Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 81 No. 2, 2011.
Review article
Verbum Domini - The Word of the Lord. A Review of the Post-Synodal Exhortation of Pope Benedict XVI
Anto Popović
orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-2367
; Franciscan Theology - Institution of Higher Education of Franciscan Province Bosna Srebrna, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
The article presents the Verbum Domini - The World of the Lord, the Apostolic Post-Synodal Exhortation of Pope Benedict XVI, which was published on 11 November 2010. The article is divided into four parts. The first part presents the process of the creation of the Post-Synodal Exhortation Verbum Domini: from the convening and preparation of the Twelfth Synod of Bishops (2006 - 2008), through the conclusions of the Synod (2008), to Pope Benedict's Exhortation itself (2010). Even though we can speak of collective authorship of this document, nevertheless Pope Benedict's individual authorship is clearly recognisable. The second part of the article gives a brief factographic description of main parts of the document, followed by a theological explanation of the title Verbum Domini and the enumeration of the seven objectives of the Exhortation. The third part of the article is the most extensive and brings a selective presentation of the most significant claims of the document. A major part of the article focuses on the dialogical nature of Biblical proclamation and on hermeneutical guidelines (the first part of the Exhortation) as well as the liturgical and ecclesiastic context of the Word of God (second part of the Exhortation). The concluding evaluation (fourth part of the article) emphasises the specific theological and hermeneutic perspective of this Post-Synodal Exhortation as well as its contribution to the liturgical and sacramental actualisation and global evangelical enculturation of the Word of God.
Keywords
Verbum Domini; the Word of God; dialogical proclamation; hermeneutics; inspiration and truth of the Holy Scripture; Bible and liturgy; interreligious dialogue
Hrčak ID:
69795
URI
Publication date:
28.6.2011.
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