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Catholic Theology, Scripture Languages, Scripture Study

Aquinas’ Commentary on Ephesians and Galatians

Commentary on St Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians.  St. Thomas Aquinas, trans. Matthew L. Lamb, OCSO. Magi Books, Inc. 1966. hardcover with dust jacket. 311 pages. €10. This is a collection of lectures on Ephesians given by St. Thomas Aquinas during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Paris. This book consists of five chapters, each chapter consisting…

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Catholic Theology, Scripture Languages, Scripture Study

A Companion to Scripture Studies

John E. Steinmueller, S.T.D. 3 volumes – COMPLETE SET, hardcover with dust jacket. 8th printing, 1954. weighs 2.170 kilo. A steal at only €50. for the set. Review: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3262225?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents Steinmueller was at one point President of the Pontifical Commission on Scripture, from whence  came all the official directives on what could and could not be stated about the individual books…

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Catholic Theology, Scripture Languages, Scripture Study, Scritto in italiano, Written in Italian

Dizionario illustrato greco-italiano

Liddell & Scott. A cura di Cataudella, Manfredi, di Benedetto. Le Monnier, 1975-1995. Copertina rigida. peso 2,270 grammi 1,563 pagine. €45. Oltre 35.000 voci evidenziate a colori; Trascrizioni fonetica internazionale; Categorie grammaticali; Esempi d’uso e locuzioni; Materie specialistiche segnalate; 100 finestre informative su cultura e tradizioni; lista dei verbi irregolari; Apparati numerici.  

Chronicles
Ancient Rome, Art History, Rome, Scripture Study, Tour Guide Interest

The “Chronicles” Series

  Chronicle of the Roman Emperors. The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of the Imperial Rome. Chris Scarre. Thames and Hudson. Hardcover with dustjacket. 1995. 240 pages. 328 illustrations, 111 in color. Index.  191 x 253 x 25.4mm. weighs 1,040 grams. €10.             I  found this book so good, I bought the entire set!             Chronicle of the Roman Emperors…

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Scripture Languages, Scripture Study

The Text of the Old Testament

Würthwein. 1995 English translation. softcover, 293 pages. €5. This classic introduction to textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible is now entirely updated in the light of new critical editions of the texts and recent contributions and findings in the various areas of history of the text-especially the Masoretic text, the Septuagint, the Peshitta, and the Dead Sea Scrolls-and of textual…

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Catholic Theology, Scripture Study

Upon This Rock. Stephen Ray

St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church. Ignatius Press. softcover, 331 pages, index. Autographed copy! (no other marks). €10. Ray, a former Evangelical Protestant and Bible teacher, goes through the Scriptures and the first five centuries of the Church to demonstrate that the early Christians had a clear understanding of the primacy of Peter…

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Catholic Theology, Saints' Lives, Scripture Study

Mary and the Fathers of the Church

The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. Luigi Gambero, Ignatius Press, 1999. Softcover, 439 pages. €10. Father Luigi Gambero, internationally-known expert on early Christianity, presents a comprehensive survey of the development of Marian doctrine and devotion during the first eight centuries. Focusing on the lives and works of over thirty of the most famous Church Fathers and early Christian writers,…

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Catholic Theology, Scripture Languages, Scripture Study, Scritto in italiano, Written in Italian

Il vangelo secondo Giovanni, Zumstein

Paperback. 2 vol., 1,042 pagine. excellent condition. weighs 1.4 kilo. €40 for i 2 volume. Diverso per molti e rilevanti aspetti dai vangeli sinottici, in particolare per l’ampio respiro teologico, il Vangelo di Giovanni è uno dei più importanti testi biblici. Maestro incontestato della materia, Jean Zumstein propone un commentario, in due volumi, a un tempo scientifico e pastorale con…

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