Verbum Domini
Template:Short description Template:Infobox apostolic exhortation Template:Pope Benedict XVI sidebar Verbum Domini (The Word of the Lord) is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation issued by Pope Benedict XVI which deals with how the Catholic church should approach the Bible.[1] He issued it following the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which had met in October 2008 to discuss "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church".[2]
Verbum Domini is dated September 30, 2010, the feast of St. Jerome, the patron saint of biblical studies.
The document has been seen as a development of the Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei verbum).[3] It uses the Prologue of John's Gospel (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".) as a guide because it reveals Jesus, the "Word made flesh" who "dwelt among us" (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".).
The apostolic exhortation states that God seeks dialogue with humankind. In the Incarnation, the Word became flesh and lived among us.[4]
See also
References
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- ^ Catholic Culture : Latest Headlines : Pope Benedict issues major document on Sacred Scripture (link to full text)
- ^ Synod of Bishops - Index
- ^ Hamm, Dennis SJ (2014), DEI VERBUM: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Vatican II, 1965): An orientation and quick review by way of questions and answers, Creighton University, page 12, accessed on 12 October 2025
- ^ Pope Benedict XVI (2010), Verbum Domini, § 6
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