Synod: The Bible beyond empty piety and parsing to death
By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.
Rome
Already, one clear theme seems to be emerging at the Synod of Bishops on the Bible: the desire for a deeply spiritual way of reading Scripture, one that lies beyond both empty piety and parsing the text to death through historical and literary study.
Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Quebec City, the relator of the synod, issued a strong call this morning for what he called ?spiritual exegesis? of the Bible, premised not just on cognitive understanding but, above all, on personal faith and commitment.