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Bergant's commentary examines the visceral poetry of Lamentations, a book that plumbs the depths of biblical Israel's despair over the destruction of Jerusalem.... More

A well-known biblical scholar presents thought-provoking reflections on the Lectionary readings for each Sunday and feast for the Year of Mark.... More

This study explores Old Testament history, theology, and stories, bringing a clear presentation of the God who acts and the people of the covenant, from the creation accounts of Genesis to the fall of the Northern Kingdom and its prophets.... More

In the first volume of this work, Dianne Bergant leads readers in an exploration of the earliest years of Israelite history, from the accounts of creation in Genesis through the divided Kingdom of David. Already drawn into the drama of Israel's beginnings, readers of Israel's Story--Part One will be... More

"Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." What Saint Jerome said centuries ago is surely still true today--any serious theological study must be grounded in Scripture. While there are plenty of biblical scholars today, few authors are able to introduce Scripture to students the way Dianne Ber... More

The result of recent exegetical work, these commentaries are designed to help the reader translate the scriptures into personal, social, and ecclesial life. Ample introductions present the Sacred Book and its author from both a theological and spiritual perspective. The body text consists of the Sac... More

In this fascinating look at the Old Testament, Sister Bergant describes the history and relevance of ancient Israel while teaching about the ancestors, judges, kings, prophets, priests, wise ones, mysterious figures, rebels, lovers, and healers how bring the Old Testament to life and lay the foundat... More

Dianne Bergant offers a fresh approach to all the wisdom books of the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Apocrypha. She concentrates on the final canonical form of each book and takes the "integrity of creation" as the basic interpretive perspective. This means, among other things, that the idea of the unit... More

The Complete text of each biblical book is given, with the commentary on the same or facing page. Review aids and discussion topics make the series practical and useful for individual or group Bible study.... More

The Complete text of each biblical book is given, with the commentary on the same or facing page. Review aids and discussion topics make the series practical and useful for individual or group Bible study.... More