TY - BOOK ED - Pontifical Biblical Commission TI - The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church: Address of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and Document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission U1 - G53 PY - 1995/// CY - Bangalore PB - National Biblical, Catechetical, & Liturgical Centre N1 - includes index and biblioraphy; ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II Introduction 7 From « Providentissunus Deus » to « Divino afflante Spiritu» 9 The Harmony between Githolic Exegesis and the Mystery of the Incarnation 12 The New Document of the Biblical Commission 17 DOCUMENT OF THE PONTIFICAL BIBUCAL COMMISSION The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church .... 23 Preface by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger 26 Introduction The State of the Question Today 29 The Purpose of this Document 32 Methods and Approaches for Interpretation The Historical-Critical Method 34 1. History of the Method 34 2. Principles 37 3. Description 37 4. Evaluation 39 B. NewMethods of Literary Analysis ..... 41 1. Rhetorical Analysis 41 2. Narrative Analysis 44 3. Semiotic Analysis 47 C. Approaches Based on Tradition -. 50 1. The Canonical Approach 50 2. Approach through Recourse to Jewish Traditions of Interpretation 53 3. Approach by the History of the Influence of the Text (Wirkungsgeschichte) 55 D. Approaches that Use the Human Sciences ... 57 1. The Sociological Approach 57 2. The Approach through Cultural Anthropology . 60 3. Psychological and Psychoanalytical Approaches . 61 E. Contextual Approaches 63 1. The Liberationist Approach , 63 2. The Feminist Approach 66 F. Fundamentalist Interpretation 69 II. Hermeneutical Questions A. Philosophical Hermeneutics 73 1. Modem Perspectives 73 2. Usefulness for Exegesis 75 B. The Meaning of Inspired Scripture 77 1. The Literal Sense 78 2. The Spiritual Sense 81 3. The Fuller Sense 83 Characteristics of Catholic Interpretation A. Interpretation in the Biblical Tradition .... 86 1. Re-readings (Relectures) 86 2. Relationships between the Old Testament and the New 88 3. Some Conclusions 91 B. Interpretation in the Tradition of the Church . . 92 1. Formation of the Canon 93 2. Patristic Exegesis 95 3. The Roles of Various Members of the Church in Interpretation 97 C. The Task of the Exegete 101 1. Principal Guidelines 102 2. Research 103 3. Teaching 104 4. Publications 105 D. Relationships with Other Theological Disciplines 107 1. Theology and Presuppositions regarding Biblical Texts 107 2. Exegesis and Systematic Theology 108 3. Exegesis and Moral Theology 109 4. Differing Points of View and Necessary Interaction 110 IV. Interpretation of the Bible in the Life of the Church Actualization 113 1. Principles 113 2. Mediods 115 3. Limits 116 ER -