Church Document
Dei Verbum
Document of the Second Vatican Council (1965)
The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation. Affirms that Tradition and Scripture, flowing from the same divine wellspring, are bound closely together; that the Magisterium serves the Word of God; and that Scripture must be read in the Spirit in whom it was written.
Key themes
Divine Revelation itself
The transmission of Divine Revelation
Sacred Scripture: its inspiration and divine interpretation
The Old Testament
The New Testament
Sacred Scripture in the life of the Church
Document type
Council document
Issuing authority
Pope Paul VI / Second Vatican Council
Issued date
18 November 1965