Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (30-Volume Set)

Oden, Thomas C (editor)

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Westminster Bookstore Note: This commentary set contains a volume on the Apocrypha. While we find these books to be of significance in the study of church history and historical theology, we hold to the position of the Westminster Confession of Faith which states: "The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon of the Scripture, and therefore are of no authority in the church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than other human writings."

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) is a unique series encompassing all of Scripture and offering contemporary readers the opportunity to study for themselves the key writings of the early church fathers. Arranged by the books of the Bible, each portion of commentary allows the living voices of the church in its formative centuries to speak as they engage the sacred page of Scripture, rendered throughout the series in English in the ecumenically accepted Revised Standard Version of the Bible. This thirty-volume series--now in paperback for the first time--includes an additional companion volume featuring biographical sketches, a comprehensive timeline, master indexes of Scripture references and authors, and more. The ACCS 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 vast array of writings from the church fathers, including much that is available only in the ancient languages, have been combed for their comment on Scripture. From these results, scholars with a deep knowledge of the fathers and a heart for the church have hand selected material for each volume, shaping, annotating, and introducing it to today's readers. Each portion of commentary has been chosen for its salient insight, rhetorical power, and faithful representation of the consensual exegesis of the early church. An ecumenical project, the ACCS promotes a vital link of communication between the varied Christian traditions of today and their common ancient ancestors in the faith. On this shared ground we listen as leading pastoral theologians of six centuries gather around the text of Scripture and offer their best theological, spiritual, and pastoral insights.

Ancient Commentators Include:

Augustine  •  Athanasius  •  Clement of Alexandria  •  Justin Martyr • Irenaeus  •  Tertullian  •  John Chrysostom  •  Isaac of Nineveh • Origen  •  Didymus  •  Basil the Great  •  Gregory of Nazianzus  •  EusebiusCyril of Jerusalem  •  Jerome  •  Ignatius of Antioch  •  Ambrose • Gregory of Nyssa  •  Hilary of Poitiers  •  Hippolytus  •  John Cassian • and more...

The volumes that are included in this set are as follows:

  • Genesis 1-11
  • Genesis 12-50
  • Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
  • Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel
  • 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
  • Job
  • Psalms 1-50
  • Psalms 51-150
  • Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
  • Isaiah 1-39
  • Isaiah 40-66
  • Jeremiah, Lamentations
  • Ezekiel, Daniel
  • The Twelve Prophets
  • Apocrypha
  • Matthew 1-13
  • Matthew 14-28
  • Mark
  • Luke
  • John 1-10
  • John 11-21
  • Acts
  • Romans
  • 1-2 Corinthians
  • Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians
  • Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
  • Hebrews
  • James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude
  • Revelation
  • Commentary Index and Resources
Specifications
  • Cover Type
    Paperback
  • ISBN
    9780830843350
  • Publisher
    IVP Academic
  • Publication Date
    June 2019

Endorsements (7)

“The conspectus of patristic exposition that this series offers has been badly needed for several centuries, and the whole Christian world should unite to thank those who are undertaking to fill the gap. For the ongoing ecumenical conversation, and the accurate appreciation of early Christian thought, and the current hermeneutical debate as well, the Ancient Christian Commentary will prove itself to be a really indispensable resource.”

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J. I. Packer

Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College

“This new, but old, commentary takes us out of the small, closed-minded world in which much modern biblical scholarship is done into an earlier time marked by a Christian seriousness, by robust inquiry, and by believing faith. This commentary is a fresh breeze blowing in our empty, postmodern world.”

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David F. Wells

Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

“The initial cry of the Reformation was ad fontes--back to the sources! The Ancient Christian Commentary Series is a marvelous tool for the recovery of biblical wisdom in today's church. Not just another scholarly project, the ACCS is a major source for the renewal of preaching, theology and Christian devotion.”

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Timothy George

dean, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

“Modern church members often do not realize that they are participants in the vast company of the communion of saints that reaches far back into the past and that will continue into the future, until the kingdom comes. This commentary should help them begin to see themselves as participants in that redeemed community.”

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

Union Professor Emerita of Bible and Homiletics, Union Theological Seminary

“Chronological snobbery--the assumption that our ancestors working without benefit of computers have nothing to teach us--is exposed as nonsense by this magnificent new series. Surfeited with knowledge but starved of wisdom, many of us are more than ready to sit at table with our ancestors and listen to their holy conversations on Scripture. I know I am.”

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Eugene H. Peterson

James Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology, Regent College

“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.”

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Bruce M. Metzger

professor emeritus of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary

“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.”

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Haddon Robinson

Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

About the Author

Thomas C. Oden (1931–2016) was a pioneering theologian and served as the architect and general editor for the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, the first full-scale early Christian commentary on Scripture in the last five hundred years. He was also the general editor of the Ancient Christian Doctrine series and the Ancient Christian devotionals, as well as a consulting editor for the Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity.
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture - Oden, Thomas C (editor) - 9780830843350
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Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (30-Volume Set)

$1,250.00 $1,500.00

Westminster Bookstore Note: This commentary set contains a volume on the Apocrypha. While we find these books to be of significance in the study of church history and historical theology, we hold to the position of the Westminster Confession of Faith which states: "The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon of the Scripture, and therefore are of no authority in the church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than other human writings."

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) is a unique series encompassing all of Scripture and offering contemporary readers the opportunity to study for themselves the key writings of the early church fathers. Arranged by the books of the Bible, each portion of commentary allows the living voices of the church in its formative centuries to speak as they engage the sacred page of Scripture, rendered throughout the series in English in the ecumenically accepted Revised Standard Version of the Bible. This thirty-volume series--now in paperback for the first time--includes an additional companion volume featuring biographical sketches, a comprehensive timeline, master indexes of Scripture references and authors, and more. The ACCS 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 vast array of writings from the church fathers, including much that is available only in the ancient languages, have been combed for their comment on Scripture. From these results, scholars with a deep knowledge of the fathers and a heart for the church have hand selected material for each volume, shaping, annotating, and introducing it to today's readers. Each portion of commentary has been chosen for its salient insight, rhetorical power, and faithful representation of the consensual exegesis of the early church. An ecumenical project, the ACCS promotes a vital link of communication between the varied Christian traditions of today and their common ancient ancestors in the faith. On this shared ground we listen as leading pastoral theologians of six centuries gather around the text of Scripture and offer their best theological, spiritual, and pastoral insights.

Ancient Commentators Include:

Augustine  •  Athanasius  •  Clement of Alexandria  •  Justin Martyr • Irenaeus  •  Tertullian  •  John Chrysostom  •  Isaac of Nineveh • Origen  •  Didymus  •  Basil the Great  •  Gregory of Nazianzus  •  EusebiusCyril of Jerusalem  •  Jerome  •  Ignatius of Antioch  •  Ambrose • Gregory of Nyssa  •  Hilary of Poitiers  •  Hippolytus  •  John Cassian • and more...

The volumes that are included in this set are as follows:

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