Published since 2002, "Verbum Vitae" is issued biannually by the Institute of Biblical Studies of the Faculty of Theology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. Each issue of the journal includes scholarly articles dedicated to a specific biblical theme and presented in three sections: (I) Old Testament, (II) New Testament, and (III) Patristics and the Life of the Church. The final "Life of the Church" perspective tries to broaden out each issue's given topic into its multiple connections and implications, mostly dogmatic, moral, pastoral, liturgical, or sociological. The forth section of the journal always consists of reviews of recently published monographs and collections on biblical themes. Because of the journal's interdisciplinary character, it seeks to include among the contributors not only biblical scholars but also theologians of various specializations.

Published since 2002, "Verbum Vitae" is issued biannually by the Institute of Biblical Studies of the Faculty of Theology at The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. Each issue includes scholarly articles dedicated to a specific biblical theme, organized into three sections: (I) Old Testament, (II) New Testament, and (III) Patristics and the Life of the Church. The final section, "Life of the Church," aims to broaden the discussion of each issue's topic, exploring its various connections and implications, primarily in dogmatic, moral, pastoral, liturgical, or sociological contexts. The fourth section of the journal consistently features reviews of recently published monographs and collections on biblical themes. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the journal seeks contributions not only from biblical scholars but also from theologians of various specializations.

《Verbum Vitae》自2002年起每年出版两期，由波兰卢布林约翰·保罗二世天主教大学神学院的圣经研究所发行。每期期刊包含专门针对特定圣经主题的学术文章，分为三个部分：(I) 旧约，(II) 新约，以及 (III) 教父学与教会生活。最后的“教会生活”部分旨在将每期的主题扩展到其多重联系和影响，主要涉及教义、道德、牧灵、礼仪或社会学等方面。期刊的第四部分始终包括对最近出版的关于圣经主题的专著和文集的评论。由于期刊具有跨学科的特点，它不仅寻求包括圣经学者，还希望吸纳各个专业的神学家作为贡献者。

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Luther emphasized the centrality of the word of God while formulating the principle of sola Scriptura, which later evolved. The Council of Trent and Vatican II present Scripture and tradition as complementary elements that originate from the same source, seeking their compatibility with the historical- critical method and the findings of contemporary exegesis. Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI’s “hermeneutics of faith” goes in the same direction but with a personal development, as can be noticed in Jesus of Nazareth, published between 2007 and 2013. The article’s main contribution is the comprehensive description of Ratzinger’s ideas about interpreting Scripture. Along with the succinct summary of Ratzinger’s biblical thought, the article also presents some critical comments on his ideas and works in confrontation with the Protestant doctrine about reading and interpreting the Bible.

Pablo Blanco-Sarto

Catholics and Lutherans on Scripture. A Proposal by Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI

天主教与路德宗对圣经的看法：本笃十六世/约瑟夫·拉辛格的提议

Joseph Ratzinger’s famous work Introduction to Christianity (Ratzinger 1968a, 1968b) presented the essence and central teachings of the Christian religion. In the case of the “Introduction to Joseph Ratzinger’s Opera Omnia,” it is similarly a question of identifying the essence of the theology of this contemporary Church Father. Without a doubt, what constitutes this principle is the priority of God, not only as Creator but also as Redeemer and Saviour. From this arises the second main dimension of Ratzinger’s theology, namely man as a gift and a person, who is properly realized through originating from God (Urbild) whose most perfect image (Bild) is Jesus Christ, and whose reflection (Abbild) is man. Thus, man can ultimately be fulfilled only in God, in eternal life with him. And therefore, man’s origin, justification, and fulfillment is in God. He is God’s unfolding imago: naturae, gratiae et gloriae. God’s creation is saved and transformed by Christ’s redemption. This fulfillment of God’s plan for creation is expressed in the person of Mary. To better understand the central thought of Ratzinger’s theology, the author of the text proposes eleven key issues in a certain confrontation with the Italian theologian Bruno Forte and the Polish journalist Krzysztof Tomasik.

Krzysztof Góźdź

Introduction to Joseph Ratzinger’s Opera Omnia

约瑟夫·拉辛格全集导论

This article examines Joseph Ratzinger’s trilogy on Jesus of Nazareth, focusing especially on the first volume, shedding light on three of his hermeneutical assumptions. Firstly, there is a consideration of the understanding of the historical reliability of the Gospels. Secondly, there is a focus on the double hermeneutic of the parables, namely, the hermeneutic of history and that of faith. A critical review of Ratzinger’s analysis of three Lucan parables (Luke 10:25–37; 15:11–32; 16:19–31) leads to the proposal of a different reading which avoids the allegorical trap and values the argumentative mechanism of the fictitious stories, understood as frontier of the Gospel. Finally, holiness is touched on as an authentic interpretation of Sacred Scripture.

Matteo Crimella

Hermeneutical and Exegetical Assumptions in the Work "Jesus of Nazareth" by Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI. Some Examples

约瑟夫·拉辛格/本笃十六世著作《纳匝肋人耶稣》中的诠释学与释经学假设：一些例子

The study of the theological significance of regula fidei was embedded in Ratzinger’s theology of the word of God through its connection with Christology, pneumatology and ecclesiology. The Bavarian theologian derived his reflections on the word of God from the historical structure of revelation and the genesis of Scripture in the Church. The article begins with a characterisation of the concept of Tradition, of which the rule of faith is a constituent element. The perspective adopted has made it possible to identify the main areas of the theology of the Word of God in which the rule of faith plays a role. Subsequently, the article addressed the relationship of revelation to the oral (regula fidei) and written (Scripture) canons, the connection between the Creed and the Church’s liturgy, the relation of the oral and written canons, and the relevance of the Magisterium of the Church to the rule of faith. The theological approach to the rule of faith has also served to deepen reflection on the theology of the word of God, including the primacy of Scripture in the “one living organism of the word of God.”

Sławomir Zatwardnicki

Regula Fidei in the Light of Joseph Ratzinger’s Writings

约瑟夫·拉辛格著作中的信仰规范

La riflessione ratzingeriana sull’ermeneutica biblica può essere affrontata con diversi approcci; se ne richiamano tre: un approccio ironico, uno di taglio biografico e un altro di tipo contenutistico. L’approccio qui privilegiato è il terzo e l’attenzione si concentra sul confronto, più volte ripreso e svolto da Ratzinger, fra il metodo storico-critico e l’esigenza di una sua integrazione con la dimensione più specificamente teologica dell’esegesi. In diverse occasioni, Ratzinger traccia una “storia degli effetti” del metodo storico attenta anche ai suoi aspetti problematici. Alla luce di tale storia, il metodo storico-critico, che rimane comunque imprescindibile, risulta anche insufficiente. Un’attenta considerazione dei suoi limiti spinge verso una “autocritica del metodo”, una “critica della critica”, che evidenzi il tipo di rapport fede-ragione implicato e i presupposti filosofici (la svolta filosofica compiuta da Kant). Il ripensamento dell’ermeneutica biblica nell’integralità delle sue dimensioni (sul filo di quanto proposto nel n. 12 della Dei Verbum) chiede un’adeguata considerazione dello spessore specificamente teologico della stessa. Tale considerazione comporta, tra l’altro, attenzione al legame della Scrittura con la Tradizione e al suo rapporto con la Chiesa. In conclusione, vengono indicate tre direzioni di ricerca, all’interno della teologia di Ratzinger e al di là dei suoi confini, per riprendere, prolungare e approfondire qualche spunto emerso dalla riflessione ratzingeriana sulla problematica in questione.

Ezio Prato

"La parola di Dio è il fondamento di tutto". Esegesi storico-critica ed ermeneutica teologica secondo Joseph Ratzinger – Benedetto XVI

“上帝之言是一切的基础”。约瑟夫·拉辛格——本笃十六世的历史-批判释经学与神学诠释学

The article examines the Johannine foundation of the Encyclical Deus Caritas Est. It shows how Benedict XVI drew heavily on the Augustinian exegesis of the Johannine literature (with a particular focus on the First Epistle of John). The analysis follows the three fundamental elements that the Pope identifies at the beginning of the document, comparing the texts of the two authors (St. Augustine and Benedict XVI): the lexical clarification of eros and agape, the interaction between the love of God and the love of neighbor, and finally the pneumatological foundation of love. Then, starting from this last element, the article proposes to interpret the second part of the Encyclical as a pneumatological ecclesiology that the Pope presented to the Church at the beginning of his pontificate.

Isacco Pagani

"Deus Caritas Est". Benedict XVI’s First Encyclical and Its Johannine Foundation in the Exegesis of St. Augustine

《天主是爱》。本笃十六世的首封通谕及其在圣奥古斯丁释经中的若望基础

In the concluding chapter of his gospel, Luke culminates the “Journey to Jerusalem” with Jesus accompanying his followers on a journey not defined by geographical or chronological elements, but rather one immersed in discipleship. In the sequel to that journey to Jerusalem, the one to Emmaus, Jesus accompanies two disciples: Cleopas and an intentionally undisclosed follower (see 24:13, 18). The end of this journey, emblematic of faith in the suffering, crucified and risen Lord reaches its zenith in the two disciples recognising Jesus in the breaking of the bread. The moment Jesus disappears from their sight (24:31) elicits a reaction demonstrating the potentiality of discerning the Risen Lord even in the “opening of the Scriptures” (24:32). This study endeavours to analyse the recognition of Jesus the Lord in the specific mystery of his death and resurrection through the opening of Scriptures as exemplified by the Apostle to the Gentiles. In this vein, Paul emerges as a speculative yet paradigmatic correlate to the unnamed second disciple. Similar to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, Paul too travelled the journey of recognising the Risen Lord, transitioning from a zealous persecutor of the adherents of Jesus of Nazareth and his message (see Acts 9:1–4; 22:7; 1 Cor 15:9), which had a decisive and definitive turn in the Christophany on the Road to Damascus (Acts 9; 22; 26), to an apostle in complete acknowledgement of Jesus as “Lord” (see Acts 9:5; Phil 2:11; Rom 10:12), and even to a believer “who has been crucified with Christ” (see Gal 2:19). Analogously to the two disciples, Paul too went through the same developmental milestones as the two disciples, with Jesus, as it were, walking alongside him, elucidating the Scriptures—from perceiving Jesus as “the accursed crucified criminal” (see Deut 21:22–23) to affirming “Jesus is alive” (1 Cor 15:17–28) and proclaiming that “every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that ‘Jesus Christ is Lord’” (Kyrios Iēsous Christòs)” (Phil 2:11). This trajectory renders conceivable for all adherents to Jesus of all times the possibility to decipher the scriptural depictions of the Lord articulated by Moses, the Prophets, and the Scriptures (Luke 24:27, 44).

Paul Sciberras

Recognising the Risen Lord Through Scriptures : The Apostle Paul as an Ideal Match for the Two Disciples on the Way to Emmaus in Luke 24:13–35

通过圣经认出复活的救主：路加福音24:13-35中前往以马忤斯的两位门徒与使徒保罗的理想契合

Recenzja książki: Aaron Pidel. The Inspiration and Truth of Scripture: Testing the Ratzinger Paradigm (Verbum Domini; Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press 2023). Pp. 278. 34,95 $. ISBN 978-0-8132-3687-2.

Aaron Pidel. The Inspiration and Truth of Scripture: Testing the Ratzinger Paradigm (Verbum Domini; Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press 2023)

亚伦·皮德尔。《圣经的启示与真理：检验拉青格范式》（《主的话语》；华盛顿特区：美国天主教大学出版社，2023年）

In his posthumously published collection of essays, Pope Benedict calls on the new generation of biblical scholars to develop methodological criteria for a “pneumatological exegesis” of the Old Testament. As a first step in this direction, the present article seeks to summarize Joseph Ratzinger’s/ Benedict XVI’s own theological reflection on the matter as we find it amply expounded both in his scholarly work and in his magisterium. First, Ratzinger’s understanding of revelation and of the place of both the Church and Scripture therein will be explained. Secondly, Ratzinger’s criteria for an interpretation of Scripture suited to revelation will be presented, with special emphasis on the way in which he both incorporates and goes beyond DV 12 with the help of systematic theology. In closing, Ratzinger’s own practice of Christological-pneumatological exegesis of the Old Testament is exemplified with an outline of his biblical Mariology.

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Catholics and Lutherans on Scripture. A Proposal by Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI

Introduction to Joseph Ratzinger’s Opera Omnia

Hermeneutical and Exegetical Assumptions in the Work "Jesus of Nazareth" by Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI. Some Examples

Regula Fidei in the Light of Joseph Ratzinger’s Writings

"La parola di Dio è il fondamento di tutto". Esegesi storico-critica ed ermeneutica teologica secondo Joseph Ratzinger – Benedetto XVI

"Deus Caritas Est". Benedict XVI’s First Encyclical and Its Johannine Foundation in the Exegesis of St. Augustine

Recognising the Risen Lord Through Scriptures : The Apostle Paul as an Ideal Match for the Two Disciples on the Way to Emmaus in Luke 24:13–35

Aaron Pidel. The Inspiration and Truth of Scripture: Testing the Ratzinger Paradigm (Verbum Domini; Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press 2023)

Joseph Ratzinger’s Christological-Pneumatological Exegesis of the Old Testament

"La parola di Dio è il fondamento di tutto". Esegesi storico-critica ed ermeneutica teologica secondo Joseph Ratzinger – Benedetto XVI

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