This volume inaugurates a series of accessibly written yet substantive commentaries for use in Catholic universities, seminaries, and parishes.

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The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

The earliest of the four Gospels, the book portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with enemies, his inner and external demons, and with his devoted but disconcerted disciples. Unlike other gospels, his parables are obscure, to be explained secretly to his followers. With an introduction by Nick Cave

R.H. Lightfoot's 'St. John's Gospel: a Commentary' reached a wide new audience as 'Oxford Paperback No. 5'. In this short book, the author examines, with the same beautiful lucidity and deep insight, various aspects of the message of St. Mark.

"This book, a companion volume to Gospels and Acts, is an omnibus edition comprising four titles in the Navarre Bible New Testament. These are: Romans and Galatians, Corinthians, Captivity Letters (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon), and Thessalonians and Pastoral Letters - all the texts directly attributed to St. Paul. The Navarre Bible Reader's Edition contains the full biblical text in the Revised Standard Version with notes or commentaries provided by members of Navarre University's theology faculty. The commentaries seek to explain the doctrinal and practical meaning of the scriptural text, drawing on a rich variety of sources - Church documents, the exegesis of Fathers and Doctors, and the works of prominent spiritual writers, including Saint Josemaria Escriva, who initiated the Navarre Bible project."--BOOK JACKET.