Customer Review: I have read many Biblical commentaries. I was looking for a Catholic Bible commentary, because I am Catholic but this Jerome commentary is the least organized and the most controversial; almost evasive in its format and content.
Customer Review: Roland Murphy is an acclaimed scholar of biblical wisdom literature, but this introductory book is quite plodding and uninsightful. He's overly cautious throughout, and refrains from saying anything particularly pointed or definite. A lot of the time, he'll write, "theory 'A' is intriguing and there... more info
Customer Review: The "New Jerome Biblical Handbook" remains one of the most important books to come out of religious publishing in some time. It is an absolute essential for the busy clergyman who does not have the time for the in-depth reading and studying required for the far more academic "New... more info
Customer Review: I am disappointed in the brevity of the work (on Ecclesiastes). If only the commentary would correspond with the introduction offered, it would be a more useful work to me. It does have exegetical remarks, but not sufficiently so. I have failed to see any sense of useful application offered by the... more info
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