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The Bible - What It Is, Where It Comes From
Can the Bible Err?
How We Got the Books of the Bible
How to Read and Interpret the Bible

The Bible - What It Is, Where It Comes From

The Bible and the Church: Both or Neither
Dr. Scott Hahn, founder of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, shows in this excerpt from The Catholic Adult Education Program how the Bible and the Church go together like flesh and blood.

The Church Fathers on Scripture
Short quotes, well organized.

The Rule of Faith: Scripture and Tradition in the Church Fathers
A good collection of quotations.

The Authority of Scripture in the Church Fathers
A collection of quotes that shows the Church Fathers believed that Scripture could not be isolated from the tradition of the Church. By Joseph Gallegos.

The Divine Inspiration of Scripture in the Church Fathers
These quotes demonstrate how the Church Fathers affirmed the inspiration and divine origin of Sacred Scripture. By Joseph Gallegos.


Can the Bible Err?

Scripture as Free From All Error in the Church Fathers
Passages from the Church Fathers are arranged to illustrate their belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. By Joseph Gallegos.

How We Got the Books of the Bible

Church Fathers on the 'Catholic Bible'
A good collection of quotes showing how the Church Fathers, to varying degrees, came to embrace the larger Old Testament that now makes up the Catholic version of sacred Scripture. By Joseph Gallegos.

Church Fathers on the Canon of Scripture
These documents from the early Church illustrate the belief that only the appointed authorities of the Church can determine which books belong in the "canon." By Joseph Gallegos.

Five Myths about Seven Books
Mark Shea does a good job debunking Protestant arguments against the "Catholic" Bible.

How to Read and Interpret the Bible

Avoiding Biblical Paralysis: Sacred Scripture and the Modern Catholic
Curtis Martin's call for a return to the Church's way of reading the Bible. A good introduction to the topic.

All Scripture
Jeff Cavins helps us see the forest for the trees - a fine look at the single theme that ties the Bible all together.

Sola Scriptura: A Blueprint for Anarchy
Patrick Madrid says the Protestant doctrine of "Scripture alone" is unhistorical, unbiblical and unworkable.

 'Private Interpretation' in the Church Fathers
A collection of texts that shows how the Church Fathers fought heresies that stemmed from trying to interpret the Bible apart from the Church and the Tradition. By Joseph Gallegos.

 'Sola Scriptura' in the Early Church
An interesting collection of texts showing the confusion caused by those rare preachers in the early Church who insisted on appealing to Scripture alone. By Joseph Gallegos.

Interpreting Scripture in the Church Fathers
A good look at the Church Fathers' approach, drawn from their writings. By Joseph Gallegos.

History of the Doctrines of Scripture and Tradition
Dave Armstrong's solid overview.

Tradition in the Church Fathers
An extensive collection of passages from the Church Fathers illustrating their belief in the authority of tradition. By Joseph Gallegos.