Letter & Spirit Vol. 2: The Authority of Mystery: The Word of God and the People of God makes accessible to clergy, students, and laity the finest Catholic biblical scholarship. This volume, inspired by the scholarship of Pope Benedict XVI and his concerns about the relation of the Bible to faith in Christ, approaches the question of Jesus’ identity.

This volume includes:

Articles:

• “Vatican II on the Interpretation of Scripture” by Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.
• “Inspiration and Incarnation: The Christological Analogyand the Hermeneutics of Faith” by Mary Healy
• “The Use of Scripture in the Catechism of the Catholic Church” by John C. Cavadini
• “Theologia Prima: The Liturgical Mystery and the Mystery of God” by David W. Fagerberg
• “The Lord’s Prayer and the New Exodus” by Brant Pitre
• “The Authority of Mystery: The Biblical Theology of Benedict XVI” by Scott W. Hahn

Notes:

• “’The Lord Will Accomplish His Word’: Paul’s Argumentation and Use of Scripture in Romans 9:24-29” by Pablo T. Gadenz
• “A Liturgical Approach to Hebrews 13” by James Swetnam, S.J.

Tradition & Traditions:

• “The Ladder from Earth to Heaven” by Guigo II
• “The Word, Scripture, and Tradition” by Hans Urs von Balthasar
• “The Sacraments and the history of Salvation” by Jean Cardinal Daniélou, S.J.
• “The Kingdom of God and the Heavenly-Earthly Church”by Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, O.P.

Letter & Spirit seeks to foster a deeper conversation about the Bible. This journal of biblical theology, published in collaboration with Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, takes a crucial step toward recovering the fundamental link between the literary and historical study of Scripture and its religious and spiritual meaning in the Church’s liturgy and Tradition.

About the Series

Letter & Spirit seeks to foster a deeper conversation about the Bible. This new journal of biblical theology, published in collaboration with Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, takes a crucial step toward recovering the fundamental link between the literary and historical study of Scripture and its religious and spiritual meaning in the Church’s liturgy and Tradition.

Published annually, the Letter & Spirit journal is essential reading for clergy, students, and laity.