The Navarre Bible: The Acts of the Apostles

by Faculty of Theology of the University of Navarre

Publishers:

Four Courts; Scepter

, 2005

Overview

In the early 1970s the theology faculty of the University of Navarre embarked on the project of making a new Spanish translation of the Bible—a volume accompanied by commentary designed for the general reader. This project was entrusted to the faculty by St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei and the university’s first chancellor. The first volume, St. Matthew, appeared in 1976; the project was completed February 2005. The Navarre Bible series is considered by many the best Catholic commentary on the Bible available today.

More comprehensive than the The Navarre Bible: New Testament, this volume features notes and introductions—rarely very technical—designed to illuminate the spiritual and theological message of the Bible. The Standard Edition is replete with quotations from commentaries by the Fathers, as well as excerpts from other spiritual writers—not least among them, St. Josemaría Escrivá—provided to show how they read Scripture and made it meaningful in their lives.

The Acts of the Apostles is a compendium of the Christian faith in action. It combines history and theology to illustrate various aspects of the first Church—such as how Christianity spread after Christ’s ascension and how the Church was established. It provides a detailed view of the life of the early community of Christians in Jerusalem and of the dispersion of the Christians, as well as of Paul’s missionary journeys and imprisonment.

The Navarre Bible New Testament, Standard Edition is both scholarly and readable, presenting an intellectual, historical, and applicable survey of the riches of the New Testament. In the Logos edition of The Acts of the Apostels, each Scripture passage links to your favorite translation, and is easy to study side-by-side with your other commentaries. You can search by topic or Scripture with split-second results!

Key Features

• Provides an introduction to the Acts of the Apostles
• Draws on numerous Catholic resources
• Contains a table of sources cited, maps, and informative notes

Contents

• Preface and Preliminary Notes
• Abbreviations
• Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles
  • Title and Literary Genre
  • Theme and Structure
  • Author and Date of Composition
  • Historical Accuracy
  • Sources
  • Doctrinal Content
• The Acts of the Apostels: English Version, with Notes
• New Vulgate Text
• Explanatory Notes
• Headings Added to the Biblical Text
• Maps
• Sources Quoted in the Commentary

Top Highlights

“Peter sums up the discussion and offers a solution which coincides with St Paul’s view of the matter: it is grace and not the Law that saves, and therefore circumcision and the Law itself have been superseded by faith in Jesus Christ.” (Page 117)

“Pentecost was one of the three great Jewish feasts for which many Israelites went on pilgrimage to the Holy City to worship God in the temple. It originated as a harvest thanksgiving, with an offering of first-fruits. Later it was given the additional dimension of commemorating the promulgation of the Law given by God to Moses on Sinai.” (Page 30)

“James the Greater would have been martyred in the year 42 or 43. He was the first apostle to die for the faith and the only one whose death is mentioned in the New Testament.” (Page 99)

“Acts is a sort of compendium of the Christian faith in action” (Page 16)

“aims primarily at strengthening the faith of Christians” (Page 11)

Praise for the Series

[The Bible is] presented unambiguously as the inspired Word of God and, with the help of the commentaries, we are introduced to 2,000 years of contemplative Christian reading and living of the sacred Word.

—Osservatore Romano

. . . Superb volume for adult Bible Study . . . most helpful, enlightening, and fascinating.

—Catholic Transcript

Product Details

• Title: The Navarre Bible: The Acts of the Apostles
• Translator: Michael Adams
• Edition: Revised
• Publisher: Four Courts Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Pages: 232

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