Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (30-Volume Set)

Westminster Bookstore Note: This commentary set contains a volume on the Apocrypha. While we find these books to be of significance in the study of church history and historical theology, we hold to the position of the Westminster Confession of Faith which states: “The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon of the Scripture, and therefore are of no authority in the church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than other human writings.“

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) is a unique series encompassing all of Scripture and offering contemporary readers the opportunity to study for themselves the key writings of the early church fathers. Arranged by the books of the Bible, each portion of commentary allows the living voices of the church in its formative centuries to speak as they engage the sacred page of Scripture, rendered throughout the series in English in the ecumenically accepted Revised Standard Version of the Bible. This thirty-volume series–now in paperback for the first time–includes an additional companion volume featuring biographical sketches, a comprehensive timeline, master indexes of Scripture references and authors, and more. The ACCS 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. 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, rhetorical power, and faithful representation of the consensual exegesis of the early church. An ecumenical project, the ACCS promotes 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 six centuries gather around the text of Scripture and offer their best theological, spiritual, and pastoral insights.

Ancient Commentators Include:

Augustine Athanasius Clement of Alexandria Justin Martyr Irenaeus Tertullian John Chrysostom Isaac of Nineveh Origen Didymus Basil the Great Gregory of Nazianzus EusebiusCyril of Jerusalem Jerome Ignatius of Antioch Ambrose Gregory of Nyssa Hilary of Poitiers Hippolytus John Cassian and more…

The volumes that are included in this set are as follows:

• Genesis 1-11
• Genesis 12-50
• Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
• Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel
• 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
• Job
• Psalms 1-50
• Psalms 51-150
• Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
• Isaiah 1-39
• Isaiah 40-66
• Jeremiah, Lamentations
• Ezekiel, Daniel
• The Twelve Prophets
• Apocrypha
• Matthew 1-13
• Matthew 14-28
• Mark
• Luke
• John 1-10
• John 11-21
• Acts
• Romans
• 1-2 Corinthians
• Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians
• Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
• Hebrews
• James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude
• Revelation
• Commentary Index and Resources