The Interpretation of Scripture: In Defense of the Historical-Critical Method

by Joseph A. Fitzmyer and Joseph A. Fitzmyer SJ

The book seeks to establish the properly oriented use of the historical-critical method as the mode of ascertaining the sense of the written Word of God. Pastors, preachers, students in biblical disciplines, and scholars will appreciate the discussion of the role of the Bible in Catholic life since Vatican Council II, the discussion that the Biblical Commission devoted to the historical truth of the Gospels, the relation of the historical-critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809145049
• ISBN13: 9780809145041
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"