On this site you will find a working translation of the Prooemium et Encomium Sacrae Scripturae composed by the Jesuit exegete,Cornelius a Lapide (Cornelis van den Steen, 1567-1637). Father Cornelius' commentaries became a standard resource for Catholic scholars and were published in many editions.
This translation is based on Peronne's edition of 1891.
The scriptural text is the Douay Old Testament, translated from the Clementine Vulgate.
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