The Navarre Bible , an edition of Sacred Scripture prepared by members of the Faculty of Theology of Navarre University, consists of the New Vulgate, the Revised Standard Version, and commentaries. The commentaries provide explanations of the doctrinal and practical meaning of the scriptural text, drawing on a rich variety of sources-Church documents, the exegesis of Fathers and Doctors, and …
Fr. John Laux Catholics who feel lost when facing Bible study will find Introduction to the Bible an extremely valuable, very thorough orientation to Sacred Scripture. Includes the true meaning of Inspiration, guidelines to understanding the Bible and the Church's role as the Bible's official interpreter. Also gives an introduction to each of the Bible's 72 books, with well-chosen …
Cover design, by Jariath Hayes, incorporates Rhoda opens the door to St. Peter (1934) by Wilhelmina Margaret Geddes(1887-1955), courtesy of the Ulster Museum, Belfast.
If God is just, why do the innocent suffer and the wicked prosper? That question, one of the most profound and troubling in life, finds its definitive answer in the New Testament. But it was first asked—and answered—in the Old Testament’s Book of Job, the story of a perfectly upright, God-fearing man who, at the height of his prosperity, is smitten by a series of appalling …
Dr. Scott Hahn Curtis Mitch Based on the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition, this volume leads readers through a penetrating study of the Letters of St. Paul to the Galatians and Ephesians, using biblical text itself and the Church's own guidelines for understanding the Bible. Ample notes accompany each page, providing fresh insights and commentary by renowned Bible …
This volume of the Navarre Bible commentaries explores the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament. The book of Job takes the form of a narrative - the story of an upright man who experiences misfortune after misfortune; to a degree, it lifts the veil that surrounds the mystery of suffering. The book of Ecclesiastes helps the believer to appreciate the value of things heavenly. Proverbs consists of …
Vol I From the Beginning to the Exile and Vol II From the Exile to AD 135 By far the most readable history of the Old Testament ever written Abbott Giuseppe Ricciotti renders it comprehensible. Volume One starts with the dawn of history, discusses the great empires which were to figure so largely in Israel’s destiny, and carries the history of the Chosen People from Abraham down …
With Commentary, Annotations and Topical Essays by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch Based on the Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition, this volume leads readers through a penetrating study of the Gospel of Mark, using the biblical text itself and the Church's own guidelines for understanding the Bible. Ample notes accompany each page, providing fresh insights and commentary by …
Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers: A Manual of Preaching, Spiritual Reading, and Meditation This beautifully bound 4-volume, hard-cover set is a superb series for preaching, spiritual reading and meditation. It contains the Gospel reading for each Sunday and Feast Day, and parallel Gospel texts, along with several sermons for each Gospel from both early Eastern and Western Fathers of the …
As an Evangelical Protestant, Stephen Ray realized that the real issue dividing Catholics and Protestants was authority. Everything else was secondary to the issue of authority. Protestants accept the authority of the Bible alone, whereas Catholics understand the authority to be residing in the Magisterium, the Scriptures and the Sacred Tradition. Ray goes through the Scriptures and writings …
The Navarre Bible Reader's Edition contains the full biblical text in the Revised Standard Version with notes or commentaries provided by members of Navarre University's theology faculty. The commentaries seek to explain the doctrinal and practical meaning of the scrip-tural text, drawing on a rich variety of sources-Church documents, the exegesis of Fathers and Doctors, and the works of …
Author David Currie grew up convinced that one day all true Christians will suddenly be snatched up to Heaven. The unfortunate souls left behind by this "rapture" will endure seven horrible years of tribulation, at the end of which Christ will return to earth for a glorious thousand-year reign. Today, millions of Christians accept this end-times theology, assuming - as Currie did - …
Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-11530), one of Christianity's greatest mystics and father of what was perhaps the most influencial new monastic order of the Middle Ages - Cistercians - devoted eighteen years of his life to his literary masterpiece, Sermons on the Song of Songs. Although the Song of Songs , a brief book in the Old Testament, contains no explicit mention of God, the passionate love …
An excellent introduction to the Sacred Scriptures!
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