Published in English for the first time, this is the full text of Che cosa è l’uomo?, the official 2019 statement of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on aspects of biblical anthropology. It focuses on four themes: human beings created by God; human beings in the garden; the human family; human beings in history.
The Pontifical Biblical Commission is a Vatican committee of twenty scholars, chosen from all over the world. The Commission is part of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. They meet in Rome to ensure the proper interpretation and defence of Sacred Scripture.