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Klappentext The Vatican II s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation is universally acclaimed as one of the council s most important documents. Published in 1965 after a long and circuitous route throughout all four years of the council! Dei Verbum sets forth the Catholic Church s official teaching about divine revelation and the complex interrelationship between Scripture and Tradition. With the approach of the fiftieth anniversary of the constitution! this book intended for general audiences summarizes the history and principal teaching of this groundbreaking document. Accompanying the text of The Word of God at Vatican II is a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary and an exploration of the impact the constitution has had in the church s life. Readers will be amazed at how influential Dei Verbum continues to be! even today.
About the author
Ronald D. Witherup, PSS, is superior general of the Sulpicians, an order of diocesan priests dedicated to initial and ongoing formation of priests. 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: Exploring Dei Verbum, and
Biblical Fundamentalism, What Every Catholic Should Know, published by Liturgical Press. He is also a contributor to
Give Us This Day.
