The Navarre Bible?

[Madia]

Can anyone tell me the history of the Navarre Bible (who wrote or compiled the commentary)? Also, are they recommended? How is The Pentateuch commentary?

 

[Fidelis]

Madia:

Can anyone tell me the history of the Navarre Bible (who wrote or compiled the commentary)? Also, are they recommended? How is The Pentateuch commentary?

All I know is that they were/are developed at the University of Navarre in Spain and they were initiated by the late St. Josemaria Escriva. They are approved by the Church and highly recommended by most all Catholic Bible teachers and scholars.

The Pentateuch is solidly orthodox and helpful, as are the rest of the books in the series.

 

[Madia]

I just found this post about the Pentateuch commentary:

ewtn.com/vexperts/showresult.asp?RecNum=423144&Forums=0&Experts=0&Days=2004&Author=&Keyword=Navarre&pgnu=1&groupnum=0&record_bookmark=3&ORDER_BY_TXT=ORDER+BY+ReplyDate+DESC&start_at=

What is the four source theory and the Mosaic theory of the Old Testament.

Are there any other good commentaries on the Old Testament (other than Haydock)?

Also, has anyone read any of the the Ignatius Study Bible set?:
newadvent.catholiccompany.com/product_detail.cfm?ID=5165

 

[CanoeCamper55]

It is an excellent Bible commentary series.

For more info, see:
catholicshopper.com/products/Navarre_Bible.html
and
rtforum.org/lt/lt102.html

 

[Fidelis]

Madia:

What is the four source theory and the Mosaic theory of the Old Testament.

From Catholic Answers:

**Q: We sometimes hear people say that we cannot trust the accuracy of the book of Genesis because of the “JEDP” theory. What is that, and why is it supposed to disprove Genesis? **

A: The JEDP theory claims that the Pentateuch, the five books of Moses, were compiled from four sources or traditions, which are respectively known as the Jahwist, Elohist, Priestly, and Deuterocanonical sources (hence the abbreviation JEDP). This theory is also known under other names, such as the Wellhausen hypothesis (named after Julius Wellhausen, who pioneered the theory).

This theory states that a final editor or compositor (or a number of them) drew upon these different traditions in assembling the Pentateuch and that one can identify the source by noting certain clues in the text. For example, the Jahwist source is supposed to favor the divine name Yahweh “(I AM”), while the Elohist source is supposed to favor the term Elohim or El (“God”).

Three of the sources, J, E, and P, are thought to have gone into the writing of Genesis. The reason many think this undermines the historicity of Genesis is that all of these sources are considered inaccurate, written centuries after the time of Moses.

In fact, the conclusion that they are inaccurate does not follow from the idea that they are from a late date. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit even late sources are infallible, just like early sources. The conclusion that Moses did not edit or oversee the editing of the Genesis is also not required. Even if J, E, D, and P were real sources, Moses could have been the one who wove them together. There are other problems with the JEDP theory. For example, many passages in Genesis contain references to God using both divine names (“the Lord God” or “Yahweh Elohim”).

For an excellent discussion and critique of the JEDP theory, see Before Abraham Was by Isaac Kikawada and Arthur Quinn (available from Catholic Answers for $13.95 post paid).

At Catholic Answers, we prefer the GELND theory, which claims that the Pentateuch is a compilation of five sources: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Are there any other good commentaries on the Old Testament (other than Haydock)?

From a Catholic perspective? That and the Navarre are it, as far as I know. Everything else in print is too liberal, IMHO.

Also, has anyone read any of the the Ignatius Study Bible set?:

I have them all and they are excellent. I can’t wait until the whole Bible is completed.

 

[Madia]

From a Catholic perspective? That and the Navarre are it, as far as I know. Everything else in print is too liberal, IMHO.

Did anyone ever read “A Commentary on The Book of Psalms” by St. Robert Bellarmine:
stjohnfisherforum.org/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=SCR2403

Other than the four sourse theory, is the Navarre Pentateuch commentary pretty good?

After the New Testament is complete, will Ignatius start publishing Bible study books for the Old Testament?

What I’m reading now “Understanding The Scriptures - The Didache Series”:
ewtn.com/vcatalogue/pages/itemdetail.asp?itemcode=7474&source=categories.asp&category=BOOKS&pgnu=3

So far, it seems like a great place for beginners. After it I’ll probably go with the Ignatius Bible study books.

 

[Cesaria]

I love it because of its excellent comentary.

 

[mspencer]

Madia:

Did anyone ever read “A Commentary on The Book of Psalms” by St. Robert Bellarmine:
stjohnfisherforum.org/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=SCR2403

    I admire this commentary and in fact since it was out of print then I photocopied the entire commentary after coming across a copy in my library, to have a copy for myself. St. Robert Bellarmine was a very learned man and was proclaimed a doctor of the Church in 1931.

 

[anawim]

mspencer:

Madia:

Did anyone ever read “A Commentary on The Book of Psalms” by St. Robert Bellarmine:
stjohnfisherforum.org/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=SCR2403

I admire this commentary and in fact since it was out of print then I photocopied the entire commentary after coming across a copy in my library, to have a copy for myself. St. Robert Bellarmine was a very learned man and was proclaimed a doctor of the Church in 1931.

I purchased a copy from Catholic Treasures. Not a source that I normally recommend, but in this case, a good purchase.