Kolejnym, siódmym już tomem serii "Katolicki Komentarz do Pisma Świętego" jest "Pierwszy List do Koryntian". Dotychczas nakładem Wydawnictwa W drodze, w ramach serii, ukazały się komentarze do: Ewangelii, Dziejów Apostolskich oraz Listu do Rzymian.
Choć Paweł w swym liście podejmuje wiele kwestii, organizuje tekst w bardzo uporządkowany sposób, dzięki czemu łatwo można śledzić tok jego myślenia. Pomijając początkowe pozdrowienie oraz długie podsumowanie z rozdziału szesnastego, list dzieli się na cztery zasadnicze części, tj.: Nieprawidłowości we wspólnocie, Odpowiedzi na pytania zadane przez Koryntian, Problemy związane z kultem sprawowanym przez wspólnotę oraz Kwestię zmartwychwstania.
Co ciekawe, naukowcy twierdzą, że mało prawdopodobne jest to, by Święty Paweł sam napisał którykolwiek z listów. Wszystkie one bowiem miały charakter oralny, zarówno jeśli chodzi o ich powstanie w formie dyktowanej, jak i o ich przekaz w formie publicznego odczytywania. Pawła reprezentował nie tyle sam spisany list, co głos odczytującej go osoby. Odczytując Pawłowy tekst, także podczas liturgii, warto odtwarzać sobie samo jego brzmienie – czytać go na głos lub przynajmniej wyobrażając sobie, jak ktoś proklamuje list Pawła jego adresatom.
I bought the whole Catholic Commentary on the New Testament and haven't been disappointed. It's been well worth the price. I'm learning a lot and am hopefully maturing as a Christian. I would recommend that if you want to have a closer and more intimate relationship with God. I feel blessed to have such resources available to me.
These Commentary books on the Bible are really helpful and insightful in understanding what the authors of the Bible intended. Also each chapter gives comparison in today's world vs. the time of the books writing. I highly recommend this book series to all Christians looking to grow in Faith and Understanding of Scripture.
Fascinating insight into what is already divine literature. I could reread it countless times and still feel as though I hadn't absorbed enough. I found myself asking the Holy Spirit and St. Paul himself for divine retention on several occasions.
I enjoyed Mary Healey's commentary on The Gospel of Mark so much that I thought I'd try another in the series.
What better to read than a commentary on one of the books that reflects Christians living the way we do today? Or practically. Drinking and fussing and feuding and snubbing each other ... no wonder poor Paul had to write them two good sized letters.
This has all the features of the other book (cross references with other scripture, the Catechism, lectionary; sidebar boxes with Biblical background, living tradition, history; points for reflection and application). The only difference is how a different author handles the material. In Montague's case, it is handled well thus far. The biggest change that I can see is Montague's more personal approach, frequently using his own point of view and interjecting personal stories into the reflection and application section. I am not a fan of this approach. Most of the points so far could have been handled in a more impersonal fashion (a la Healy's book) which opens it up for each person to reflect on their own points. The personal touch, in this series, seems to me to limit viewpoint.
However, that is a small part of the book and Montague's scholarship can't be disputed. In fact, it has been quite helpful to me so far.
UPDATE Despite the personal comments, which are fewer and fewer as we get into the book, this is brilliant. Talk about digging into the scripture. I particularly appreciate the comparison of original words to the different translations (NAB, RSV, NIV, etc.) as it helps me see all the ways one can look at a passage ... and often compared to the original text there is no one translation that comes closest to the actual meaning. I can't recommend this commentary highly enough.