1. DEI VERBUM
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine
Revelation

2. Overview of Presentation
 Background and Rejection of
Schema
 Final Document
 Revelation as Personal
 Centrality of Christ
 One Source of Revelation
 Tradition and Scripture
 Magisterium
 Pastoral Implications

3. Background to Document
 Rejection of draft
proposal
 Expansion of
understanding of
Revelation
 Compromise document
Cardinals Suenens, promulgated 18
Konig and Fring
greatly influenced
November 1965
the discussion

4. Revelation
 Revelation as personal
encounter
 More than propositional
statements
 Sharing in the divine life

5. Christ as Supreme Revelation
 Supreme self-
communication of God
 Revelation in words and
deeds
 Fulfilled in life, death and
resurrection
 Revelation as complete
in Christ

6. One Source of Revelation
 Rejection of two source
theory
 Unity of Scripture and
Tradition

7. Tradition
 Dynamic understanding
of Tradition
 Lived faith of the Church
 God continues to
communicate in many
ways

8. Scripture
 Authorship
 Truth
 Inspiration
 Study
 Pastoral use

9. Magisterium
 Relationship to Scripture
and Tradition
 To authentically
interpret
 Servant to Word of God

10. Pastoral Implications
 Lectionary
 RCIA
 Lectio divina
 Ecumenical dimension

11. Conclusion
 Personal
 Dynamic
 Scripture and Tradition
 Developing and ongoing