Record of Revelation: The Bible

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Father Wilfrid Harrington. O.P. was born March IS, 1927 in the parish of Eyeries (near Castletowribere), County Cork, Ireland. After completing his secondary education at Dominican Col­ lege. Newbridge, County Kildare, lie entered the Dominican Order at St. Mary's. Cork, in 1947. His philosophical studies were taken in Ireland and his theological studies at the Ang.licum University, Rome (1951-1954). where after his ordination he received the S.T.L. et Lie. Continuing his study of Scripture, Father Harrington earned the Baccalaureate in this field in 1955. Then he entered the Ecole Biblique, Jerusa­ lem. obtaining the degree Licentiate in Scripture in 1957. Since returning to Ireland, lie has been professor of Scripture at the Do­ minican House of Studies, Tallaght. Con­ currently he is lecturer in Scripture at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. Father Harrington’s published works include Explaining the Gospels; A Key to the Parables; What is the Bible?: Genesis ami Evolution; The Bible and Marriage. Record of Revelation: The Bible: Record of the Promise: The Old Testa­ ment; and Record of the Fulfillment. The Neie Testament are a fitting tribute to his keen scholarship and ability to com m unicate.______________ RECORD OF REVELATION THE BIBLE Wilfrid J. Harrington, O.P. "I find Record of Relocation: The Bible a ver> readable and interestingly writ­ ten general introduction which I should be happy to recommend to anyone.” FATHER BRUCE VAYVTER, c:.m . “The reader of this introduction will not have to subject himself to much ‘un­ learning’ when he goes on to more in­ tensive study of the Bible. . . . The work should be welcomed by many Scripture professors who have been looking for an introduction that is in line with recent scholarship.” FATHER EUGENE MALY “In Record of Revelation Father Har­ rington extends to the Old Testament seminary course his gift for simplified clarifying of issues that are still in fer­ ment” FATHER ROBERT NORTH, s.j. “. . . can be heartily recommended to the audience he had in mind—the sem­ inarian and the lawman. It is up-to-date in its factual information, admirable in its clarity of expression, and sure of its grasp of basic theological issues.” FATHER W. L. MORAN, s.j. “It is for both of them (clergy and educated laity) that Fattier Harrington has written . . . the Record of Revolution. It is a pleasure to be able to say that he has admirably achieved his purpose. He has clearly delineated a sound theologi­ cal introduction to the entire Biole. He has made use of the conclusions best established by modem research in in­ troducing the books of both the Old anil New Testament.” FATHER ROLAND DE VAUX. o.p. Foreword v Preface ix Abbreviations of Sacred Scripture xiv one: The Written Word 3 1. THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE 4 2. THE FORMATION OF THE BIBLE 6 1) The Old Testament 6 2) The Neui Testament 15 3. THE BIBLICAL WHITINGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 16 two: TheWordofGodtoMen 20 1. THE TWO INCARNATIONS 20 2. THE PEOPLE OF THE WORD 21 three: The Inspired Word 25 1. THE FACT OF INSPIRATION 25 1) The Testimony of Scripture 25 2) The Testimony of the Fathers 26 2. ERRONEOUS VIEW’S ON INSPIRA TION 27 3. REVELA TION AND INSPIRA TION 29 1) Revelation rn the Bible 30 2) Inspiration in the Bible 32 4. SUMMARY 34 f o u r : The Psychology of Inspiration 35 1. DEFINITION OF INSPIRATION 35 XI 2. PRACTICAL JUDGMENT AND SPECULATIVE JUDGMENT 36 3. REVELATION, INSPIRATION, AND JUDGMENT 38 4. HOW THE INSPIRED WRITER IS MOVED 39 5. THE EXTENT OF INSPIRATION 43 five: The Inerrant Word 46 1. THE EXTENT OF INERRANCY 46 2. THE INTENTION OF THE SACRED WRITER 48 3. INERRANCY AND HISTORY 49 4. LITERARY FORMS 51 six: The Senses of Scripture 54 1. SECONDARY SENSES 55 2. FULLER SENSE AND TYPICAL SENSE 56 3. CONDITIONS AND CRITERIA OF THE SECONDARY SENSES 59 4. THE SECONDARY SENSES AND INSPIRATION 61 5. A NOTE ON THEOLOGICAL CONCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION 62 seven: The Canon of Scripture 63 1. CANON AND CANONIQTY 63 2. DEUTEROCANONICAL AND APOCRYPHAL BOOKS 64 3. THE FORMATION OF THE CANON 65 1) History of the Canon of the OldTestament 65 2) History of the Canon of the NewTestament 68 4. THE CRITERION OF CANONIQTY 5. APPENDIX: THE QUMRAN SCROLLS 1) Discovery of the Scrolls 2) The Qumran Library 3) The Essenes of Qumran eight: The Text of the Bible 1. THE LANGUAGES OF THE BIBLE 1) Hebrew 2) Aramaic 3) Greek 2. THE MANUSCRIPTS 1) Hebrew 2) Greek: New Testament 3. THE GREEK AND LATIN VERSIONS 1) The Septuagint (LXX) 2) The Versions of Aquila,Theodotion, 3) The Old Latin Versions (it) 4) The Vulgate (vg) 72 73 73 74 78 80 80 80 81 81 82 82 84 93 93 andSymmachus 95 96 97 xii n i n e : Biblical Criticism 102 1. TEXTUAL CRITICISM 103 1) Verbal Criticism 103 2) External Criticism 104 3) Internal Criticism 105 LITERARY CRITICISM 106 1) The Language 106 2) The Composition 106 3) The Origin of a Writing 108 3. HISTORICAL CRITICISM 109 4. THE BIBLE IN THE CHURCH 112 1) The Church and the Bible 112 2) The Authentic Interpretation of Scripture 113 3) The Biblical Encyclicals 114 4) The Biblical Commission 114 5. CONCLUSION 116 2 . a p p e n d ix : Karl Rahner and ]. L. McKenzie on the Inspiration of Scripture Bibliography General Index