Due to space limitations, i can only briefly discuss this section. His bestknown work, truth and method, appeared four years before the promulgation of dv. Although the focus of this paper is the historicity of the gospels, one can not discuss dei verbum and the infallibility of the gospels, without mentioning article 11, the section on the inerrancy of the bible. Mark sheridan, rettore magnifico del pontificio ateneo santanselmo, for his invitation to participate in the inaugurazione dellanno accademico 20052006, and for suggesting the theme for my remarks this evening. Published in 1965 after a long and circuitous route throughout all four years of the council, dei verbum sets forth the catholic churchs official teaching about divine revelation and the complex interrelationship between scripture and tradition. Verbum dei in english, translation, latinenglish dictionary. The church has always venerated the divine scriptures, just as she has. Ratzinger, commentary on dei verbum articles 810 free download as pdf file. Gods word and the churchs council theological college. For as the centuries succeed one another, the church constantly moves forward toward the fullness of divine truth until the words of god. To help me recall dei verbum from a closer vantage point i turned to an early commentary on dei verbum by thenfather joseph ratzinger. As such, the model for this receptivity to gods self. The document dei verbum word of god is one of only two dogmatic constitutions issued by the second vatican council, the other being lumen gentium, the dogmatic constitution on the church. Grillmeier was a theologian and advisor at vatican ii and was influential in the discussion and writing of several documents including dei verbum.
Dei verbum, the second vatican councils dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, was promulgated by pope paul vi on 18 november 1965, following approval by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,344 to 6. He holds a doctorate in biblical studies and is the author of numerous books and articles on scripture, including the word of god at vatican ii. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dei verbum and revelation gerald ocollins sj, ac 2. The vatican iis dogmatic constitution on divine revelation is universally acclaimed as one of the councils most important documents. Among all the various key documents of vatican ii, dei verbum dv dogmatic constitution on divine revelation could be considered one of most well received and a foundational component on catholics thinking on revelation, exegesis and the use of the bible in the roman catholic church. God revealed who he is to us so that we might know him. Mar 18, 20 threshold of hope 11222011 vatican ii document dei verbum fr mitch pacwa sj duration. Among all the various key documents of vatican ii, dei verbum dv dogmatic constitution on divine revelation could be considered one of most well received and a foundational component on catholics thinking on revelation, exegesis and the use of. Verbum domini and the complementarity of exegesis and. While an older orthodox commentary from the 1950s, called a catholic commentary on sacred scripture. We announce to you the eternal life which dwelt with the father and was made visible to us.
Reference the vatican ii 19621965 document dogmatic constitution on divine revelation dei verbum the word of god introduction. Dei verbum, a beautiful treatise on divine revelation. Summary of dei verbum dogmatic constitution on divine revelation by. It is one of the principal documents of the second vatican council, indeed their very foundation in the view of one of the leading council fathers, bishop christopher butler. Impact of dei verbum in roman catholic church religion essay. Dei verbum recognizes unity as the first result of the spirits influence on the scriptures, and that unity is found in christ. Preface the council fathers desired to lay out authentic doctrine on divine revelation and how it is handed on dv 1. The difficult issue for the vatican two fathers, with laying out this document, rested in resolving. A brief history of dei verbum the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation and brief commentary ongoing interpretation and the fruits of dei verbum. For, it is to her alone that the commission and ministry of watching over and interpreting the word of god has been entrusted. Summary of dei verbum dogmatic constitution on divine.
John paul ii ends his quote on the penultimate sentence of the paragraph from dei verbum, the last sentence being. Revelation, as understood from its presentation in the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation of vatican ii, dei verbum, is the personal communication of gods very self to man, the only adequate response to which is mans total selfcommitment of faith in love 1 jn4. However, once i started reading the early church fathers, something hit me. Dei verbum and the biblical insights of joseph ratzinger we gather tonight for a great purposeand i certainly dont mean the delivery of my remarks. Dei verbum paulist press, 2006 and most recently the word of god at vatican ii. Summary of dei verbum dogmatic constitution on divine revelation. Summary of dei verbum on shaun mcafee the following is a summary of dei verbum, of the second vatican council. A more recent summary of the churchs official teachings is the catechism of the catholic church ccc, 1994. Among his books pertinent to the present conference are biblical fundamentalism. Be attentive to the content and unity of the whole of scripture. The understanding of revelation in dei verbum and the. Then i apply his theory to interpret the development of tradition. This balance was expressed in dei verbum and he is calling for a better application of the interpretive directives of dei verbum in order to restore the proper balance between the literal.
Dei verbum and the biblical insights of joseph ratzinger scott w. Grace marie heinrich, sctjm servants of the pierced hearts of jesus and mary. One of the goals of dei verbum was to correct a misunderstanding of the nature and content of revelation which had come to permeate the neoscholastic seminary training and theological manuals of the 19th and 20th centuries. In order to so, i shall first present terrence tilleys practical theory of tradition as a case study of the reception of dei verbum. Jul 12, 2006 dei verbum 4 posted on 12 july 2006 by catholicsensibility then, after speaking in many and varied ways through the prophets, now at last in these days god has spoken to us in his son heb. Exploring dei verbum, and biblical fundamentalism, what every catholic should know, published by liturgical press. Dogmatic constitution on divine revelation kindle edition by flannery, austin. You can read the original document here in this short document, dei verbum succinctly addresses the catholic churchs beliefs in regards to sacred scripture. Accompanying the text of the word of god at vatican ii is a paragraphbyparagraph commentary and an exploration of the impact the constitution has had in the churchs life. The dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, known by its latin title dei verbum dv, is the shortest of the four constitutions to be ratified at the second vatican council. Chapter two of the thesis integrates lakatoss theory of scientific progress into tilleys theory of tradition. It retains the original preface and the chapter and numbering according to the actual ordered sections of the document. Exploring dei verbum liturgical press, 2014, which provides a userfriendly commentary on the dogmatic. In short, dei verbum assumes and affirms that the churchs bible, the churchs tradition, and the churchs doctrine are one harmonious whole with christ at the center.
The content of dei verbum to begin, we need an overview of dei verbum and a summary of its contents. Five reasons to read dei verbumand five things youll learn in doing so. Scripture verses can be a very powerful part of one. He identified three motifs that came together in the struggle for a constitution on revelation. The holy see postsynodal apostolic exhortation verbum domini of the holy father benedict xvi to the bishops, clergy, consecrated persons and the lay faithful on the word of god in the life and mission of the church indexintroduction 1that our joy may be complete 2 from dei verbum to the synod on the word of god 3. The church has always venerated the divine scriptures, just as she has venerated the. Since tomorrow is the twenty fifth anniversary of dei verbum, i want to dedicate the first part of this lecture to that document and its teachings on biblical scholarship to indicate how the directives of dei verbum can be implemented. While it is the shortest of the constitutions, the debates that.
As such dei verbum henceforth dv is one of the most authoritative and. Aloys grillmeier, dogmatic constitution on divine revelation in commentary on the documents of vatican ii, new york. Jul 19, 2006 here we begin chapter iii, a section titled, sacred scripture, its inspiration and divine interpretation. Matthew being written by the tax collector, mark being written by mark but dictated by saint peter, luke was written by saint luke who was a companion of saint paul, and john by saint john also known as the disciple that jesus loved. Dei verbum article 12 then adds two further effects of the spirit which serve as rules for understanding and explaining the scriptures. This is true, but dei verbum nowhere asserts that errors were made in the transmission of these events. Lets read about an authorship shared, an assertion that a believer wont be waylaid by the biblical text catholics would have something to say about misinterpretation, though, and ultimately reflected in pauls passage from his second letter to timothy. Pendahuluan sambil mendengarkan sabda allah dengan khidmat dan mewartakannya penuh kepercayaan, konsili suci mematuhi amanat s. Revelation and its transmission according to the constitution dej verbum preface revelation itself nature and object of revelation, preparation for revelation of the good news, christ, who brings revelation to fulfillment, faith, accepting revelation, revealed truths handing on divine revelation the apostles and their successors.
Hearing the word of god with reverence and proclaiming it with faith, the sacred synod takes its direction from these words of st. First and foremost, sacred scripture is truly divine revelation. In this short document, dei verbum succinctly addresses the catholic churchs beliefs in regards to sacred scripture. For catholic biblical scholarship dei verbum is the document from the second vatican council. Dei verbum 4 posted on 12 july 2006 by catholicsensibility then, after speaking in many and varied ways through the prophets, now at last in these days god has spoken to us in his son heb. The document dei verbum word of god is one of only two dogmatic constitutions issued by the second vatican council, the other being lumen gentium, the dogmatic constitution on. As the bishops turn their attention to holy scripture and the 2000 year old tradition of the church, how will the word of god come to shape the teachings t. Hahn september 09, 2014 we gather tonight for a great purposeand i certainly dont. Sola scriptura, or the bible alone, was my battle cry for many years.
Theology of revelation, including a commentary on the. It seemed to me that the three points he identified in those first. Five reasons to read dei verbumand five things youll. Dei verbum does acknowledge that there was a three step process in arriving at the written word. The holy see postsynodal apostolic exhortation verbum domini of the holy father benedict xvi to the bishops, clergy, consecrated persons and the lay faithful on the word of god in the life and mission of the church indexintroduction 1that our joy may be complete 2 from dei verbum to the synod on the. What every catholic should know liturgical press, 2001, scripture. The following is a summary of dei verbum, of the second vatican council. He believes that the balance between the two senses of scripture has become distorted and needs to be corrected. Here we begin chapter iii, a section titled, sacred scripture, its inspiration and divine interpretation.
In my years as a protestant a topic of great passion was just how god reveals himself to mankind. Readers will be amazed at how influential dei verbum continues to be, even today. Dei verbum 11, but finds it an incomplete method apart from the tradition. The church, in the document dei verbum, has clarified points and established norms of scripture study for the sake of guiding her faithful in the way of truth. The fathers of the second vatican council felt they should make a statement summarizing the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dei verbum. Dei verbum dogmatic constitution on divine revelation of the ii vatican council november 18, 1965.