quoting his own intervention at the synod, Pope Benedict XVI said, “[W]here exegesis is not theology, Scripture cannot be the soul of theology, and conversely, where theology is not essentially the interpretation of the Church’s Scripture, such a theology no longer has a foundation” (Verbum Domini 35). Such a union of exegesis and theology is crucial if we are to teach seminarians that “[t]he study of Scripture ought to lead to an increased awareness of the mystery of divine revelation and foster