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Title: The New Jerome Biblical Commentary by Raymond Edward Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Roland Edmund Murphy ISBN: 0-13-614934-0 Publisher: Pearson PTP Pub. Date: September, 1989 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.04 (24 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Classic
Comment: This is the revised and updated version of the famous volume named for St. Jerome, the great Christian biblical scholar who insisted that "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ." I am certain that he would be honored that his name graces the title of this commentary, which has been helping pastors and students for decades.
Inside this work you will find the books of the Bible listed individually, with detailed commentary on verses and even partial verses. Prior to the detailed commentary, a helpful historical sketch is given to assist the reader in situating the particular biblical book in its context. It includes maps and charts.
Though this volume comes highly recommended, it is not always on the "cutting edge" of biblical scholarship. If you choose to utilize this volume, you have made a wise choice, but you should not limit your library to this commentary alone.
Rating: 4
Summary: A must for seriously studying the Scriptures . . .
Comment: A paperback version of the NJBC was a brilliant idea! The commentary is a must for any student of Sacred Scripture, Catholic or Protestant, due to its scholarly articles and exegesis by some of the best Catholic scholars in the world. The quality and extent of the exegesis varies from book to book: Sometimes it's quite detailed; other times, I was left wanting more. Nevertheless, just about any and every topic in Biblical studies comes up between this book's covers. What is more, helpful bibliographies are ubiquitous throughout each section. Of course, only the NJB text is used throughout the commentary, which I regard as a definite drawback. The NJB is a translation of a French translation from the original languages. So, the text exegeted does not even deal with primary sources. The commentary is not always user-friendly either, especially in regards to the odd use of abbreviations by commentators (i.e., they aren't always self-explanatory): The editors will sometimes shorten words that one would not usually expect to be abbreviated and leave other words alone which have common and recognizable abbreviations. It can be annoying. The NJBC is a flat-out commentary, a work of scholarship. Since it was put out by Roman Catholic scholars, it does tip its hat in many places to the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. (For example, in regards to Marian teachings) This commentary is really a must in any priest, minister, or rabbi's personal library.
Rating: 1
Summary: The real Raymond Brown
Comment: Two quotes will suffice as follows. Page 1159 states: "Literary criticism, however, does not view the text as a "window" onto a historical world...but as a "mirror" reflecting a world into which the reader is invited. In other words, the referent of the text as such is not the "real world" of history (e.g., exodus or crucifixion) but the literary world signified by the text. In the case of the biblical texts, the literary world is generated by the theological interpretation of the reality (e.g., escape from Egypt as divine liberation for covenant life; the death of Jesus as salvific paschal mystery)"
Page 1149 states: "The distinction between the author's thought world and the message he conveys in writing is important in discussing the limits of biblical inerrancy."
Raymond Brown is more of a heretic than a champion scholar. Most should really read what he is saying and realize it is NOT CATHOLIC.
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Title: Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond E. Brown ISBN: 0385247672 Publisher: Anchor Bible Pub. Date: 13 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Dictionary of the Bible by John L. McKenzie ISBN: 0684819139 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction by Lawrence Boadt ISBN: 0809126311 Publisher: Paulist Press Pub. Date: February, 1985 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: An Introduction to New Testament Christology by Raymond Edward Brown ISBN: 0809135167 Publisher: Paulist Press Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Collegeville Bible Commentary: Based on the New American Bible: New Testament by Robert J. Karris ISBN: 0814622119 Publisher: Spring Arbor Distributors Pub. Date: September, 1992 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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