Divino Afflante
Spiritu, by Pope Pius XII
13 Moderation for Interpretation
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Excerpt from the United States
Catholic Catechism for Adults,
by the United States
Conference of Catholic
Bishops
14 A Matter for the Whole
Church: The Rules and
Responsibility of Interpreting
the Scriptures
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Excerpts from Dogmatic
Constitution on Divine
Revelation (Dei Verbum), by
the Second Vatican Council
15 The Four Senses of Scripture
in the Early Church
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Excerpt from The
Conferences, by John Cassian
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16 The Historical Method Is
Indispensable for Studying a
Historical Faith
Article 16, “When Was It Written?”
Article 17, “Setting the Canon of Scripture”
Article 23, “Relation to Science and History”
Article 24, “Other Avenues to Understanding the
Scriptures”
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Excerpt from Jesus of
Nazareth, by Joseph
Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI
17 Ignorance of Scripture Is
Ignorance of Christ
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Excerpt from Commentary on
Isaiah, by Saint Jerome
18 The Relationship between the
Church and the Jewish
Scriptures
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Excerpt from The Jewish
People and Their Sacred
Scriptures in the Christian
Bible, by the Pontifical Biblical
Commission
19 Unity of the Old and New
Testaments
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Excerpt from the Catechism of
the Catholic Church
Article 5, “The Sacred Scriptures and Natural Revelation”
Article 10, “Salvation History in the Old Testament”
Article 11, “Jesus Christ: The Fullness of All Revelation”
Article 25, “The Old Testament: Old Does Not Mean ‘Out
of Date’”
Article 26, “The Old Testament: General Overview”
Article 28, “The New Testament: Why Is It Called ‘New’?”
Article 29, “The New Testament: General Overview”
Article 71, “The Study of the Sacred Scriptures”
Article 77, “The Scriptures and Morality”
Article 5, “The Sacred Scriptures and Natural Revelation”
Article 10, “Salvation History in the Old Testament”
Article 25, “The Old Testament: Old Does Not Mean ‘Out
of Date’”
Article 26, “The Old Testament: General Overview”
Article 28, “The New Testament: Why Is It Called ‘New’?”
Section 3, “Revelation in the Old Testament” (Articles 31–
52)
Article 71, “The Study of the Sacred Scriptures”
Article 72, “The Centrality of the Scriptures in the Mass
and Other Liturgies”
Article 5, “The Sacred Scriptures and Natural Revelation”
Article 10, “Salvation History in the Old Testament”
Article 11, “Jesus Christ: The Fullness of All Revelation”
Article 25, “The Old Testament: Old Does Not Mean ‘Out
of Date’”
Article 26, “The Old Testament: General Overview”
Article 28, “The New Testament: Why Is It Called ‘New’?”
Article 29, “The New Testament: General Overview”
Article 32, “Sin and God’s Response”
Section 3, “Revelation in the Old Testament” (Articles 31–
52)
Section 4, “Revelation in the New Testament” (Articles
53–70)
Article 71, “The Study of the Sacred Scriptures”
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20 The Council of Trent: Closing
the Canon of Authoritative
Scripture
Article 15, “From the Spoken to the Written Word”
Article 17, “Setting the Canon of Scripture”
Article 19, “A Vocation to Interpret and Teach”
Article 26, “The Old Testament: General Overview”
Article 29, “The New Testament: General Overview”
Article 54, “Three Stages in Gospel Formation”
Article 55, “Why Four Gospels?”
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Excerpt from Decree
Concerning the Canonical
Scriptures, by the Council of
Trent
21 The Formation of Scripture:
Traditions, Texts, and Canons

Excerpt from Beginning Biblical
Studies, by Marielle Frigge
22 A Glorious Puzzle: The
Formation of the Gospels
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Excerpt from Saint Mary’s
Press® College Study Bible:
Introduction to the Gospels
and the Acts of the Apostles,
by Christopher McMahon
23 The Gospel of Matthew
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Excerpt from The Gospel of
Matthew, by Rudolf
Schnackenburg
24 The Gospel of Mark
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Excerpt from Reading the New
Testament, by Pheme Perkins
Article 15, “From the Spoken to the Written Word”
Article 16, “When Was It Written?”
Article 17, “Setting the Canon of Scripture”
Article 26, “The Old Testament: General Overview”
Article 29, “The New Testament: General Overview”
Article 54, “Three Stages in Gospel Formation”
Article 55, “Why Four Gospels?”
Section 4, Part 4, “Acts and Letters”
Article 15, “From the Spoken to the Written Word”
Article 16, “When Was It Written?”
Article 17, “Setting the Canon of Scripture”
Article 53, “The Central Place of the Gospels”
Article 54, “Three Stages in Gospel Formation”
Article 55, “Why Four Gospels?”
Article 56, “The Gospel of Matthew”
Article 57, “The Gospel of Mark”
Article 58, “The Gospel of Luke”
Article 62, “The Gospel of John: God Incarnate”
Article 55, “Why Four Gospels?”
Article 56, “The Gospel of Matthew”
Article 59, “The Central Accounts in the Synoptic Gospels”
Article 60, “The Parables and Miracles in the Synoptic
Gospels”
Article 61, “The Paschal Mystery in the Synoptic Gospels”
Article 55, “Why Four Gospels?”
Article 57, “The Gospel of Mark”
Article 59, “The Central Accounts in the Synoptic Gospels”
Article 60, “The Parables and Miracles in the Synoptic
Gospels”
Article 61, “The Paschal Mystery in the Synoptic Gospels”
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25 The Gospel of Luke
Article 55, “Why Four Gospels?”
Article 58, “The Gospel of Luke”
Article 59, “The Central Accounts in the Synoptic Gospels”
Article 60, “The Parables and Miracles in the Synoptic
Gospels”
Article 61, “The Paschal Mystery in the Synoptic Gospels”
Article 55, “Why Four Gospels?”
Article 62, “The Gospel of John: God Incarnate”
Article 63, “Signs and Miracles”
Article 64, “The ‘I Am’ Statements”
Article 65, “The Bread of Life and Last Supper Discourses”
Article 66, “The Passion, Death, and Resurrection”

Excerpt from The Collegeville
Bible Commentary: Luke, by
Jerome Kodell
26 The Gospel of John
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Excerpt from An Introduction to
the New Testament, by
Raymond E. Brown
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