[Rashputin]

Actually the thirty volume commentary of Cornelius a'Lapide comments on each and every verse in the Bible and has the Impimatur of the Church.

So there is in effect an authoritative interpretation of each verse in the Bible.

Now, that doesn't include the single verse taken out of context as if it's a stand alone doctrine in and of itself approach that I've seen and heard from non-Catholic authors and speakers who ignore context whenever it suits their agenda, but it is complete.

So thedre is indeed an authoritative interpretation of each verse, in context, as the verse relates to the context it's in as well as to other Scripture when there is an important connection to other Scripture as well as to the immediate context.

[verga]

They are authoritative, but are not definitive. I chose my words very carefully.

[Alex Murphy]

...the thirty volume commentary of Cornelius a'Lapide comments on each and every verse in the Bible and has the Impimatur of the Church. So there is in effect an authoritative interpretation of each verse in the Bible....So thedre is indeed an authoritative interpretation of each verse, in context, as the verse relates to the context it's in as well as to other Scripture when there is an important connection to other Scripture as well as to the immediate context.

Interesting. In my thirteen+ years on FR, this is the first time that I've ever heard of this.

[dartuser]

So Cornelius a'Lapide writes a massive volume ... including his commentary on most of scripture ... which by default must certainly contain his own interpretation of scripture ... but when I comment on why such-and-such a verse is being misused under the normal rules of the grammatical historical approach ... I am using my own private interpretation of scripture?

What made his interpretation ... not private?

[boatbums]

Actually the thirty volume commentary of Cornelius a'Lapide comments on each and every verse in the Bible and has the Impimatur of the Church.

I'd be careful if I were you. Having an "Imprimatur" is not much of a guarantee that something is "authoritative" or even "official".

Imprimatur: The Permission of a bishop to print books regarding the Faith [Source: A Brief Catholic Dictionary (Boston: St Paul Catechetical Center, 1985), 15].

The Nihil obstat and Imprimatur are a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free from doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted the Nihil obstat and Imprimatur agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed. This applies only after precensorship; it is not specifically applied to the permission of a major religious superior. [Source: Robert C. Broderick, ed., The Catholic Encyclopedia Revised and Updated (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987), p. 288.]