Catechism of the Catholic Church §110 — excerpt
In order to discover the sacred authors' intention, the reader must take into account the conditions of their time and culture, the literary genres in use at that time, and the modes of feeling, speaking and narrating then current.
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Also cites: DV 12 # 2