Bible "exegesis" methods?

[m4dc4p]

I’m in the process of reading Augustine’s “On Christian Doctrine,” which describes a method of Bible interpretation (plus a lot more). What other Church Fathers have written similar books? Are there different “traditions” of interpretation that I can study? Anyone have some recommenations? Thanks!

 

[patg]

You should read *Divino Afflante Spiritu *by Pius XII and Dei Verbum by Paul VI. Both available online.

 

[m4dc4p]

Those look good. How about stuff from earlier Church Fathers? Did Aquinas have a “method” of biblical study, for example?

 

[Fidelis]

Here are two articles from Catholic Answers you may find helpful:

How to Read Scripture Like Jesus and the Apostles
catholic.com/thisrock/2000/0002fea1.asp

One Text, Four Senses
catholic.com/thisrock/2004/0405bt.asp

I’d also highly recommend Mark Shea’s book, Making Senses Out of Scripture:
amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0964261065/102-5880165-5653755?v=glance

The Catechism of the Catholic Church also has a good section on this.

 

[matthew1624]

I highly recommend reading Scripture Matters by Scott Hahn. In addition, The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church published by the Pontifical Biblical Commission on March 18, 1994. It is availalbe online here.

Hope this helps.