Catholic Bible *commentary* ...?

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Does anyone know of a good, compact, Catholic bible commentary?

I can’t seem to find a compact Catholic bible study, so I think I’m just going to get a commentary along with a bible.

Has anyone heard of **The Collegeville Bible Commentary **(compact Old/New Testaments)? Is that any good?
I just read a review from www.ewtn.com on the New Jerome commentary. It says the commentary undermines the historical accuracy (among other things). So the N.J. doesn’t look to good.
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I’ve also heard of the Oxford Bible Commentary, but it’s not necessarily Catholic.
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Any suggestions?
 
  1. I really like the Navarre Bible – it is Catholic, written by Scott Hahn (I believe). It is a Bible but it has a lot of commentary notes that are easy to understand.
  2. I also like Ignatius Catholic Study Bible – it has some good commentary notes. It is by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch.
3 The Collegeville Bible Commentary is probably my 3rd favorite.

Hope this helps you!
 
My vote for a good Catholic Bible Commentary goes the Haydock Bible Commentary. There is no comparison on others. Regardless of its age, it is still the best around in my opinion
 
Bible commentaries generally are not very compact. You can buy one volume commentaries but they are usually quite large. The Navarre is very good, but I have the 10 volume hardback series (which is anything but compact or inexpensive.) The most compact your going to get, is a study Bible with extensive commentary, such as the Catholic Study Bible (which has a 500 page reading guide in the front of it), the D-R Bible with notes or the New Jerusalem Bible with the extensive notes. I also own a one volume ‘International Bible Commentary’ which is Catholic, but it is huge. Navarre just came out with a new one volume New Testament with very good notes, but there is no Old Testament yet. The Collegeville Commentary (which is based upon the NAB Bible) comes in two medium sized paperback volumes or one large hardback volume.
 
Thanks for the replies.

I’m actually now considering the compact Navarre New Testament.
 
There’s also an new Catholic commentary series that looks pretty exciting. Here’s the blurb from the website:
Leading Scholars Provide Catholic Commentaries for Ministry in the 21st Century
The CATHOLIC COMMENTARY ON SACRED SCRIPTURE combines outstanding biblical scholarship with lively faith to help Catholics, especially those in pastoral ministry, interpret Scripture and apply it to Christian life today. In seventeen volumes, the series offers readable, informative commentary on each book of the New Testament. The CCSS responds to the desire of Catholics to study the Bible in depth and in a way that integrates Scripture with Catholic doctrine, worship, and daily life.
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Central to the commentary’s approach are the theological principles taught by Vatican II for interpreting Scripture “in accord with the same Spirit by which it was written”—that is, interpreting Scripture in its canonical context and in the light of Catholic tradition and the analogy of faith (Dei Verbum, 12). The CCSS helps readers grasp the meaning of texts both in their historical and literary context and in their relationship to Catholic doctrine and life in the present.
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And here’s the website:

catholiccommentaryonsacredscripture.com/

Like the Ignatius Study Bible it looks like it is being released a volume at a time. It also has some of the same scholar/editors involved. The good news is that, unlike the ISB, it is being published by Baker, a major publisher who might be able to publish these faster than a smaller publishing house.
 
I’ll read any Catholic study I can get me little paws on…

I use the Ignatius most, but only because it comes in one-book volumes, in paperback, which are light and easy to carry around. I also like the Navarre, which comes in hardback volumes containing several Bible books.

Both use the RSV-CE, which is my preferred Catholic Bible. The Navarre commentary is by the Faculty of Theology at the University of Navarre.

The Haydock commentary uses the Douay-Rheims. It’s on the internet. I have a laptop, so that’s even less portable! 😉

I can’t speak to the new one yet, but I’m sure gonna check it out.

God bless us all,

Ruthie
 
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