tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272296692697032264.post3506741536783848357..comments2024-03-09T04:22:11.040-08:00Comments on Catholic Bibles: Catholic Commentary of Sacred Scripture ReviewTimothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530713931306188305noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272296692697032264.post-15191418181528240962009-04-28T22:14:00.000-07:002009-04-28T22:14:00.000-07:00I've used Konrad Schaefer's Berit Olam commentary ...I've used Konrad Schaefer's Berit Olam commentary on the Psalms and found it combines theological acumen and deep spirituality. It is wonderful. You will also find this is the case with Patrick Hartin's commentary on James in the Sacra Pagina series. Other contributions that have struck me as particularly good in the Sacra Pagina series include Brendan Byrne on Romans, Jan Lambrecht on 2 Corinthians, Frank Matera on Galatians, John Donahue on Mark and Luke Timothy Johnson on Luke-Acts.Paul Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272296692697032264.post-53685679302298291232009-04-28T17:26:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:26:00.000-07:00I've used three of the Berit Olam (BO) volumes (Ge...I've used three of the <I>Berit Olam (BO)</I> volumes (<I>Genesis</I> and <I>Twelve Prophets</I> [2 vols]) and one of the <I>Sacra Pagina (SP)</I> volumes (<I>John</I>). I found those <I>BO</I> commentaries excellent; but I found the <I>SP John</I> commentary to be weaker than Raymond Brown's commentary. <br /><br />I found the <I>OB</I> and <I>SP</I> commentaries to be of intermediate complexity -- between lay commentaries (e.g. the <I>Collegeville</I> and <I>New Collegeville</I> series) and critical commentaries (e.g., the <I>ICC</I>, <I>Anchor Bible</I>, and <I>Hermeneia</I> series).<br /><br />I like the <I>BO</I> focus on literary analysis of the text. <br /><br />Reading commentaries is a mixed bag; quality varies depending on the author. Friends tell me that the <I>BO</I> and the <I>SP</I> series are especially uneven. I've seen this in other series: many of the <I>Anchor Bible (AB)</I> are excellent (e.g., Brown's <I>AB John</I> commentary mentioned above) but others are of dubious quality. For example, Josephine Massyngberde Ford (retired faculty from Notre Dame) wrote the <I>AB Revelation</I> volume. She argues that John the Baptist most wrote most of Revelation and that the Virgin Mary wrote Hebrews. These are not views one normally expects to see in an academic critical commentary.Theophrastushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981876713019298465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272296692697032264.post-17543714209081797662009-04-28T12:29:00.000-07:002009-04-28T12:29:00.000-07:00Theophrastus,
Have you used either Berit Olam or ...Theophrastus,<br /><br />Have you used either Berit Olam or Sacra Pagina?Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530713931306188305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272296692697032264.post-3414677765194751392009-04-28T12:08:00.000-07:002009-04-28T12:08:00.000-07:00Theophrastus,
For more on the relationship betwee...Theophrastus,<br /><br />For more on the relationship between Liturgical Press (Collegeville) and Little Rock: http://www.littlerockscripture.org/en/about_history.html <br /><br />In regards to Sacra Pagina, it seems to be more scholarly than the ones mentioned in this post. I remember using the Luke edition, by Luke Timothy Johnson, for a Synoptics class a couple years back. I found it to be fairly helpful. Looking at the contributors to the Sacra Pagina series, in many ways it seems to encompass many of the most prominant Catholic Biblical scholars of the past 30 years.Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530713931306188305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272296692697032264.post-82583645264661168202009-04-28T11:58:00.000-07:002009-04-28T11:58:00.000-07:00I know that Liturgical Press publishes Little Rock...I know that Liturgical Press publishes Little Rock material, and also that Little Rock uses the <I>Collegeville</I> commentaries, but I had understood the <I>Collegeville</I> commentaries to be developed independently of Little Rock. Perhaps I was mistaken. <br /><br />I looked for something online that addressed this, but this was the <A HREF="http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0804579.htm" REL="nofollow">the closet thing I found</A>.<br /><br />As long as we are chatting about Catholic Bible commentaries, I am hoping sometime you might post about your opinions about the <I>Berit Olam</I> and <I>Sacra Pagina</I> series.Theophrastushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981876713019298465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272296692697032264.post-80216333660513656372009-04-28T10:50:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:50:00.000-07:00Theophrastus,
Not intentionally, although I think...Theophrastus,<br /><br />Not intentionally, although I think this new commentary series is more balanced and comprehensive than the Collegeville/New Collegeville series. While I don't think the Collegeville series is bad, I think it could be a lot better. <br /><br />Actually, a couple of years ago I met the founders of the Little Rock Scripture Studies, which is, as I am sure you know, the basis of the New Collegeville Series that Liturgical Press publishes. Very nice people!Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530713931306188305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272296692697032264.post-48888722803432065122009-04-28T10:40:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:40:00.000-07:00Tim, you mention that "it is great to see the NAB ...Tim, you mention that "it is great to see the NAB have a solid commentary keyed to it" -- is this a swipe at the <I>Collegeville</I> and <I>New Collegeville Bible Commentary</I> series?Theophrastushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981876713019298465noreply@blogger.com