Articles on this issue "biblical exegisis"

Papal Address to Members of Biblical Commission

"Freedom Attains Its Perfection When Directed Toward God"

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Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave to members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on April 27 in the Hall of Popes. * * * Your Eminence, Dear Members of the …

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The Nuns Who Pray for Journalists

Pauline Family's Pious Disciples Mark 80th Year

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For 80 years, a congregation of women religious has prayed for those working in the media. They are the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master, founded on Feb. 10, 1924, by now-Blessed James …

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Avvenire).- Sister Mary Jerome Obiorah has become the first African woman to obtain a licentiate and doctorate in biblical sciences from the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome. "Thanks to …

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Cardinal Ratzinger Tells of Relation Between Magisterium and Exegesis

Presides Over Centenary Celebration of Pontifical Biblical Commission

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The Pontifical Biblical Commission's 100 years of existence have not been easy, but "we look with gratitude and hope on the way that is opening before us," says Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. The …

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Biblical Commission Marking 100th Year

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The century-old Pontifical Biblical Commission is holding its annual plenary session this week, on the theme of the relationship between the Bible and morals. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, …

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Fides).- A team of experts has completed a long-awaited Catholic translation of the Bible in Korean. The work, presented to the bishops' conference at the end of 2002, is now being examined. …

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A World Longing for Truth Needs Scripture, Says Pope

Message to Catholic Biblical Federation Meeting

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Observing that a world in search of the truth needs the Bible, John Paul II urged a Catholic group to "make the Scriptures accessible to all peoples." The Pope expressed this conviction in a …

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Catholic Biblical Federation Meeting in Beirut

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The sixth plenary assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation which opens here Tuesday will focus on the believer's encounter with Scripture in a context of pluralism. This "biblical summit" …

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Rome now has a new school of biblical and archaeological sciences. The school, recognized by a decree of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, is under the Pontifical Antonianum …

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Rediscovering the Contribution of Jewish Scriptures

Secretary of Biblical Commission Assesses New Document

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The only truly Christian attitude toward the Jews is one of "appreciation and love," says a recent document entitled "The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible." …

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Jewish Scripture Is a Key to Understanding Jesus, Document Says

Pontifical Biblical Commission Publishes a New Text

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A new Vatican document says it is not possible to understand Christianity fully, without reflecting on divine revelation as contained in the Jewish Bible. Moreover, the text, published by the …

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John Paul II described the keys to the "difficult art" of translating Scriptures, when he met representatives of the Universal Biblical Alliance in audience Monday. He congratulated them for …

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