The Bible is God's love letter, written to draw us into his life and his plan for our salvation. Theologian Jeffrey L. Morrow offers a clear, engaging, and faithful introduction to Sacred Scripture for Catholics hoping to understand the Bible more confidently and prayerfully.
Drawing from the Church's teaching, the wisdom of the Fathers, and the best of contemporary scholarship, Morrow guides readers through:
- What biblical inspiration really means—and why Scripture is wholly true, trustworthy, and divinely authored.
- How to interpret the Bible "from the heart of the Church," through the literal and spiritual senses.
- How archaeology and history powerfully support Scripture's remarkable reliability.
- A tour of each major section of the Bible, illuminating its themes, contexts, and place within salvation history.
- How every book of the Bible fits into the story of salvation.
More than an overview, this book invites readers to encounter the living God in the pages of the Bible—to understand not only what Scripture says, but why it was written: "…that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work" (2 Tm 3:17).
Whether you are opening the Bible for the first time or seeking a renewed, richer understanding, this book will help you read Scripture as the Church has always read it: faithfully, intelligently, and as a path to holiness.
About the Author
JEFFREY L. MORROW is professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and director of the St. Paul Studies Center at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He has written widely on the Catholic Modernist crisis and the history of modern biblical scholarship and is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books, including Modern Biblical Criticism as a Tool of Statecraft and Alfred Loisy and Modern Biblical Studies.
