Chapter III: Sacred Scripture, Its Inspiration and Divine Interpretation

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"Chapter III: Sacred Scripture, Its Inspiration and Divine Interpretation" is a section of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution Dei Verbum that explains the divine origin of the Bible and the principles for its authentic Catholic interpretation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of a conciliar document
section of a dogmatic constitution
addresses Catholic exegetes
all the faithful
pastors
theologians
affirms divine inspiration of all canonical books
that Scripture firmly, faithfully and without error teaches the truth God wanted put into sacred writings
that everything asserted by the inspired authors is asserted by the Holy Spirit
approvedBy Second Vatican Council
surface form: Second Vatican Council Fathers
belongsToReligion Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
concerns Catholic principles of biblical interpretation
Sacred Scripture
analogy of faith
biblical inspiration
divine authorship of Scripture
historical-critical method in Catholic exegesis
human authorship of Scripture
inerrancy of Scripture
literary forms in the Bible
relationship between Scripture and Tradition
role of the Holy Spirit in interpretation
truth of Scripture
unity of Scripture
follows Chapter II: Handing On Divine Revelation
hasLanguage English
French
German
Italian
Latin
Spanish
hasTheologicalFocus Catholic biblical hermeneutics
doctrine of revelation
locatedIn middle section of Dei Verbum
partOf Dei Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum
surface form: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation

Second Vatican Council
precedes Chapter IV: The Old Testament
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI
promulgationDate 18 November 1965
teaches that God is the principal author of Scripture
that Scripture must be interpreted within the living Tradition of the whole Church
that Scripture must be read in the same Spirit in which it was written
that Scripture teaches truth for the sake of our salvation
that human authors are true authors inspired by God
that the analogy of faith must be respected in interpretation
that the content and unity of the whole Scripture must be considered in interpretation

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Dei Verbum chapterTitle Chapter III: Sacred Scripture, Its Inspiration and Divine Interpretation