Commentary on the Catholic Douay-Rheims New Testament Exegeted from the Original Greek and Latin - Volume 1 - Gospels of Sts. Mark, Matthew, & John

Made in the tradition of Robert Sungenis' other biblical commentaries, this is Volume 1 of the four-volume series on the Douay-Rheims New Testament, covering the Gospels of Sts. Mark, Matthew, and John. Its 760 pages make it one of the most thoroughly exegeted commentaries ever brought to the Catholic market.

With deep analysis of the original Greek and important references to the Vulgate Latin, Sungenis draws out of the Gospels things you will not find in any other New Testament commentary, Catholic or Protestant. Each verse is interpreted by the grammatical-historical method, that is, from the original Greek grammar and from the conviction that what we read in the Gospels is real history recorded by the Evangelists. The text is accompanied by more than 250 paintings and images, from masters such as Michelangelo, da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Rubens to gifted artists you have never heard of, to deepen your encounter with Jesus and his apostles.

The commentary also provides hundreds of cross-references to other passages, title separations between the stories for easier reading, an introduction to each Gospel, the critical Greek texts that show where the manuscripts are certain or in doubt, references and translations for the Hebrew texts quoted in the New Testament, the words and ideas of the Church Fathers and medieval theologians, references to the Catholic catechisms, papal statements and conciliar decrees, and apologetic answers to the anti-Catholic denominations. There is simply nothing like it, a keepsake to be handed down to your children.

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