DONATE THIS SET TO A CATHOLIC SEMINARY: Commentary on the Catholic Douay-Rheims New Testament Exegeted from the Original Greek and Latin - All 4 Volumes

Few gifts reach further than one placed in the hands of a future priest. This purchase provides the complete four-volume Commentary on the Catholic Douay-Rheims New Testament and has it sent directly to a Catholic seminary in the United States of your choosing, so that seminarians can study Scripture from it for years to come.

How it works

You may donate the set to your local diocesan seminary, to whatever seminary your diocese sends its seminarians, or to any Catholic seminary you wish. A directory is available here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholic_seminaries. Please look up the exact address of the seminary you choose and enter it at checkout for delivery. Once we receive the order, we will verify that the address is correct. We recommend contacting the seminary librarian first, both to confirm that they are able to receive the donated set and so they can anticipate the shipment. Thank you, Laurence Gonzaga, CAI Store Admin.

About the Commentary

For the first time in Catholic history, the New Testament is conservatively exegeted from the original Greek in a detailed analysis of grammar and etymology, with occasional attention to the Vulgate's Latin, to the English of the Douay-Rheims, and to many other English translations for comparison. Every verse is interpreted from the grammar and context of the passage, with key magisterial documents included where appropriate, alongside quotations and references from the Fathers and medievals, catechisms, encyclopedias, and other dogmatic sources. The exegesis follows the grammatical-historical method, with occasional recourse to typology and symbolism, especially in prophetic passages, and weighs the Greek textual-critical data wherever those variants bear on the meaning. Each verse carries numerous cross-references, more than any Catholic Bible in history, and the work holds throughout that all Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit and wholly inerrant in its history as well as its soteriology.

The text is set among roughly 1,000 of the most celebrated biblical paintings in history, drawn from the Gothic, Romanesque, Renaissance, Baroque, and other movements, many at full length. Paired with the trusted 1609 Douay-Rheims and its 1899 American edition, it lets the reader get behind St. Jerome's fourth-century Latin rendering of the Greek texts he used for the 27 books of the New Testament. The set comprises four volumes, each about 700 pages on a 6 by 9 hardback frame.

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"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)

"I just recently purchased your book 'Commentary on the Catholic Douay-Rheims New Testament' Volume II, St. Luke and Acts of the Apostles. How can you do this?!!!! I am very well pleased with the quality of this book. The pages are laid out very well, with bolding, italicization, and the quality of the pages is superb! The number of pictures throughout are top quality. This $69 should be a $169 minimum. I can't thank you enough for the hard work and effort that went into making this masterpiece sir. As you've indicated by other readers in your latest YouTube Wednesday, I went through the first 60 pages on a Sunday evening. I am inspired to read the Word of God again. I am truly grateful. I am a big fan and have purchased in years past the movie The Principle, and also own your newest creation, Day 1 and Day 2, which are very well put together, including Foundations Restored. When resources are replenished, I plan on buying other books (John, Matthew, Mark) and will also provide a donation as this work is well deserved. May God bless you and your family abundantly!" (B.H., Cincinnati, OH)

"I recently received the Volume II of the Commentary on the Catholic Douay-Rheims New Testament, hardcover, which is a tremendous book. Never have I seen anything like this in a Catholic Bible... The paintings are priceless, the commentary extensive, the colored maps so helpful, and the chronology tables very informative and easy to follow. Thanks again for the great work. I am hoping to spread the word about the Bible, which is invaluable. I often post things that Evangelicals respond to, and this will make my work more complete and authoritative, having these books to refer to." (T.H.)