About the Ancient Christian Commentary on
Scripture Series
he Ancient Christian Commentary on
Scripture does what very few of today's students of the
Bible could do for themselves. With the aid of computer
technology, the vast array of writings from the church
fathers--including much that is available only in the
ancient languages--have been combed for their comment on
Scripture. From these results, scholars with a deep
knowledge of the fathers and a heart for the church have
hand-selected material for each volume, shaping,
annotating and introducing it to today's readers. Each
portion of commentary has been chosen for its salient
insight, its rhetorical power and its faithful
representation of the consensual exegesis of the early
church.
The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture is an
ecumenical project, promoting a vital link of
communication between the varied Christian traditions of
today and their common ancient ancestors in the faith.
On this shared ground, we listen as leading pastoral
theologians of seven centuries gather around the text of
Scripture and offer their best theological, spiritual
and pastoral insights.
Today the historical-critical method of interpretation
has nearly exhausted its claim on the biblical text and
on the church. In its wake there is a widespread
yearning among Christian individuals and communities for
the wholesome, the deep and the enduring. The Ancient
Christian Commentary on Scripture does not seek to
replace those excellent commentaries that have been
produced in the twentieth century. Rather, it
supplements them, framing them with interpretive voices
that have long sustained the church and only recently
have fallen silent. It invites us to listen with
appreciative ears and sympathetic minds as our ancient
ancestors in the faith describe and interpret the
scriptural vistas as they see them.
The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture is a
postcritical revival of the early commentary tradition
known as the glossa ordinaria, a text artfully
elaborated with ancient and authoritative reflections
and insights. An uncommon companion for theological
interpretation, spiritual reading, and wholesome teaching
and preaching.
Another Resource
Readers of the ACCS will also enjoy the Reformation Commentary on Scripture (RCS) by IVP. The RCS will be a 28-volume work that presents commentary by Protestant Reformation figures on the entirety of the Bible, chapter by chapter.
InterVarsity Press / PO Box 1400 / Downers Grove, IL 60515 / 630.734.4000 /
he Ancient Christian Commentary on
Scripture does what very few of today's students of the
Bible could do for themselves. With the aid of computer
technology, the vast array of writings from the church
fathers--including much that is available only in the
ancient languages--have been combed for their comment on
Scripture. From these results, scholars with a deep
knowledge of the fathers and a heart for the church have
hand-selected material for each volume, shaping,
annotating and introducing it to today's readers. Each
portion of commentary has been chosen for its salient
insight, its rhetorical power and its faithful
representation of the consensual exegesis of the early
church.