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Ancient Bible Commentaries in English




 

 The Glossa Ordinaria on the Epistles of St. John

Translated for the first time into English, the Glossa Ordinaria on the epistles of St. John.  This is a critical edition, with two layouts, one layout that is laid out like the old Glossa Ordinaria manuscripts, with the Scripture passages in the middle of the page, and the explanatory glosses surrounding.  And another layout is provided that resembles modern Bible commentaries.  This is a very useful tool for Bible students and those who study Medieval exegesis.

The Glossa Ordinaria was put together in the 12th century as an authoritative Bible commentary for clergy and theologians.  The vast explanatory notes/glosses are taken from selected quotes from the Early Church Fathers and later commentators of the day. 

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 Commentary on Jonah by St. Jerome

This commentary on Jonah written around the end of the 4th century by St. Jerome is an excellent resource for Bible students of any level. St. Jerome is an Early Church Father who wrote many commentaries on the Bible, as well as many other writings such as sermons, dogmatic treatise, letters, etc. He was also an authoritative translator who translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin, known as the Latin Vulgate. Translator Robin MacGregor has translated this commentary by St. Jerome from Latin into English, which was left unpublished for over 14 years, but now is published and made available in print!


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Commentary on Ecclesiastes by St. Jerome

This commentary on Ecclesiastes by St. Jerome was written around the end of the 4th century. St. Jerome is an Early Church Father who wrote many commentaries on the Bible as well as letters, sermons, treatises, etc. He is an authoritative translator who translated the whole Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin, known as the Latin Vulgate. 
 
This translation on Jerome's commentary was done by Robin MacGregor, who left it unpublished for 14 years, but has now allowed it to be published and made available.  
 
This commentary is an excellent resource for Bible students at any level. It is filled with great insights for a better understanding of the book of Ecclesiastes.

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 Commentary on Job by St. Gregory the Great

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St. Gregory the Great (540-604) is one of the most notable figures in Church History. He is a Doctor of the Church, and has had a great influence on Church discipline and organization, as well as Church doctrine. This massive commentary on the book of Job by St. Gregory is truly a masterpiece. And thanks to David Phillips for several years of hard work, this single volume has been possible. The goal for this book has been to modify it to be user-friendly and simple to find specific passages that St. Gregory has interpreted.

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Commentary on Revelation by St. Victorinus

Saint Victorinus was bishop of the Pannonian city of Poetovio (or Pettavium; now the modern Ptui, Slovenia) in the second half of the third century. He is described by St Jerome as the first Latin exegete of the Bible. Of the many works which Victorinus produced, however, we have mere fragments of a very few, and only his Commentary on the Apocalypse (In Apocalypsin) is complete. This commentary on the Book of Revelation is also the earliest surviving complete one, which was written by Victorinus during the reign of the Emperor Gallienus (258-260). The text used by the translator is that of Martine Dulaey, Victorin de Poetovio. Sur l'Apocalypse et autres écrits (Source Chrétiennes 423. Paris: Les Éditions du Cerf, 1997).


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Homilies on Ecclesiastes by St. Gregory of Nyssa

It is Ecclesiastes' sharply critical attitude towards human conduct and the instability of earthly existence that has caught the attention of that great Cappadocian bishop, Gregory of Nyssa (c.335-c.395), who composed his own commentary on this book. He takes up the task by subjecting the book of Ecclesiastes to exhaustive analysis to the third chapter, verse thirteen. Gregory attempts to explore the book's meaning and bearing upon Christian faith and conduct, for Ecclesiastes reveals a profound gulf between its dominant motif, "vanity of vanities," and Christian hope as presented in the Gospel. However, we must acknowledge that no book of the Old Testament so challenges Christian faith for a response to the questions it asks which are as old as our search for life's meaning. Even a cursory reading both of the book of Ecclesiastes and Gregory of Nyssa's commentary upon it show the fundamental theme of vanity, another word for the transitory character of this world.


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 UPCOMING VOLUME!

The Glossa Ordinaria on the Apocalypse of St. John.  Translated for the first time into English!




 

 UPCOMING VOLUME!

Cramer's Catena on Galatians.  Translated for the first time into English!