Scripture

The Integrity of the Book of Isaias ~By Hugh Pope, O.P. A rebuttal to the claim that Isaiah is a composite work by multiple authors.

The Mosaic Authorship of Deuteronomy ~Articles by Rev. Francis E. Gigot and Hugh Pope, O.P. Refutations of arguments to the effect that Deuteronomy was written, not by Moses, but by an anonymous author around the time of King Josias.

Isaiah 1-2: The Covenant Lawsuit and the Day of the Lord ~By Jacob Michael. A study of the first two chapters of the book of Isaiah. Special attention is paid to the meaning of the text in its historical and larger canonical context.

Who is Melchizedek and What is His Priestly Order? ~By Jacob Michael. St. Paul says in the Epistle to the Hebrews that Christ's priesthood is according to "the order of Melchizedek." This essay seeks to answer the question of who Melchizedek is, and why he should be so important that Christ's own priesthood is linked to his.

The Canonicity and Authenticity of the Apocalypse ~By Hugh Pope, O.P. Fr. Pope defends the Johannine authorship of the Apocalypse and an early date of composition.

The Messianic Prophecy of Jacob ~By E. Yuritch, S.J. An exposition of the Patriarch Jacob's deathbed promise to Judah as being fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

The Messianic Character of the Twenty-First Psalm ~By Edmund Sutcliffe, S.J. An exposition of Psalm 21 as referring exclusively to Jesus Christ.

Malachy's Prophecy of the Eucharistic Sacrifice ~By Edmund Sutcliffe, S.J. A Jesuit Scripture scholar defends the traditional interpretation of Malachi 1:11 as a prophecy of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Cardinal Newman on the Inspiration of Scripture ~By John Healy. In the February 1884 issue of Ninteenth Century, John Henry Cardinal Newman published an article in which he cautiously attempted to open the door to the possibility of small, unimportant, factual mistakes in Scripture. John Healy (the future Archbishop of Tuam), writing in the Irish Ecclesiastical Record, effectively holds the door shut.

The Book of Tobias ~By Denis Hallinan. An article from The Irish Ecclesiastical Record on the historicity and canonicity of Tobias, or Tobit.

Feed My Sheep ~By Ed Snyder. The unity of the biblical Hebrew terms for "feed," "rule," and "shepherd".

The Flood Legend of the Indians of Peru ~By Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa. Another testimony to the global flood.

Ecumenism and the Desacralized Bible ~By Ed Snyder. Why our Bibles no longer mention "priests" and "bishops."

The Sacred and Secular Vocabulary of Ordination ~By Ed Snyder. Examines the need to restore sacral terms which express priestly power to our biblical translations.

The Sacred Roots of Holy Orders ~By Ed Snyder. Examines the need to restore traditional terms which express clerical authority to our biblical translations.

The Replies of the Biblical Commission ~Catholic teaching on the integrity and authorship of various biblical books.

Neo-Patristic Expositions on Mark ~By Ben Douglass. Commentaries on the Gospel based on the neo-patristic position articulated by Msgr. McCarthy.

The Prophecy of Jonah: History or Parable? ~By Sandalio Diego. An article from the Spanish Jesuit periodical Razon y Fe regarding the historicity of Jonah.

Wolf in Calfskin: The Rampant Liberalism of the NAB ~By Ben Douglass. The NAB is the product of rationalist historical criticism and liberal theology. Part II.