16 October 2008

Scripture Synod, Rome, 2008

One of my professors just passed on to me a summary in 19 questions of the proceedings thus far of the ongoing synod on Scripture in Rome (officially: Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the life and mission of the Church).

For good coverage of the synod you could take a look at Jeff Cavins's new website dedicated solely to it: ScriptureSynod.com.

What caught my attention was this line from Zenit.org: "The questions range from fundamental issues, such as 'what can be done to help the faithful better understand that the Word of God is Christ,' to concrete suggestions, such as, 'how to educate in the practice of lectio divina.'"

I can recall a handful of conversations in which a certain father-in-law of mine made the same point: the Word of God is firstly Christ, only secondarily the Bible.

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