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 The Catechism on Scripture and Revelation
Excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
- The Revelation of God (nos. 51-73)
- The Transmission of Divine Revelation (nos. 74-100)
- Sacred Scripture (nos. 101-141).

 Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum)
Vatican II's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation. The "magna carta" of the Church's teaching on Scripture.


 Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith (Dei Filus)
Vatican I's definition of the truth of Revelation, and Scripture and Tradition as the sources of Revelation.

 Council of Trent
Decrees Concerning the Canon and Use of Scripture from the Church Council of 1546. In Latin and English.


 On the Study of Holy Scripture (Providentissimus Deus)
Pope Leo XIII's 1893 encyclical letter.


 On Promoting Biblical Studies (Divino Afflante Spiritu)
Pope Pius XII's 1943 encyclical letter on promoting biblical studies. The first two lines of the document are a striking confession of the Church's faith in the Bible as a "heaven-sent treasure" that the Church has used "diligently as an instrument for securing the eternal salvation of souls." 

 On St. Jerome (Spiritus Paraclitus)
This 1920 encyclical letter of Pope Benedict XV on the legacy of St. Jerome includes a wealth of patristic quotes on the sacred Scriptures as well as a pointed observation on how Christ, in his preaching, "took his points and arguments from the Bible." For background on the encyclical and its continued relevance:
 - The Encyclical Spiritus Paraclitus in its Historical Context and Part 2 (by the Roman Theological Forum)

 Norms for the Translation of Biblical Texts for Use in the Liturgy
A 1995 statement by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.