In memory of Marie-Joseph Lagrange, doctor of biblical tradition. Author Xavier Zubiri
Xavier Zubiri’s praise of Marie-Joseph Lagrange appears in an unconventional context if we have in mind it was written in 1938. His thesis is that Lagrange understood the teachings of Leo XIII in his encyclical Providentissimus Deus (1839) better than other biblical scholars. It is clear that God’s revelation is done by inspiration. …