Topicality of the Second Vatican Council Constitution Dei Verbum in Contemporary Biblical Studies

Authors

  • Bogdan Zbroja Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.69

Keywords:

Second Vatican Council, Constitution Dei Verbum, Pontifical Biblical Commission, Benedict XVI, Exhortation Verbum Domini, Biblical Studies, topicality

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of how strongly contemporary ecclesiological and scholarly approach to the Sacred Scripture is rooted in the Second Vatican Council Constitution Dei Verbum. The Bible originates from the faith of the Church, and, together with Tradition, helps to build this faith. The text consists of three sections. The first one focuses on God, who reveals Himself and His plan of salvation to man. Then, the ways in which God communicates with man through human authors and the long process of writing the inspired sacred books  are mentioned. The last part emphasises how important it is for man to respond to the Word of God, which will enable the salvific dialogue of man with his Father, through His Son in the Holy Spirit. The community of Church faith is a natural environment of research,  devotional reading and encounters with the Word of God, which are the elements of Christian life that the Constitution Dei Verbum (no. 25) encourages to implement.

Published

2013-09-30

How to Cite

Zbroja, B. (2013). Topicality of the Second Vatican Council Constitution Dei Verbum in Contemporary Biblical Studies. The Biblical and Liturgical Movement, 66(3), 251–264. https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.69

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 3 (2013): Vaticanum II

Section

Articles

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