Commentary on the Catholic Douay-Rheims New Testament Exegeted from the Original Greek and Latin - Volume 4 - Second Timothy to Apocalypse

For the first time in Catholic history, the New Testament is conservatively exegeted from the original Greek in a detailed and comprehensive analysis of grammar and etymology, with occasional attention to the Vulgate's Latin, the English of the Douay-Rheims, and many other English translations for comparison. Every verse is interpreted from its grammar and context, and where fitting the exegesis draws in key magisterial documents, the Fathers and Medievals, and catechisms, encyclopedias, and other dogmatic sources.

The method is grammatical-historical, with occasional recourse to typology and symbolism, especially in prophetic passages, and it engages the Greek textual-critical data wherever differences in the textual tradition bear on the meaning. Each verse carries numerous cross-references to related Scriptures, giving the Commentary the most extensive cross-referencing of any Catholic Bible in history. Throughout, it holds the traditional Catholic position that all Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit and wholly inerrant in its history as well as its soteriology.

The text is enriched by roughly a thousand of the most famous paintings in history across the three volumes, drawn from the Gothic, Romanesque, Renaissance, Baroque, and other movements, many reproduced at full length, alongside an assortment of biblical images. The Commentary comes in three volumes, each roughly 700 pages, on a 6 by 9 inch hardback frame for easy handling: a one-of-a-kind study source meant to serve as an heirloom for years to come.

Thank you for putting all of the time and effort into the project, I truly think your commentaries are the best I've ever read. (Wesley Hunt)