Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture - General Introduction and Biographical Information

Volumes in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) offer
you the opportunity to study for yourself key writings of the early
church fathers. Arranged canonically and employing the RSV, each volume
allows the living voices of the church in its formative centuries to
speak as they engage the sacred page of Scripture.

The ACCS is a postcritical revival of the early commentary tradition known as the glossa ordinaria,
a text artfully elaborated with ancient and authoritative reflections
and insights. The vast array of writings from the church
fathers—including much that is available only in the ancient
languages—have been combed for their comment on Scripture. From these
results, scholars with a deep knowledge of the fathers and a heart for
the church have hand selected material for each volume, shaping,
annotating, and introducing it to today's readers. Each portion of
commentary has been chosen for its salient insight, its rhetorical
power, and its faithful representation of the consensual exegesis of the
early church.

An ecumenical project, the ACCS promotes a vital
link of communication between the varied Christian traditions of today
and their common ancient ancestors in the faith. On this shared ground
we listen as leading pastoral theologians of six centuries gather around
the text of Scripture and offer their best theological, spiritual, and
pastoral insights.