The Collegeville Bible Handbook: Condensed Version of the Collegeville Bible Commentary

By Nancy McDarby

Book Overview

Bible study is more interesting and exciting when you have clear and accessible information in hand. With The Collegeville Bible Handbook that is exactly what you receive a valuable enrichment resource to guide you through the books of the Bible and a ready reference for libraries, high school classroom use, families, and individuals seeking a lively, readable introduction to the Bible. The brief commentary on each book of the Old and New Testaments and the full-color timelines, maps, and illustrations that pertain to biblical lands and peoples are helpful to both beginning and continuing students of the Bible. As a condensed edition of the bestselling The Collegeville Bible Commentary, The Collegeville Bible Handbook is a reliable guide to the Word of God. Here, readers come to know the Bible, the times in which the books were written, what the Bible said to the people for whom the books were written, and what the Bible says to us about the work of God in our midst. A short introduction summarizes the scope of each book of the Bible, the period the book spans, its authorship, and purposes. A digest in outline form details the message of each commentary. Headings serve as a point of reference for locating passages between the Handbook and the Bible. Each commentary is further divided into parts that explain specific accounts within the chapter. Attractively illustrated with photographs and maps pertinent to the biblical text, The Collegeville Bible Handbook acquaints readers with important biblical sites and territories. Condensed by editor Nancy McDarby from the scholarship of The Collegeville Bible Commentary 's contributors: Daniel J. Harrington, SJ; Philip A. Van Linden, CM; Jerome Kodell, OSB; Neal M. Flanagan, OSM; William S. Kurz, SJ; John J. Pilch; Mary Ann Getty; Ivan Havener, OSB; Jerome H. Neyrey, SJ; George W. MacRae, SJ; Pheme Perkins; Dianne Bergant, CSA; Pauline A. Viviano; John F. Craghan; Wayne A. Turner; Helen Kenik Mainelli; Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM; John A. Grindel, CM; Paula J. Bowes; Alice L. Laffey; Rita J. Burns; Alphonse P. Spilly, CPPS.; John J. Collins; Peter F. Ellis; Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP; Toni Craven; Mary Margaret Pazdan, OP; Lawrence E. Boadt, CSP; Michael D. Guinan, OFM; John E. Rybolt, CM; Richard J. Clifford, SJ; James A. Fischer, CM; and Irene Nowell, OSB Every Bible book is introduced. The background to each is fully explained. Full-color maps and pictures help make the meaning clearer. A digest in outline form details the message of each book and its commentary and includes a survey of its contents. Headings call out main sections of the Bible and commentary text. A full index makes this an ideal reference book. Ease-binding allows the volume to lay open without assistance. The New American Bible translation is followed for Scripture quotes and headings

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081462376X
• ISBN13: 9780814623763
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

a good, little basic book

This is a very basic biblical commentary. You will get a feel for the book you are reading and a brief , very brief in some cases, summary of the chapter and verses in each book. What you won't get in many cases is an analysis of the particular verses your may be reading. Of course in such a small package, it is too much to expect that kind of detail. If you require more detail, there are lots of larger more complete commentaries available. To have something with maps and pictures that is pocket book sized with a hard cover, this does a good basic job in a really small package. I bought mine from a reseller at a fabulous price and got way more than I actually paid for. Would still be a reasonably good buy at the full price.