What is the Bible, really, and how do we read it? How can we say that the Bible is both the Word of God and the work of human authors? What should we do when we come across a tricky passage that we don't know how to interpret?
Welcome to our next deep dive! In these next few episodes, we'll unpack some of the most common questions about the Bible, and lay a foundation for how to approach it as Catholics.
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References and further reading/listening/viewing:
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, pts. 101-141
- Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum
- Benedict XVI, Verbum Domini
- The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Bible"Scott Hahn, Tools for Bible Study
- Mark Shea, The Catholic Weekly:
- The Four Senses of Scripture: The Literal Sense
- The Four Senses of Scripture: The Allegorical Sense
- The Four Senses of Scripture: Part 3 The Moral Sense of Scripture
- The Four Senses of Scripture: Part 4 The Anagogical Sense of Scripture
- Catholic Answers:
- We’re Not a ‘Religion of the Book’One Text, Four Senses
- How to Read the Bible
- How to Read the Bible as a Catholic
- Figuring out the Bible?
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Understanding the Bible
- Ascension Presents:
- Ways to Read the Bible
- How to Start Reading the Bible in 10 Steps
- Peter Kreeft, You Can Understand the Bible
- The St Paul Centre
- Bishop Barron, Bishop Barron on How to Read the Bible
- The Great Adventure Bible
- Ignatius Study Bible
- The Navarre Bible
