Church Documents: Scripture

This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents relating to Sacred Scripture found on-line. It is part of my Church Documents project.

Scripture

5/8/1844: Inter Praecipuas by Pope Gregory XVI
Encyclical: On Biblical Societies

11/18/1893: Providentissimus Deus by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Study of Holy Scripture

11/18/1907: Praestantia Scripturae by Pope St. Pius X
Motu Proprio: On the Decisions of the Pontifical Commission on the Bible

6/15/1917: Humani Generis Redemptionem by Pope Benedict XV
Encyclical: On Preaching the Word of God

9/30/1943: Divino Afflante Spiritu by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: On Promoting Biblical Studies, Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Providentissimus Deus

4/25/1979: Scripturarum Thesaurus by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Apostolic Constitution: By Which the New Vulgate Edition of the Holy Bible Is Declared "Typical" and Is Promulgated

9/30/2010: Verbum Domini by Pope Benedict XVI
Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation: On the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church



From Appendix A -- Pontifical Biblical Commission

1906-1948: Replies of the Pontifical Biblical Commission 

4/21/1964: De Historica Evangeliorum Veritate by the Pontifical Biblical Commission
Instruction: On the Historical Truth of the Gospels

1/6/1984: Instruction on Scripture and Christology by the Pontifical Biblical Commission

3/18/1994: The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church by the Pontifical Biblical Commission

5/24/2001: The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible by the Pontifical Biblical Commission

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