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Catholic Church Documents on Scriptures

FROM THE BISHOP OF ROME

From time to time, the bishop of Rome publishes a document on Scripture. Here are links to two significant recent documents.

Pope Francis

2019
Sunday of the Word of God (Establishing the feast of the Word of God)

2019
Christ is alive (Letter to young people)

2012
The Joy of the Gospel (Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis)

Pope Benedict


2010
The Word of God (Post-Synodal Exhortation of Benedict XVI)

VATICAN II

1965
Dei Verbum

BISHOPS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES

2005
The Gift of Scripture
PONTIFICAL BIBLICAL COMMISSION

The Pontifical Biblical Commission publishes position papers and documents from time to time.

Since the Vatican II, these have proved immensely helpful. On their website, the documents are presented in chronological order, starting with the earliest. For the more recent papers, you need to scroll down. For convenience (and also to have them in English), here are links to four very useful studies


2014
The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture

2008
The Bible and Morality

2001
The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible

1993
The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church

1976
Can Women Be Priests?



Documents from other Churches and Christian Traditions

ORTHODOX CHURCH OF AMERICA

The Bible

WORLD LUTHERAN FEDERATION

Pauline Hermeneutics