Here is what a reader in 1967 would have found on that page:
Based on the structural mapping of the 1967 edition, page 299 falls within the critical entry on (specifically, the subsection on The Transmission of Divine Revelation ). new catholic encyclopedia -1967- volume 14 page 299
There is a certain magic—and a distinct weight—in pulling down a hefty, burgundy-clad volume of the New Catholic Encyclopedia from the shelf. Published in 1967, this set sits exactly at the crossroads of tradition and earthquake. It was the first major Catholic reference work to be published after the close of the Second Vatican Council (1965), but much of its content was written during the whirlwind of the Council itself. Here is what a reader in 1967 would
Flipping the Page on Vatican II: A Look at Volume 14, Page 299 (1967) It was the first major Catholic reference work
The page discusses how Revelation is not merely a book dropped from heaven, but a living reality. It balances the Protestant Sola Scriptura with the Catholic Duo Fontes (two sources: Scripture and Tradition). But interestingly, writing in 1967, the author is already hedging. They acknowledge that Scripture and Tradition are not two separate "containers" of truth, but a single flowing stream.
It reminds us that revelation isn't just something that happened 2,000 years ago. It is something happening on page 299 , every time we read with fresh eyes.