Genesis: (A Catholic Bible Commentary on the Old Testament by Trusted Catholic Biblical Scholars - CCSS)

by Mary Healy, Mark Giszczak (Series Editor), Peter Williamson (Series Editor)

448 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2026

About the author

Mary Healy is associate professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. She is the author of Men and Women Are from Eden: A Study Guide to John Paul II's Theology of the Body and co-editor of three books on biblical interpretation: 'Behind' the Text: History and Biblical Interpretation; Out of Egypt: Biblical Theology and Biblical Interpretation; and The Bible and Epistemology. She is general editor, with Dr. Peter Williamson, of the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, a new series of commentaries that interpret Scripture from the heart of the Church, and is author of the first volume, The Gospel of Mark.

Dr. Healy has previously taught at the Institute for Pastoral Theology at Ave Maria University and the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College, and served for several years as Coordinator of Mother of God Community, a lay Catholic community in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She currently serves as chair of the Doctrinal Commission of International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services in Rome. She speaks at retreats and conferences nationally and internationally on topics related to Scripture, the theology of the body, and the spiritual life.

Reviews

[Julie Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heavens to Betsy, the introduction itself is wonderful and has given me several new perspectives to make me love Genesis even more. (And it's already my favorite book of the Bible, equal to the Gospels.) This will take me a long time to read but I am really enjoying it.