Introductory Materials for Bible Study
23 January 2007

• A Brief History of the World
• The Bible:  The Books for Jews & Christians
• "The Books of the Bible:  First (or 'Old') Testament Canon"
• "The Books of the Bible:  Second (or 'New') Testament Canon"
• The Bible Story
• Catholic Church Documents related to Biblical Studies, compiled by Prof. Felix Just, S.J., Loyola Marymount University
• Divino Afflante Spiritu, Pius XII's Encyclical Letter On the Promotion of Biblical Studies (30 Sep 1943)
• The Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation (Vatican Council II, 18 Nov 1965)
• The Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation—a summary
• English Translations of the Bible, by Felix Just, S.J.
• Glossary of Basic Biblical Terms
• How the Bible Means
• Important People of the First Testament Era
• Important People of the Second Testament Era
• "The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church." Presented by the Pontifical Biblical Commission to Pope John Paul II on April 15, 1993
• The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible (May 24, 2001)
• "A Pastoral Statement for Catholics on Biblical Fundamentalism" (26 March 1987)
• Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, address to the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the "Relationship between Magisterium and exegetes"
• Select Bibliography of works on the Hebrew Bible
• Select Bibliography of works on the Second Testament
• Select Bibliography of works on Paul
• "TOWARD YOUR HAPPINESS. Catholicism and Fundamentalism: A Contrast"
• Two Concepts of Divine of Revelation
• R. D. Witherup, S.S., "Catholicism and Fundamentalism
• Worksheet for OT Exegesis
• Worksheet for NT Exegesis

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