"According to the Scriptures" : the Old Testament in the Apostolic church -- "I am writing to you" : the origins of the New Testament -- Theology of inspiration in the New Testament -- The Eucharistic provenance of the Christian Bible -- Interpretation and canon in the second century : the beginnings of patristic exegesis -- Patristic exegesis after Irenaeus -- Scripture in the Middle Ages -- The Bible and biblical theology in the modern church -- Inspiration and interpretation at Vatican II : the dogmatic constitution Dei Verbum -- Inspiration, canon, and interpretation : a systematic presentation