Fitzroy Dearborn is pleased to announce an historic event in
religious reference publishing -- Ancient Christian Commentary on
Scripture. Already eight years in development under the general
editorship of Thomas C. Oden, the first six volumes have now been
released: Mark; Romans; Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians; I
Corinthians; Colossians; and the General Epistles.
Scripture today is interpreted primarily from the perspective of
post-Enlightenment thinkers. Earlier commentary, particularly that
of the renowned church fathers -- Ambrose, Chrysostom, Augustine,
etc. -- has largely been lost to us. These early patristic writings
are now rarely consulted -- not because they lack interest but
because many of them have not been translated; still others are not
readily available in reliable editions.
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture is a truly unique
resource: when completed, it will include 27 volumes encompassing
the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, plus the Apocrypha.
On each page readers will find the text of scripture, line by line,
accompanied by the relevant commentary (in English) of the early
church fathers. The salient insights, rhetorical power and unique
exegeses of these great thinkers will now be available to readers
in the 21st century.
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture is possible only now,
for it relies on computer searches of the ancient Greek, Latin,
Coptic and Syriac patristic texts to identify and isolate
commentary on individual books of the Bible. Volume editors (who
together constitute an illustrious team of Biblical scholars)
review and select the best expositions and analyses from dedicated
Biblical commentary as well as from theentire range of patristic
writings, including sermons, homilies, letters, and theological
translations. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture is thus an
unprecedented international undertaking, involving the expertise of
computer experts and translators as well as that of hundreds of
Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic scholars from around the
world.
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture is dedicated to
reclaiming for the modern reader classic commentary on the entire
Christian canon: 21st century scholars, librarians, teachers, and
students of the Bible will gain unequalled access to the most
profound and enduring commentary by the early church fathers, from
Element of Rome in the 2nd century to John of Damascus in the 8th
century.
Fitzroy Dearborn expects great demand from libraries around the
world for this extraordinary reference project, and very large
initial printings allow us to price individual volumes at only $40
each. It is our hope that, at this price, even the smallest
libraries will be able to afford this landmark work, which will be
issued over a period of five years. Fitzroy Dearborn will record
standing orders.
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