Bible Commentaries, Studies, Related Issues
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The Great Commentary of Cornelius A Lapide
- Matthew in 3 volumes. The final volume also contains commentary on Mark.
- Luke complete in 1 volume
- John, Gospel and Letters in 2 volumes
- Letters of St Paul
Bernardine de Piconio
John Maldonatus
John MacEvilly
- An Exposition of the Gospels of Matthew & Mark
- An Exposition of the Gospel of Luke
- An Exposition of the Gospel of St John
- An Exposition of the Acts of Apostles
- An Exposition of the Epistles of St Paul Vol 1
- An Exposition of the Epistles of St Paul Vol 2
A.E. Breen
- A General Introduction to the Study of Holy Scipture
- Volume 1: A Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gsopels
- Volume 2: A Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gospels
- Volume 3: A Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gospels
- Volume 4: A Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gospels.
Charles Jerome Callan
St Thomas Aquinas
- Commentary on Ephesians (pdf)
- Commentary on Colossians (pdf)
- Commentary of 1 Corinthians (pdf)
- Commentary on 2 Corinthians (pdf)
- Commentary on Hebrews (pdf)
- Commentary on Job (MSWord)
- Catena Aurea on Matthew part 1
- Catena Aurea on Matthew part 2
- Catena Aurea on Matthew part 3
- Catena Aurea on Mark
- Catena Aurea on Luke part 1
- Catena Aurea on Luke part 2
- Catena Aurea on John part 1
- Catena Aurea on John part 2
- Commentary on the Psalms (Latin and English texts)
- Commentary on John (this should not be confused with the Catena Aurea)
- Commentary on First Thessalonians
- Commentary on Philippians
- Commentary on Philemon
- Commentary on Galatians
- Commentary on Lamentations
The Psalms
- A Study of the Psalms- Patrick Boylan
- Papal Psalm Commentaries- Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI
- Commentary on Psalms 1-50 E.S. Berry
- Commentary on the Psalms P.V. Higgins
The Passion Narratives
- In Search of the Passion of Jesus: History, Archeology, Devotion a Passionist Fathers website.
- The Passion: An Historical Essay by R.P. Ollivier O.P.
The Passion of Christ Series by Father Donald Senior fine introductory commentary
The Parables
- The Parables of the Gospel by Leoplod Fonck, S.J.
The Four Gospels (Listed here are works by lesser know authors and commentaries which are not part of a series)
- St John
- The Gospel of John by Father John Macrory
Biblical Theology and Related Issues
- The Resurrection- F.X. Durrwell
- The Mystery of the Temple: The manner of God’s presence to his creatures from Genesis to the Apocalypse- Yves Congar
- The Mother of Jesus in Holy Scripture- Aloys schaefer
- New Testament Studies: the principle events in the life of our Lord- TJ Conaty
- Lectures on the Old Testament- Philip Munro
Non-Catholic Resources
- An Introduction To the Old Testament-S.R. Driver
- Isaiah: His Life Time And Writings- S.R. Driver
- Understanding The Old Testament- Bernhard Anderson
- The Witness of Israel- W.J. Moulton
- The Acts Of God- E.G. Wright & R.H. Fuller
- Genesis (Notes Critical and Expository)- M. W. Jacobus
- The Book of Exodus (notes)- David Napier
- Deuteronomy- Joseph Reider
Added 9/21/07
The Parables of the Gospels- Leopold Fonck, S.J.
Christ Among Men: or Characteristics of Jesus, as seen in the Gospel- Abbe Sertillanges
Have you run across the Glossa Ordinaria?
August 10th, 2007 at 3:48 pmDear Argent,
I haven’t seen an English translation of the Glossa Ordinaria; you can find an electronic edition of the Latin text (of unknown quality) in the Vulsearch program available at http://vulsearch.sourceforge.net/. It may also be available via Google Books or similar.
Cheers -
Bill White
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February 9th, 2008 at 10:45 pmRachelle,
Sorry, I accidentally deleted your comment. You’re looking for a commentary to use with a prayer group. Could you be more specific? I may be able to help.
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October 13th, 2008 at 7:28 am[...] Many of the early Church fathers believed that the sign of the Son of Man would be the cross appearing in the sky: “That sign by which the heavenly things were made, that is, the power which the Son of Man wrought when he hung upon the cross. And the sign shall appear in the heaven, that men of all tribes who before had not believed in Christianity when preached, then by that sign, acknowledging it is made plain, shall grieve and mourn for their ignorance and sins… But as, at the dispensation of the Cross (the crucifixion), the sun was eclipsed, and darkness was spread over the earth; so when the sign of the Son of Man appears in heaven, the light of the sun, moon, and stars, shall fail, as though waning before the might of that sign. This we understand to be the sign of the cross… as Zechariah and John speak of: “they shall look on him whom they have pierced,” and the sign of victory. (see Zech 12:10 and John 19:37) (Origin, quoted in THE CATENA AUREA by St Thomas Aquinas, pg 501) “But because the sun will be darkened, the cross would not be seen, if it were not far brighter than the rays of the sun. That the disciples might not be ashamed, and grieve over the cross, he speaks of it as a sign, with a kind of distinction. The sign of the cross will appear to overthrow the shamelessness of the Jews, when Christ shall appear in judgment, showing not only his wounds, but his most ignominious death, “and then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn.” For when they shall see the cross, they shall bethink them how they have gained naught by his death, and that they have crucified him whom they ought to have worshiped.” (St John Chrysostom, Quoted in CATENA AUREA) “You will ask, what is the sign of the Son of Man, that is to say, of Christ Incarnate? I answer, it is the Cross. For this is the sign, because it is the standard of Christ, and the cause of the victory of believers. And as it was in times past the scandal of unbelievers and the impious, so will it be in the Day of Judgment their condemnation and punishment. So the Fathers, almost universally taught. Yea, the Church herself gives this meaning he r sanction, when she sings in the office for the Holy Cross: This sign of the Cross shall be in heaven when the Lord shall come to judge.” There are three reasons why the Cross shall appear: 1st. To signify that Christ by the Cross has merited this judicial power and glory. 2nd. To show that Christ was crucified for the salvation of all men, and that therefore they are ungrateful and without excuse who have neglected so grat grace and love. 3rd. To show that all worshipers of Christ crucified shall be then exalted with Him to Heaven, and all who hate and despise Him cast down to hell.” (The Great Commentary Of Cornelius a Lapide, The Holy Gospel According To Matthew, volume 3) [...]
October 15th, 2008 at 3:22 pm[...] consider this an authoritative translation. A fine translation is available online. Go to the Bible Commentaries Page on my site Catholic Bookworm for the [...]
January 6th, 2009 at 8:03 pmDear Argent, I’m trying to find Commentary of St. Thomas Aquinas on John. There is such on your web-page, but it’s said that links apears to be broken. Could you fix it?
Thank you and God bless!
Nikola
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:52 pmNikola,
First, Argent just left some comments on this site, she is not a contributor. You can view her blog at sognodargento.blogspot.com.
Second, the link is not broken, rather the site I link to is either down or no longer in existence. I did find an alternate link however HERE IT IS.
Third, if you’re interested in commentaries I’ve been posting quite a number on MY OTHER BLOG. I have almost nothing up on St John at the moment but I do have a complete set of notes on Amos and 1 Thessalonians. I also have notes posted on the first several chapters of Isaiah and Hosea. Currently I am focusing on 1 Corinthians and have posted quite a bit of stuff on that letter. You’ll find links to these and other things under the title/header of my other blog.
Finally, thanks for stopping by and alerting me to the problem link
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:35 pmNikola, thanks for informing me about the link (I am not Argent, I blog under the name Dim Bulb).
The link itself is not broken, rather there appears to be some problem with the site, perhaps it no longer exists, or, more likely, it is running slow; a problem that site seems to be prone to.
I was able to find an alternative site for the document: HERE IT IS. The site also has a main page with many other of Aquinas’ works in English available, though, oddly, some of those works still retain their Latin Titles.
If you’re interested in other works on Scripture check out my other blog, specifically the link field under the title/header. Though I’ve done almost nothing on John I have completed notes on Amos and 1 Thessalonians. I’ve also posted on the first several chapters of Isaiah and Hosea. Currently I’m posting notes on 1 Corinthians from a number of older Catholic commentators like Cornelius a Lapide, Bishop MacEvilly, Bernardin de Picquigny, and St John Chrysostom.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:55 pmThank you, Dim! God bless!
July 24th, 2009 at 8:15 amNikola
Hi -
You might be interested in a couple of recent posts I’ve put up with links to commentaries on the Psalms – see http://summa.blogspot.com/search/label/Psalms
Cheers -
Bill White
August 30th, 2009 at 2:03 am