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Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

Edited by Thomas C. Oden

Wisdom of the Early Church Fathers for Modern Readers

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) lets you explore the writings of early church fathers for yourself. Organized by the books of the Bible and using the Revised Standard Version translation, each of the twenty-nine volumes brings the voices of the early church to life as they engage with Scripture.

Scholars have carefully selected and presented material from a wide range of writings—including much that is available only in the ancient languages—providing readers with valuable insights into Scripture. The result is a postcritical revival of the early commentary tradition known as the glossa ordinaria, a text artfully elaborated with ancient and authoritative reflections and insights.

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

  • provides access to key writings of the early church fathers,
  • draws from a vast array of early church writings, and
  • fosters communication between modern Christian traditions and their shared ancient faith heritage.

As an ecumenical project, the ACCS bridges the gap between modern Christian traditions and their ancient roots, fostering communication and understanding. Pastoral theologians from across the centuries offer their theological, spiritual, and pastoral insights, making this commentary a valuable resource for all Christians, especially those who teach the Bible.

REVIEWS

"For those who think that church history began around 1941, when their pastor was born, this commentary will be a great surprise. Christians throughout the centuries have read the biblical text and nursed their spirits with it and then applied it to their lives. These commentaries reflect that the witness of the Holy Spirit was present in his church throughout the centuries. As a result, we can profit by allowing the ancient Christians to speak to us today."
Haddon Robinson, Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
"The Scriptures have been read with love and attention for nearly two thousand years, and listening to the voice of believers from previous centuries opens us to unexpected insight and deepened faith. Those who studied Scripture in the centuries closest to its writing, the centuries during and following persecution and martyrdom, speak with particular authority. The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture will bring to life the truth that we are invisibly surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses."
Frederica Mathewes-Green, commentator, National Public Radio
"There is no shortage of new books on the market and it may be a surprise to some to see IVP producing the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture series. But, bearing in mind C. S. Lewis's admonition, 'It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between,' this series will fill a great need that many of us may not even be aware of--the need to read those who have gone before us."
D. Stuart Briscoe
"We speak abstractly in scholarly circles of the need to transcend looking at Christianity through the spectrum of modern presuppositions. This series, based on the commentaries of early Christians, gives us a concrete way to do this. It's a great idea."
Don S. Browning, Alexander Campbell Professor of Ethics and Social Sciences, The Divinity School, University of Chicago
"All who are interested in the interpretation of the Bible will welcome the forthcoming multivolume series Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Here the insights of scores of early church fathers will be assembled and made readily available for significant passages throughout the Bible and the Apocrypha. It is hard to think of a more worthy ecumenical project to be undertaken by InterVarsity Press."
Bruce M. Metzger, professor emeritus of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary
"Composed in the style of the great medieval catenae, this new anthology of patristic commentary on Holy Scripture, conveniently arranged by chapter and verse, will be a valuable resource for prayer, study and proclamation. By calling attention to the rich Christian heritage preceding the separations between East and West and between Protestant and Catholic, this series will perform a major service to the cause of ecumenism."
Avery Dulles, S. J., Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society, Fordham University
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About the Series Editor

Thomas C. Oden

Thomas C. Oden

Thomas C. Oden

Thomas C. Oden (1931–2016), was the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and the Ancient Christian Doctrine series as well as the author of Classic Christianity, a revision of his three-volume systematic theology. His books also include The African Memory of Mark, Early Libyan Christianity, and How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind. He was the director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and he also served as the Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at the Graduate School and The Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

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Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
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  • ISBN: 9780830843350
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