Church Document
Divino Afflante Spiritu
Encyclical of Pope Venerable Pius XII (1943)
Pope Pius XII's encyclical on the promotion of biblical studies, encouraging the use of original languages and sound scholarship in the interpretation of Sacred Scripture. It opened a renewal of Catholic biblical study.
Key themes
Sacred Scripture
Biblical scholarship
Original languages and textual criticism
The senses of Scripture
Document type
Encyclical
Issuing authority
Pope Venerable Pius XII
Issued date
30 September 1943