De inspiratione sacrae Scripturae: theologica disquisitio
Louis Billot (1846–1931)
First published 1906
Louis Billot's theological treatise on the inspiration of Sacred Scripture, in the second edition (Rome, 1906). The edition prints the full treatise with its prooemium, two parts, index and approbation. The separately titled De immutabilitate traditionis (1907), bound after it, is excluded.
Titlepage I: Title Page
Prooemium I: Proem
Pars I: Part One — On the Inspiration of Sacred Scripture
Introductio I: Introduction
Capitulum I: Chapter One. — Where the Dogmatic Notion of Inspiration Is Declared.
Sectio I: § 1. — That All and Each of the Books of Scripture Are to Be Held Sacred and Canonical
Sectio II: § 2. — That God Is the Author of the Books of the New and Old Testament
Sectio III: § 3. — That It Could Be Understood in Two Ways That Scripture Was Written under the Dictation of the Holy Spirit
Capitulum II: Chapter Two. — Where the Notion of Inspiration Is Further Elaborated.
Sectio I: § 1. — That the Reception of Knowledge of the Things to Be Written Is Indeed among the Prerequisites to Inspiration
Sectio II: § 2. — That Inspiration Formally Consists in a Motion of the Intellect and Will
Sectio III: § 3. — Where Certain Conclusions Flowing from the Notion of Inspiration Elucidated Thus Far Are Explained.
Pars II: Part Two — On the Things That Follow upon Inspiration
Introductio I: Introduction
Next it must be said concerning the things that follow upon inspiration. And first concerning the spiritual sense of Sacred Scripture. Second concerning its intention, terminated of itself upon matters of faith and morals. Third concerning its absolute inerrancy. Fourth concerning the conventions, usages, and literary forms which its nature does not allow. Fifth concerning the subordination of criticism to tradition and the ecclesiastical magisterium in all scriptural exegesis.