The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture from InterVarsity Press 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.

As the earliest extant Christian writings outside the New Testament, the Apostolic Fathers are a primary resource for the study of early Christianity. These writings provide significant and unparalleled insight into the Christian movement during a critical transitional stage in its history. Michael W. Holmes, a top scholar in this field, considers them to hold "fundamental significance...for the study of the New Testament."

The Catena Aurea (or, Golden Chain) is a compilation of Patristic commentary on the Gospels and contains passages from over eighty Church Fathers. In this masterpiece, Aquinas seamlessly weaves together extracts from various Fathers to provide a complete commentary on all four Gospels.

The 8-volume Catholic Theology and Dogma Collection provides the basic tenets of Catholic theology, dogma, and practice. With titles by Ludwig Ott, Henry Denzinger, and Sylvester Joseph Hunter, these volumes have helped define dogma during times of dissension, providing necessary teaching to articulate Catholic theology.

The Collected Works of John Henry Newman (31 Vols.) contains the most influential works written by John Henry Newman. Cardinal Newman ranks as a giant among nineteenth century academics. Newman was a pioneer in the modern study of Church history and doctrine, and his works represent some of the most thoughtful and complete treatments on the subject.

Logos is pleased to offer the Collegeville Catholic Reference Library: Full Edition, Version 3. The Logos edition is ideal for anyone looking to enrich their personal Bible study, from a Catholic perspective, with Liturgical Press's most popular reference works.

The Collegeville Catholic Reference Library, Version 2.0, which includes some of Liturgical Press' most popular reference works, provides an exciting understanding of Catholic theology and spirituality. This collection is the perfect combination of dictionaries and commentaries for in-depth Bible study from a Catholic perspective.

Logos is pleased to offer the Collegeville Catholic Reference Library: Basic Scripture Edition, Version 1. The Logos edition is ideal for anyone looking to enrich their personal Bible study, from a Catholic perspective, with a solid Bible commentary and two commonly used Bible translations.

In his mammoth 12-volume Dogmatic Theology, Joseph Pohle articulates one of the clearest and most succinct systems of Roman Catholic theology in recent years. As a member of the founding faculty of the Catholic University in America and a frequent contributor to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Pohle offers a unique—and important—Catholic perspective for theological scholarship in America.

This complete set of the writings of the Early Church Fathers translated into English is one of the most important collections of historical, philosophical and theological writings available to the student of the Christian Church. Includes the Libronix Digital Library System viewer. These documents provide the most comprehensive witness to the development of Christianity and Christian thought during the period immediately following the Apostolic Era.

The Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler (12 Vols.) from Logos Bible Software contains the unabridged text of Alban Butler’s classic work, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints. Originally published between 1756 and 1759, Butler’s magnum opus is an unparalleled English source for the study of the Christian saints.

In this comprehensive volume, Thomas Lea presents a clear and concise introduction to the New Testament, giving readers the key to understanding these important texts. The work also focuses on specific New Testament books such as the Gospels, Acts, and Paul and his letters. Written in an easy-to-understand style and form, Lea’s text unlocks the message of the New Testament for both new students and seasoned scholars.

As the most influential apologetic work of the Western Church, the Summa Contra Gentiles has shaped and defined theological and philosophical enquiry for hundreds of years. This vast work aims to establish the truth of the Christian religion by laying out a defense of the Christian faith from the perspective of both faith and reason.

Thomas Aquinas stands among the most important thinkers in the history of Christianity, and his famous Summa Theologica represents the pinnacle of medieval theology and perhaps the most influential theological work in the history of Western Christianity. In the volumes of his writings we find the forerunners of every intellectual development in the eight centuries that followed, and the depth of his understanding of the nature and being of God has left a lasting mark on the enterprise of Christian theological reflection ever since.

Editors: Thomas G. Weinandy, Daniel A. Keating and John P. Yocum

This book provides a critical study of the main Christian doctrines as understood and explained by Thomas Aquinas. The whole Thomistic revival of the last century focused almost exclusively on Aquinas as the Christian philosopher. hus books and articles developed his understanding of being, his epistemology, natural theology, etc. However little has been done, even to this day, by way of examining Aquinas’ teaching on the major Christian doctrines.

Author: Adriaan Bredero

Bernard of Clairvaux: Between Cult and History summarizes Bredero's lifelong study of Bernard, the Cistercian monk who was arguably the most influential ecclesiastical figure of the twelfth century and who remains one of the church's most venerated saints.

A compilation of historic creeds of the faith, including: The Apostles’ Creed, The Nicene Creed, The Symbol of Chalcedon and The Athanasian Creed, and the following Historic Confessions and Statements of Faith: The Belgic Confession, The Heidelberg Catechism, and The Canons of Dordt.

For nearly one thousand years, theologians, philosophers, and Christian apologists have felt the effects of Anselm of Canterbury. Anselm’s theological method was rigorous, and represented a seismic shift in medieval thought. He is widely considered the founder scholastic theology, and he has been called the church’s “second Augustine.” The Major Works of Anselm of Canterbury contains Anselm’s important theological and philosophical writings: the Proslogium, the Monologium, Cur Deus Homo, and In Behalf of the Fool.

Author: Oxford Society of Historical Theology

The New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers is a classic work in Biblical scholarship, treasured by generations of scholars since its initial publication in 1905. Prepared by a committee of Biblical scholars upon appointment of the Society of Historical Theology in Oxford, this volume presents passages from the Apostolic Fathers which display—or are thought to display—the Fathers’ acquaintance with New Testament literature.

Author: Webber, Robert

Twenty Centuries of Christian Worship traces the history of the church from the New Testament period through the modern era detailing worship in the early church, the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Roman Catholic worship, post-Reformation worship, and worship renewal movements in the Twentieth Century. Various historic models of worship are represented including The Didache, Martin Luther's Formula Missae, and John Wesley's Sunday Service.

This title is also available as part of: The Complete Library of Christian Worship (8 Vols.)

erome's translation of the Greek and Hebrew Scriptures into the vulgar (common) tongue of his time: Latin. It was recognized as authoritative during the Council of Trent (1546) and became the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church. The widespread use of the Vulgate is also recognizable in its influence in early modern Bible translations, such as the Authorized, or King James, Version.

Commissioned by Pope Damasus I and prepared c. A.D. 383-405, Jerome's Vulgate rapidly became the standard version of the Bible in the West and remained so for centuries. The Clementine Vulgate is the official edition of the Latin Vulgate, corrected and standardized following the Council of Trent and promulgated in 1592 by Pope Clement VIII.

Whether you are learning Latin for the first time or wish to “brush up” what you have already learned, this resource is designed to give you easy access to both a dictionary and a grammar reference guide. Collins Latin Dictionary and Grammar offers comprehensive treatment of the vocabulary of texts read in school and the university.

Author: J. M. Harden

The Dictionary of the Vulgate New Testament, by J. M. Harden, provides concise glosses of all the words in the 1911 Oxford critical edition of the Vulgate New Testament. In addition, introductory materials explain differences between the Oxford edition and the Clementine edition of the Vulgate, and orthographical differences between the editions are noted in the front matter and in the articles themselves.

Author: Rev. H. P. V. Nunn

An Introduction to Ecclesiastical Latin was written to meet the needs of students who desire to study the Latin language in the form it assumed in the hands of the Fathers of the Western Church and of their successors.

Fifty years in the making, the Oxford Latin Dictionary is the first Latin-English dictionary based on a fresh reading of original sources. The Dictionary was published in eight fascicles between 1968 and 1982, when it was first made available in a single bound volume.

This collection features some of the finest resources available to the student beginning in New Testament Greek. In 100 lessons, it introduces basic Greco-Latin grammar, syntactical constructions, the morphology of New Testament Greek, and discusses many other grammatical items necessary for any novice NT Greek student.

Who was Jesus? This has been the perennial question of Christians and non-Christians alike for two thousand years. In this massive 4-volume exposition of the historical Jesus, noted scholar John P. Meier pursues the historical Jesus and his impact for today’s world. His well-reasoned account of the life of Jesus is nothing less than startling, as though almost 2,000 years later we were seeing Jesus for the first time as his contemporaries would have seen him—“a marginal Jew”—with all the implications and questions raised by this deliberately provocative title. Indeed, the author has here sketched out for us the portrait of Jesus for our times.

Raymond E. Brown is recognized as a leading scholar of the New Testament. His commentaries have helped a generation of pastors and scholars interpret and understand the Gospel and epistles of John. His groundbreaking historical studies have become standard additions to theological and biblical libraries everywhere. Since his career began nearly fifty years ago, Brown has pursued a career of honest scholarship of New Testament exegesis and interpretation. The 5-volume Raymond E. Brown Collection contains Brown’s massive 2-volume commentary on Jesus’ Passion, his commentary on the infancy narratives in Matthew and Luke, and two introductory volumes—one on the New Testament and the other on the Gospel of John.

G. K. Chesterton Collection (15 Vols.) was a well-known novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and ardent apologist for the Christian faith. One of Britain’s most famous and prolific twentieth century writers, his apologetic works—such as Orthodoxy—have influenced generations of Christian belief.

The Northwest Semitic Collection sheds light on the northwestern branch of the Semitic family of languages, of which Biblical Hebrew is a member. Because of the relatively small size of the corpus of Biblical Hebrew, scholars turn to other languages in the Northwest Semitic family to understand the Hebrew Bible. These languages include Ugaritic, Aramaic, and Phoenician-Punic.

The PBI New Testament Studies Collection features studies in the New Testament from the Pontifical Biblical Institute. The eleven engaging volumes present erudite perspectives on a number of important issues in the New Testament. These include the transfiguration of Jesus, the divine sonship of Christians in the Johannine writings, Christ’s resurrection, and many others.

The PBI Old Testament Studies Collection features studies in the Old Testament from the Pontifical Biblical Institute. The six engaging volumes present erudite perspectives on a number of important issues in the Old Testament. These include the OT application of the narratology method of literary criticism, the OT conception of death, Ezekiel’s prophecy on Tyre, the literary elements and genres that constitute the eighth chapter of Daniel, and more.

The BHS Helps Collection presents three terrific resources designed to enhance your study of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. The titles comprising the collection include the Massorah Gedolah and two analyses of the language of the Hebrew Bible.

Author: Joseph Sievers

This volume offers a synopsis of 1 and 2 Maccabees in Greek. It includes not only all parallel sections of these two books but also Books 12-14 of Josephus’ Jewish Antiquities to the extent that they are paralleled in 1 Maccabees or in the Jewish War. Thus, the major sources for the history of Palestine from 175 to 37 BCE are made available here together for the first time in electronic form.

Author: Paul Joüon (trans. Takamitsu Muraoka)

Already well-known in its two-volume first edition, this is the most extensive revision yet of Paul Joüon and T. Muraoka’s Grammar of Biblical Hebrew, one of the most complete Hebrew grammars available in English. The first English edition of 1991 was based on the original work in French by Paul Joüon published for the first time in 1923. This new revised edition brings the work up to the present by taking account of developments in our understanding of the Hebrew language during the intervening years.

Author: Joseoph A. Fitzmyer

An Introductory Bibliography for the Study of Scripture presents an annotated list of scholarly works, perfect for the student beginning a study in one of the many Scripture-related disciplines. Fitzmyer has gathered together the greatest titles in Biblical literature and briefly describes each work.

Author: Peter S. Williamson

This volume identifies the key principles of Catholic biblical interpretation proposed in the Pontifical Biblical Commission’s document The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church. The meaning of each of these twenty principles is explained and their significance is explored in light of commentary on Scripture and contemporary scholarly discussion.

Author: Paul Kalluveettil

Declaration and Covenant is a fascinating examination of covenant formulae from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East. This study shows how covenant partners sometimes created their connection by an oral declaration like the formula: “I am yours, you are mine.” This oral declaration could affect the original covenantal union, or it could reaffirm the existing bond or reestablish a broken pact.

Author: Thomas G. Weinandy and Daniel A. Keating

There is no book in English that treats the whole of Cyril’s theological thought. In the past scholars have normally focused on Cyril’s Christology and left largely unexamined the remainder of his theological thought. Thus the English-speaking scholarly community has never fully appreciated the breadth, the depth and the immense significance of Cyril’s theology.