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(PVHS) A PANORAMIC VIEW OF HOLY SCRIPTURE:

Orthodox Homilies introducing all the books of the Old and New Testament .

Vol. 1. 303pp; Vol. 2:  184pp.   Augustinos N. Kantiotes, Bishop of Florina, Greece.

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ANCIENT CHRISTIAN COMMENTARY ON SCRIPTURE. Edited by Thomas C. Oden and Christopher A. Hall. This will be a 27 volume series of Patristic Commentaries on the Old and New Testament. This series gives the commentaries of the Church Fathers, as well as ecclesiastical writers like Augustine, Origen, Clement of Alexandria, on the Holy Scriptures. It faithfully presents the writings of the Fathers and early church writers on the various scriptural passages. A valuable reference work for our Orthodox clergy and for the Orthodox Christian who is seeking a patristic  commentary on the scriptures. List price: $40.00 Our price per volume: Cloth e$35.00

(ACO1) Old Testament: Vol. I: Genesis I-II, 199pp  Order

(ACO2) Old Testament: Vol. II: Genesis I2-50, 392pp  Order

(ACO3) Old Testament:  Vol. III: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy,   382pp  Order

(ACO4)
  Old Testament, Vol. IV: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Samuel 1-2.  458pp 
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(ACO5) Old Testamenet, V. 5: 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.  450pp.   Order

(ACO6) Old Testament Vol. VI: Job. 251pp. Order

(ACO8)  Old Testament, Vol. 8  Psalms 51-150.  499pp.    Order

(ACO9) Old Testament, Vol. IX: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.   434pp.   Order 

(ACO10)
Old Testament: Vol. X: Isaiah 1-39.  324pp. 
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(ACO11)   Old Testament: Vol. XI: Isaiah 40-56.  349pp.  Order

(ACO13) Old Testament, V. 13:  Ezekiel, Daniel378pp.  Order

(ACO14) Old Testament: Vol. XIV: The Twelve Prophets, 366pp  Order

(ACC1A) VOL. 1a: ) MATTHEW,  chapter 1-13. 326pp.     Order

(ACC1B) VOL.1b: ) MATTHEW,  chapter 14-28. 344pp.   Order

(ACC2) VOL. II: MARK 275pp  Order

(ACC3) VOL. III: LUKE 444pp  Order

(ACC4A) Vol. IVa, JOHN, Chapters 1-10.  417pp e$35.00 Order

(ACC4B)  Vol. IVb, JOHN,  Chapers 11-21,  459pp.  e$35.00 Order

(ACC5) V. 5: Acts.  368pp.  Cloth   e$35.00 Order

(ACC6) VOL. VI: ROMANS 404pp  Order

(ACC7) VOL. VII: 1-2 CORINTHIANS 248pp. Order

(ACC8) VOL. VIII: GALATIANS, EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS 322pp  Order

(ACC9) VOL. IX: COLOSSIANS, 1-2 THESSALONIANS, 1-2 TIMOTHY, TITUS, PHILEMON 346 pp  Order

(ACC10) Vol. X: HEBREWS.  292pp. Order

(ACC11) VOL. XI:  JAMES, 1-2 PETER, 1-3 JOHN, JUDE 288 pp  Order
(ACC12) Vol. XII: REVELATION, 454pp.  Order

   THE JOHANNA MANLEY SERIES

(BHF) THE BIBLE AND THE HOLY FATHERS FOR ORTHODOX
compiled by Johanna Manley
An invaluable volume and wonderful companion to THE PROLOGUE FROM OCHRID, this large volume contains the complete Gospel and Epistle texts for the entire year, arranged as used by the Orthodox Church, together with selected Old Testament readings for major feasts and Lenten periods. Supplementing each text are short commentaries from the Holy Fathers and some contemporary Orthodox theologians. The extensive indices, bibliography and appendices allow one to locate the reading for any fixed or movable feast or commemoration, as well as a listing of readings, commentaries and sources by subject. Printed on acid-free paper in a sturdy library binding. 1134pp $2.00 postage surcharge for expedited shipment.
Cloth d$60.00  Order

(GG) GRACE FOR GRACE: The Psalter and the Holy Fathers
compiled and edited by Johanna Manley
An anthology of commentaries on the Psalter and meditations relating to the Psalms and scriptural Odes by the Church Fathers and Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich. Numerous illustrations from 11th and 12th century Greek Psalters and a 15th century Serbian Psalter. Informative and extensive indices and appendices. Uses Septuagint version translated by Holy Transfiguration Monastery. Companion volume to THE BIBLE AND THE HOLY FATHERS. Acid-free paper. 764pp 
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(ISA) ISAIAH THROUGH THE AGES
compiled and edited by Johanna Manley
A selection of commentaries on the Book of Isaiah based on the church fathers (where available), with historical and textual comments by modern scholars - in separate sections. Extensive indices. 1072pp
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(LAME) THE LAMENT OF EVE
by Johanna Manley
Based upon the commentaries by early Church Fathers on the first five chapters of Genesis, this compunctionate lament by our ancestress Eve provides insights on the creation, the image and likeness of God, the tree of life, the fall and expulsion from Paradise, God's love and more. The Epilogue develops themes of love, hope, salvation, restoration through Christ. Complete index and Bibliography for further reading. 154pp
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(WIS) WISDOM. LET US ATTEND: JOB, THE FATHERS, AND THE OLD TESTAMENT
compiled by Johanna Manley
Consists of 3 parts: Part 1: The Book of Job. Part 2: Selections from The Lament of Eve and Lessons in Divine Love. Part 3: Brief commentaries on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus , Numbers and Canticles. Also, Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich homilies on Proverbs are included.  920pp
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NEW  (PL) PRELUDE TO LIGHT, compiled and editied by Johanna Manley. A fascinating book which combines selected Old Testament quotes with corresponding New Testament verses and short commentaries from the Church Fathers. The short selections are taken from the Books of Genesis through the Psalms, in order, and provide an easy introduction to the Old Testament, enriching our understanding of the New Testament.  Many indices, maps, line icons and diagrams. Sturdy library binding with a ribbon marker386pp.  d$29.00   Order

  THE COMMENTARIES OF THE VENERABLE BEDE 


(BPSA) BEDE AND THE PSALTER by Sr. Benedicta Ward. An illuminating treatise on the devotional use of the Psalter, based on the “Abbreviated Psalter” compiled by the Venerable Bede, which is included in this monograph.  46pp.  Paper   f$11.00 Order

(TAB) BEDE: ON THE TABERNACLE
translated with notes and introduction by Arthur G. Holder
The first English translation of Bede's allegorical commentary on the tabernacle of Moses, which he interpreted as a symbolical figure of the Christian Church.  224pp Paper f$19.00  Order

(TEM) BEDE: ON THE TEMPLE
translated by Sean Connolly and Jennifer O'Reilly
Another in the series of biblical commentaries by Bede. This allegorical interpretation is also a treasure trove for the iconographer. 144pp Paper f$19.00  Order

(CG1) HOMILIES ON THE GOSPELS, BOOK ONE
by the Venerable Bede
translated by Lawrence T. Martin and David Hurst
A collection of sermons for some Sundays and Feast Days from Advent to Great Lent. Companion volume to Bede's COMMENTARY ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES and THE SEVEN CATHOLIC EPISTLES. 252pp Paper d$15.00  Order

(CG2) HOMILIES ON THE GOSPELS, BOOK TWO
by the Venerable Bede
Companion volume to Book One above, covering the period of Great Lent through September. 290pp Paper d$15.00  Order

(ACTS) COMMENTARY ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
by the Venerable Bede translated by Lawrence T. Martin
As with THE COMMENTARY ON THE SEVEN CATHOLIC EPISTLES, the clear and simple words of Bede are a delight to read. Also contains a scriptural index. 214pp Paper d$16.00  Order

(BEDE) COMMENTARY ON THE SEVEN CATHOLIC EPISTLES
by the Venerable Bede 
translated by David Hurst
This 8th Century commentary on the Epistles of the Apostles James, Peter, John and Jude is a valuable addition to biblical studies. Written in a clear and simple style, it is a delight to read. 253pp Paper d$17.00  Order

COMMENTARIES OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

HOMILIES ON GENESIS by St. John Chrysostom translated by Robert C. Hill.  The full collection in English of the 67 homilies on the Book of Genesis delivered in Antioch around the year 386. A very readable translation of these beautiful homilies, produced in three volumes.
(GEN1) Vol. 1, Homilies 1-17   246pp Paper only  f$25.00  Order
(GEN2) Vol. 2, Homilies 18-45   483pp Paper only  f$40.00  Order
(GEN3) Vol. 3, Homilies 46-67  288pp  Paper only  f$30.00   Order

(JCCO) COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS, Vol.1. St. John Chrysostom
Translated with an introduction by Robert Charles Hill.
The first of two volumes on the Psalms. Vol 1 contains Psalms 4-13 and Psalms 44-50. 388pp Paper e$20.00  Order

(JCC2) COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS, Vol. 2. St. John Chrysostom.
Translated with an introduction by Robert Charles Hill.
The second of two volumes on the Psalms, containing Psalms 109-114, 116-118, 120-150.  387pp  Paper e$20.00  Order

NEW OLD TESTAMENT HOMILIES: ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM. Collections of occasional homilies on Old Testament themes delivered in Antioch and Constantinople, not part of any series and never before translated into English. Translated by Robert Charles Hill. The translator is not an Orthodox Cristian and we recommend that one skip the introduction and pay little heed to the footnotes.  Paper   e$15.00 ea.

(OTH1)  Vol. 1. Homilies on Hannah, David and Saul  155 pp. Order

 (OTH2)  Vol. 2. Homilies Jeremiah and Isaiah  141 pp.  Order

(OTH3) Vol. 3. Homilies on the Obscurity of the Old Testament and Homilies on the Psalms   152 pp. Order

     

NEW ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM: COMMENTARIES ON THE SAGES, by Robert Charles Hill. A translation of recently unearthed commentaries by St. John Chrysostom on these Old Testament books which complete the huge body of his Biblical works. Contains both a general and scriptural index.

   (CS1) COMMENTARY ON JOB, 237pp.  Paper e$20.00  TEMP OUT OF PRINT
   (CS2) COMMENTARY ON PROVERBS and COMMENTARY ON ECCLESIASTES, 246pp.  Paper  e$20.00   TEMP. OUT OF PRINT

(HSJ) HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN AND ON HEBREWS by St. John Chrysostom.  This is volume 14 of the Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers First Series. The only available translation of St. John Chrysostom’s homilies on the Gospel of St. John in English. Fully indexed.  555p.  Cloth  d$30.00 Order


(CIP) COMMENTARY ON THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE PSALMS
St. Gregory of Nyssa
translated by Casimir McCambley
St. Gregory responds to a friend's request that that inscriptions' meanings might be understood. 152pp Paper e$15.00  Order

EXPLANATION BY BLESSED
THEOPHYLACT OF THE HOLY GOSPELS

Written about 1100 A.D. by the Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria, this has been a classic and beloved series of commentaries for all Orthodox Translated from the Greek original and is now available in English for the first time. Four volumes.

(EGM) ST. MATTHEW (Vol. 1) 270pp Paper d$20.00; Cloth d$25.00  Order
(EGK) ST. MARK (Vol. 2) 144pp Paper d$20.00; Cloth d$25.00  Order
(EGL) ST. LUKE (Vol. 3) 300pp Paper d$20.00; Cloth d$25.00  Order
(EGJ) ST. JOHN (Vol. 4) 318pp.  Paper d$20.00;  Cloth  d$25.00     Order
(EGS) SET OF ALL FOUR VOLUMES   Paper $32.00; Cloth $90.00  Order

(GSL) EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE. A beautiful and very readable commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke written by St. Ambrose of Milan.  456pp Paper f $15.00  Order

(FGH) FORTY GOSPEL HOMILIES
by St. Gregory the Great, translated by Dom Daniel Hurst
A selection of homilies on various Gospel texts now in English for the first time. A wonderful addition to the commentaries by early Fathers of the Church. 387pp Paper d$22.00  Order

 

(GCOM) THE GOSPEL COMMENTARY translated by Fr. German Ciuba. A collection of beautiful homilies for the Sundays and feast days of the church year, drawn from the Holy Fathers (mainly St. John Chrysostom). The compilation generally attributed to Patriarch Philotheus of Constantinople, who added a preface and concluding passage to each homily. Large format, printed in red and black with gold stamping.  871pp.  Cloth.  e$60.00  Order

(EZE) HOMILIES OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT ON THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL
translated by Theodosia Grey
The first English translation of the sermons of St. Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome delivered in 593, during very turbulent times. Having experienced wars, plagues, invasions, floods as well as spiritual threats to the Church, St. Gregory believed that the end was near and used these sermons to prepare his flock. Very timely reading for today!  307pp Paper f$15.00  OUT OF PRINT

(HOM1) HOMILIES, Vol. 1:  Nativity to Pentecost
by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich (author of The Prologue From Ochrid),
translated by Mother Maria
The Annunciation and from Christmas to Pentecost 315pp Cloth e$42.00  Order

(HOM2) HOMILIES, Vol. 2: Pentecost to Nativity
by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich (author of The Prologue From Ochrid),
translated by Mother Maria
Sundays after Pentecost. 345pp  Cloth e$42.00  Order


<>(OA) ON ABRAHAM
by St. Ambrose of Milan, translated by Theodosia Tomkinson.
Two commentaries on Genesis dealing with the Patriarch Abraham taken from the collected works of St. Ambrose. 110pp.  Paper  f$6.00  Order

(LHP) LIVES OF THE HOLY PROPHETS. A unique handbook for the study of all the Old Testaments prophets. At last, one is given an excellent Orthodox Christian guide to the Old Testament prophets. Both the lives of the prophets and exegesis of their writings are included.  676pp e$39.50  Order


(SOL) SERMONS FOR THE ORTHODOX LITURGICAL YEAR by Archpriest Michael Lightfoot. A collection of patristic-based sermons arranged according to the Liturgical year. They are an excellent means of learning not only the significance of Sacred Scripture, which is our light in the world of spiritual darkness, but also of participating in the liturgical cycles of the Orthodox Church as found in the appointed readings.  483pp  Paper  a$22.00  Order

NEW (OTS) OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament by Wm. Lasor et al. A standard conservative reference text, presented with clarity and effectiveness. Especially for those approaching the Old Testament for the first time. 860pp.  Cloth  d$50.00       Order


NEW (TKH) THE TREASURE OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: An Explanation of Selected Parables and the Gospels of the Triodion and Pentecostarion  by Presvytera Roberta Carras.  Based on the writings of St. John Chrysostom and the Synaxarion, this book contains twenty-eight lessons suitable to teen and adult instructions, with questions at the end of each lesson. Extensive line illustrations and black and white icons.  A sequel to THE PEOPLE OF GOD.  100pp.  Paper   e$10.00    Order

 


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