The New Jerome Biblical Commentary - Hardcover

Brown, Raymond Edward; Fitzmyer, Joseph A; Murphy, Roland Edmund

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 013509612X ISBN 13: 9780135096123

Publisher: Longman Higher Education, 1986

Synopsis

For courses in Introduction to the Bible, Biblical Literature, and Christianity in the department of religion, and for use as a basic text in the formal study of theology in the seminary.

This text is a compact commentary on the entire Bible, written by Roman Catholic scholars according to the principles of modern biblical criticism. Verse by verse, it examines the scientific, literary, and historical content of the Scriptures―reflecting the exegetical variation found within the community of scholars.

About this title

About the Author:

Raymond E. Brown, S.S. is former Auburn Distinguished Professor at Union Theological Seminary. He has served as presidents of the Catholic Biblical Association and of the Society of Biblical Literature. Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J. is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, Catholic University of America, Washington DC. He has served as president of the Catholic Biblical Association and of the Society of Biblical Literature. Roland Murphy, O.Carm., is George Washington Ivey Emeritus Professor, Duke University, Durham, NC.

Synopsis:

Writings by modern Roman Catholic scholars illuminate the books of both the O and New Testament.

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman Higher Education
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 013509612X
• ISBN 13: 9780135096123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1522