How Do Catholics Read the Bible?

Name: How Do Catholics Read the Bible?
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ISBN: 9780742548718

ISBN-10: 0742548716

ISBN-13: 9780742548718

Edition: 2005

Authors: SJ Harrington

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Accessibly written, How Do Catholics Read the Bible? blends biblical scholarship with compelling personal anecdotes to equip readers with the tools they need to more fully engage Scripture and the Catholic tradition. Leading Scripture scholar Daniel Harringon, S.J. offers chapters on how the Catholic canon came to be, what the Church teaches about the Bible, appropriate methods for analyzing Scripture passages, and how to incorporate the Bible into everyday life. This book is ideal for individual or group use in parishes and classrooms. Each chapter concludes with questions for reflection and recommendations for further reading.

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/9/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.11" wide x 7.14" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction



What Do Catholics Believe about the Bible?


The Bible and the Church


Modern Catholic Documentation


The Word of God in Human Language



What Is in the Catholic Bible?


The Different Canons


The History of the Old Testament Canon(s)


The History of the New Testament Canon



How Do Catholics Approach the Bible?


The Catholic Theological Tradition on the Bible


The Catholic Experience


Catholic Bibles Today



How Do Catholics Analyze a Biblical Text?


Literary Methods


Historical Methods


Theological Methods



How Do Catholics Read the Old Testament?


Old Testament Study Today


Biblical Interpretation in Jesus' Time


Reading the Old Testament as Catholic Christians



How Do Catholics Read the New Testament?


The Formation of the Gospels


The Gospels as Witnesses to Jesus and the Early Church


The Epistles as Witnesses to Early Christian Faith and Life



How Do Catholics Interpret Scripture?


Philosophical Hermeneutics


The Literal Sense and the Spiritual Sense


Scripture and Tradition



What Place Does the Bible Have in Catholic Life?


The Role of the Magisterium


The Bible in Catholic Life


Lectio Divina


Conclusion: Twenty-Five Theses



Some Resources for Catholic Biblical Interpretation


Glossary


Notes


Index


About the Author