The second ecumenical council of the vatican, commonly known as the second vatican council or vatican ii, addressed relations between the catholic church and the modern world. Grace marie heinrich, sctjm servants of the pierced hearts of jesus and mary. This volume provides critical reflections on these aspects of dei verbum by authors from around the world. The verbum catholic software edition of the vatican ii documents is the english translation published by libreria editrice. The vatican ii documents are essential for understanding the spirited, and sometimes contentious, conversations within catholicism for the last fifty years. Ron witherups book on dei verbum, vatican iis dogmatic constitution. In chapter ii under the heading handing on divine revelation the constitution states. Divine revelation catholic diocese of jackson page 2 dogmatic constitution on divine revelation dei verbum promulgated november 18, 1965 opening prayer powerpoint slide 2 welcome to the fourth session of our series on the documents of vatican ii. Gaudium et spes declares peoples emotions and feelings must be the churchs as well. Second vatican council dei verbum dogmatic constitution. Second vatican council s dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, dei verbum the word of god in the hopes of finding the path forward, the means of incorporating the historicalcritical method into the context of a patristicecclesial method of interpretation. But no dogma is defined in the second vatican council, not even in those two of its documents.
Gods revelation of himself to mankind it pleased god, in his goodness and wisdom, to reveal himself and to make known the mystery of his will see eph 1. Click here to download a printable pdf version of the above material. Dogmatic constitution on divine revelation dei verbum. Dei verbum, dogmatic constitution on divine revelation by a vote of 2344to 6 apostolicam actuositatem, decree on the apostolate of the laity by a vote of 2305 to 2 december 7, 1965 four documents promulgated. Dei verbum didnt subvert doctrinal development with regard to the rule of faith at all. Dei verbum dogmatic constitution on divine revelation of the ii vatican council november 18, 1965. Revelation and its transmission by francis martin 4. For more than one reason, the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation dei verbum, promulgated at the second vatican council in 1965, offers an interesting point of reference from which to re. This assembly, invoked by pope john xxiii, met to discuss matters of faith and church discipline. The document dei verbum word of god is one of only two dogmatic.
Constitutions, declarations and decrees council vatican sec. Dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, promulgated by pope paul vi, november 18, 1965 boston. Preface the council fathers desired to lay out authentic doctrine on divine revelation and how it. The council, through the holy see, was formally opened under the pontificate of pope john xxiii on 11 october 1962 and was closed under pope paul vi on the solemnity of the immaculate conception on 8 december 1965. Vatican iis declaration dei verbum has proven to one of the most. Dei verbum dogmatic constitution on divine revelation vatican. Highlights materials that reveal the vision of catholic faith presented by the council from a theological perspective. Topicality of the second vatican council constitution dei. N3 3 volumes a record of what was released to the press and communicated to the public at the time that the council was in session, including texts of speeches and all documents promulgated. The inerrancy of scripture and the second vatican council. Dei verbum and revelation gerald ocollins sj, ac 2. Johnson presented to the faculty of the graduate theological union in.
The fiftieth anniversary of the second vatican council s dogmatic constitution on divine revelation dei verbum is an opportune time to look back and to look forward. Be attentive to the content and unity of the whole of scripture. In its dogmatic constitution on divine revelation dei verbum, november 18, 1965 the second vatican council spelled out in some detail what the church believes and teaches with regard to divine revelation, primarily as it is contained in the bible. Therefore, following in the footsteps of the council of trent and of the first vatican council, this present council wishes to set forth authentic doctrine on divine revelation and how it is handed on, so that by hearing the message of salvation the whole world may. Dei verbum and the collapse of moral theology onepeterfive. Dei verbum, the second vatican council s dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, was promulgated by pope paul vi on 18 november 1965, following approval by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,344 to 6.
Vatican ii, session 14 by floyd anderson, editor call number. During the second vatican council, the magisterium put forth these guidelines to assist the church in the interpretation of scripture. Therefore, following in the footsteps of the council of trent and of the first vatican council, this. The second vatican council stated in this regard that all who take part in this prayer not only fulfil a duty of the church. Dei verbum second vatican council, 18 november 1965 dogmatic constitution on divine revelation. The document dei verbum word of god is one of only two dogmatic constitutions issued by the second vatican council, the other being lumen gentium, the dogmatic constitution on the church. Include the accessed date, database, and enumerated. Tunawahubiri ninyi ule uzima wa milele, uliokuwa kwa baba, ukadhihirika kwetu. The inerrancy of scripture and the second vatican council in this essay mark joseph zia discusses the churchs traditional teaching on biblical inerrancy as stated in dei verbum, showing there are. Therefore, the council s two constitutions, dei verbum on divine revelation and lumen gentium on the church, which, in fact, do concern matters of dogmas of the faith, are dogmatic only in name and in a solely descriptive sense. Surveys the history of the second vatican council and the sixteen documents it promulgated. The second vatican council lasted for three years between 1962 and 1965. This excerpt from the second vatican council s dogmatic constitution on divine revelation dei verbum chapter ii paragraphs 710 treats of the nature and purpose of tradition as a vehicle for the transmission of divine revelation.
Dei verbum failed to make clear that tradition is also a source of revelation, to the point that even paul vi could say in a general audience that the whole of the dogmatic constitution dei verbum is an apologia of the holy scriptures as the supreme rule of faith march 26, 1969. The holy see apostolic letter of his holiness pope paul vi summi dei verbum. Vatican iis documents dei verbum and lumen gentium are called dogmatic in their official titles. Dignitatis humanae, declaration on religious freedom by a vote of 2308 to 70. Scripture and tradition in the patristic age denis p minns op 41 4.
Categories for reading the second vatican council as renewal within. His will was that men should have access to the father, through christ, the word made flesh, in the holy spirit, and thus become sharers in the divine nature see eph 2. It is also possible to propose, as the council s most foundational document, the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation dei verbum, despite the fact that it was one of the last approved. Dei verbum stresses divine revelation of god so we might share in it. Nearly a century after the first vatican council, the second vatican council commonly known as vatican iiwas held between 1962 and 1965. Summary of dei verbum on shaun mcafee the following is a summary of dei verbum, of the second vatican council.
Rather, as ratzinger admits, a moral theology based on the. First vatican council, dogmatic constitution on the catholic faith, chap. That our joy may be complete 2 from dei verbum to the synod on the word of god 3 the synod of bishops on the word of god 4. Dei verbum, the second vatican councils dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, was. Subtitles and subdivisions of paragraphs by john wijngaards.
Second vatican council dei verbum dogmatic constitution on. A more recent summary of the churchs official teachings is the catechism of the catholic church ccc, 1994. But no dogma is defined in the second vatican council. Constitutions, degrees, declarations, edited by austin flannery, op. It is one of the principal documents of the second vatican council. In his goodness and wisdom god chose to reveal himself and to.