New Testament VIII, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture) [Hardcover]

Mark J. Edwards (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999 | Series: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Book 8)

Reviews - In the desert of biblical scholarship that tries to deconstruct or get behind the texts, the patristic commentators let the pure, clear waters of Christian faith flow from its scriptural source. Preachers, teachers and Bible students of every sort will want to drink deeply from The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture.Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, president of Religion and Public Life and editor-in-chief of First Things Composed in the style of the great medieval catenae, this new anthology of patristic commentary on Holy Scripture, conveniently arranged by chapter and verse, will be a valuable resource for prayer, study and proclamation. By calling attention to the rich Christian heritage preceding the separations between East and West and between Protestant and Catholic, this series will perform a major service to the cause of ecumenism.Avery Cardinal Dulles, S. J., Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society, Fordham University

Product Details

• Hardcover: 350 pages
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press; 1st edition, edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830814930
• ISBN-13: 978-0830814930
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: New Testament VIII, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture) (Hardcover)

I have to differ from the other review on this book. I just finished preaching through Ephesians three months ago using this book. As a pastor who uses lots of commentaries and exegetes from the Greek text, I found the ease of using this tool very helpful. I can lay it open and compare what the ancients said about a phrase...and found many interesting thoughts that sometimes mirrored my own wonderings as I was wrestling with the Greek text. I've come to favor this as a tool that consistently gives me ideas that preach well...one just has to sometimes smooth out the verbage of the ancient commentators.

I'm almost done working through Philippians with this book...and it has stayed in my book bag for most of the last five months. The highest value I get from this book is usually a meditation on a phrase or word in scripture...from the perspective of an ancient Church leader...and that perspective sometimes opens up some of the most penetrating questions or statements I make in a sermon. For this point alone the book has proven to be a great resource.

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