TMNT 7023 Introduction to the New Testament

"In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, He spoke to us through a son, whom He made heir of all things and through whom He created the universe." (Heb 1:1-2, NAB)

BS1901 - 2970     New Testament

BS1937 - 2020          Early texts and versions

BS2025 - 2213          Modern texts and versions

BS2260 - 2269          Selections.  Quotations

BS2280 - 2545          Works about the New Testament

BS2350 - 2393                Criticism and interpretation

BS2415 - 2417                The teachings of Jesus

BS2430 - 2520                Men, women, and children of NT

BS2525 - 2544                Study and teaching

BS2547 - 2970          Special parts of the NT

BS2640 - 2765.6             Epistles of Paul

A scholarly introduction to the New Testament can provide a solid foundation for ongoing study. Here (below) are a few titles available at TML. Please note that, at any given time, one or more of these may be on course reserve.

Felix Just, S.J., Director of Biblical Education at the Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange, CA, has compiled a helpful list of Catholic Church Documents Related to Biblical Studies, which provides links to the full-text of the documents, including:

Divino Afflante Spiritu - An Encyclical of Pope Pius XII (September 30, 1943)

Dei Verbum - Vatican II's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (November 18, 1965)

The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church - From the Pontifical Biblical Commission (April 23, 1993), as published in Origins (January 6, 1994)