The divine origin and the interpretation of the Bible in chapter III in the dogmatic constitution "Dei Verbum"

Abstract

The dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum of Vatican II is the most recent comprehensive document of the Magisterium on the subject of sacred Scripture. It is another milestone in the development of the science of the Bible which has received a particular impetus over the past hundred years, starting from the publication of the encyclical Providentissimus Deus in 1893. Dei Verbum is a synthesis of much of the riches of this scriptural doctrine of Leo XIII and of that published is subsequent documents of the Magisterium. However, the approach of Dei Verbum is somewhat different in that it specifically avoids technical analysis and language and, like the rest of the documents of Vatican II, is written primarily from a pastoral point of view.