Two documents of the Church are included on this CD. The first, Dei Verbum ("The Word of God") is the Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation. In it you'll read of the Church's rich understanding of the Bible's divine inspiration and interpretation; the nature of the Old and New Testaments; and Scripture's role in the Life of the Church. The second document, The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church, by the Pontifical Biblical Commission, was presented to Pope John Paul II on April 23, 1993.

This document represents the Church's current assessment of the common methods and approaches used for the interpretation of scripture. It addresses hermeneutical questions, and reflects on the genuine characteristics of Catholic biblical interpretation in the life of the Church.

There are also two special sections entitled "The People of God" and "The Life of Christ." These are illustrated journeys of the people of God as outlined in the Acts of the Apostles and of the four Gospels.

Also includes: Catholic Encyclopedic Dictionary of Biblical Terms, maps of historic periods and places, liturgical music clips, illustrated summaries of Scripture, hundreds of color illustrations from the work of James J. Tissot, a nineteenth-century French painter.

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