Good Bible Commentaries?

[DAF]

Does anybody have any Bible Commentaries they would reccommend? I just want good sources that won't be telling me that Jesus was actually a woman and that they were actually serving jell-o at the last supper.

The choices I have are:
-Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
-Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
-John Darby's Synopsis of the Bible
-Geneva Bible Translation Notes
-John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
-Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary
-Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
-Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
-Scofield's Reference Notes
-The People's New Testament (B. W. Johnson)
-The Treasury of David (C. H. Spurgeon)
-Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
-Vincent's Word Studies
-John Wesley's Notes on the Bible

Thanks much
in Christ

[phatcatholic]

well, first trash that list : haha j/k i suppose all of those are nice to have, but since they are all protestant works, they will only be beneficial to you to a certain degree.

here are some catholic commentaries that i recommend:

--Ronald Knox's 3-volume commentary on the New Testament
--The Jerome Biblical Commentary (not to be confused w/ the New Jerome Biblical Commentary)
--The Navarre Commentary
--The Igantius Catholic Study Bible
--Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture (not to be confused w/ the New Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture)
--Sacra Pagina series
--Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
--Catena Aurea by St. Thomas Aquinas
--Douay-Rheims Haydock Bible

note that i chose the original versions over the "new" ones b/c newer editions usually include a greater emphasis on the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation, which can be hostile to the faith. for more on the historical-critical method, go here:

Hermeneutics and Exegesis
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/directory/index.php/cat_id/693"]http://www.phatmass.com/directory/index.php/cat_id/693[/url]

give me a sec and i'll give you links to where you can buy these works the cheapest. and, as always, if you need follow up, just let me know

pax christi,
phatcatholic

[DAF]

Thanks, that's why I was asking for the best of the list becasue I figured they were all protestant works. They're for this new e-sword program I got, but good Catholic Bible commentaries that work outside of e-sword would be wonderful.

Danke schon
in Christ

[phatcatholic]

ok, i searched the internet, and here's where you can get each commentary the cheapest:

Ronald Knox's 3-volume commentary on the New Testament
--Vol 1: [url="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007ISJG2/qid=1133053522/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-0232612-0438579?v=glance&s=books"][b]The Four Gospels[/b][/url], $20
--Vol 2: [url="http://www.biblio.com/books/35116950.html"][b]The Acts of the Apostles and St. Paul's Letters to the Churches[/b][/url], $20.16
--Vol 3: [url="http://www.biblio.com/books/56513402.html"][b]The Later Epistles and the Apocalypse[/b][/url], $20.50

[url="http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailsfg.asp?b=210145&m=264"][b]Jerome Biblical Commentary[/b][/url], $16

The Navarre Commentary
--go [url="http://www.allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=ACB&Category_Code=PN"][b]here[/b][/url] to get the individual books for the cheapest price.
--that page doesn't list the one that just came out on the Minor Prophets, which you can get [url="http://www.allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=uNRx99&Category_Code="][b]here[/b][/url], $24.50
--you can also go with the [url="http://www.allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=P25x9&Category_Code=PN"][b]New Testament: Compact Edition[/b][/url] ($33.70), which is the condensced 12-volume set into one volume and also doesn't include the New Latin Vulgate alongside the RSV-CE.
--you can get the entire [url="http://www.allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=P25x10g&Category_Code=PN"][b]12-volume set[/b][/url] on the New Testament all at once for $134.55. it doesn't hurt as much if you just get them one at a time, as you can afford it.

[url="http://www.google.com/search?as_q=%22ignatius+study+bible%22&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=www.allcatholicbooks.com&as_rights=&safe=images"][b]Ignatius Catholic Study Bible[/b][/url] (they've only done the NT up to and including "Galatians and Ephesians")

[url="http://froogle.google.com/froogle_url?q=http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailsfg.asp%3Fb%3D81485%26m%3D701&fr=AK9m3WnFqvF55B0gL-L9nNbfN4SOJnfq1GBPsdPcGzlMAAAAAAAAAAA"][b]Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture[/b][/url], $73

[url="http://froogle.google.com/shoppinglist?a=SWL&id=8c77e9e23a403537361dd055f64f8b4726c0117e"][b]Sacra Pagina series[/b][/url] (notice that some of the entries here contain a note w/ a link to purchase the particular book for a cheaper price at Amazon.com)

Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
--you can buy the individual books if you want, but its cheaper to just purchase the [url="http://froogle.google.com/froogle_url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Freflect.gsp%3Fsourceid%3D0100000030660805302498%26dest%3D9999999997%26product_id%3D3594781"][b]CD-Rom[/b][/url] that contains them all, $284.26

Catena Aurea by St. Thomas Aquinas
--also MUCH cheaper to order the [url="http://www.allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=SF25x4bu&Category_Code="][b]CD-Rom[/b][/url] instead of [url="http://froogle.google.com/froogle_url?q=http://store.inkleaf.com/product_info.php/products_id/1198238%3Ffroogle&fr=AMI-WQHc8-M__HA1lkX6gBi4Q0h5iTeuyvloRUZkZq3lAAAAAAAAAAA"][b]the books[/b][/url] ($37.50 vs. $108.75)

Douay-Rheims Haydock Bible
--on [url="http://www.allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=SF25x1k&Category_Code="][b]CD-Rom[/b][/url] for $63.75 or [b][url="http://www.allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=AT25x2e&Category_Code="]in print[/url][/b] for 74.95
--if you keep an eye out on ebay, you can get it cheaper. a haydock bible just went for $43. so, that's an option too.


finally, there's one i forgot:

[url="http://froogle.google.com/froogle_url?q=http://clickfrom.buy.com/default.asp%3Fadid%3D17379%26sURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.buy.com%252Fretail%252Fproduct.asp%253Fsku%253D39733999%2526SearchEngine%253DFroogle%2526SearchTerm%253D39733999%2526Type%253DPE%2526Category%253DBook&fr=AEQ0iualNGHGatkg8l4dgxe0LAk3XO56zPTyOnIsBVCRAAAAAAAAAAA"][b]A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture[/b][/url], $18

its more of an introduction to each book than a detailed commentary, but it still comes highly acclaimed.

i hope that helps

pax christi,
phatcatholic

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='DAF' date='Nov 26 2005, 10:16 PM']Thanks, that's why I was asking for the best of the list becasue I figured they were all protestant works. They're for this new e-sword program I got, but good Catholic Bible commentaries that work outside of e-sword would be wonderful.

Danke schon
in Christ [right][snapback]801252[/snapback][/right][/quote]
well, if we restrict ourselves to your list, my impression is that the best one is the commentary by Jameson, Fausset, and Brown. it doesn't seem as anti-Catholic and it is highly regarded. The Geneva Bible is severely anti-Catholic. the notes by Scofield and John Wesly are only slightly better. note that i haven't done extensive studies on these commentaries. this is only my impression, for what its worth.

[phatcatholic]

just as an aside, note the wealth of protestant commentaries that come to some very Catholic conclusions about Mat 16:
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=40791"]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=40791[/url]

[DAF]

danke danke danke schon! I shall depart on swift wings (tomorrow) and gather these fine resources up.

[N/A Gone]

"word" "anchor" "sacra pagna"

thats all u need

btw, dont know why u want them, but sometime having a liberal one is good to know where they are coming from

[shortnun]

I support the use of the [b]New[/b] Jerome Biblical Commentary. The discussion on this topic can be found here:

[url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=40487&hl=new+jerome+biblical+commentary"]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?s...ical+commentary[/url]



I'd love to know what commentary you decide to use and how you find it to be benefical to your study of scripture.