Theo 231.1 / Theo 303.1
NEW SUPPORT FOR A CATHOLIC HOLISTIC
SCRIPTURE STUDY (3 units)
Joseph Roche, SJ & Lucille Natividad, PhD
M 2:00 - 4:40 pm

This course investigates a holistic Catholic study and use of Scripture, as recently stressed by the Synod Message on the Word of God, Oct.’08, and Benedict XVI’s address to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, Apr.23, ’09. Catholic exegetes are to perceive the Word of God within the Faith of the Church, to nourish the faith and to guide the life of charity. This brings out the spiritual senses’ importance in the study and use of Scripture in religious and theological education, especially when using the newly developed discipline called “Practical Theology,” as theological base.