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Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
The Gospel of John
1995
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Based on the Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition, this volume leads readers through a penetrating study of the Gospel of John, using the biblical text itself and the Church's own guidelines for understanding the Bible. Ample notes accompany each page, providing fresh insights and commentary by renowned Bible teachers Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, as well as time-tested interpretations from the Fathers of the Church. These helpful study notes make explicit what St. John often assumes. They also provide rich historical, cultural, geographical, and theological information pertinent to the Gospel of John. The Ignatius Study Bible also includes Topical Essays, Word Studies and Charts. Each page also includes an easy-to-use CrossReference Section. Study Questions are provided for each chapter of the Gospel that can deepen your personal study of God's Holy Word. There is also an introductory essay covering questions of authorship, date, destination, structure, and themes. An outline of John's Gospel and several maps are also included. "Once a generation a truly unique Bible tool is given to the Church. The lgnatius Study Bible is a gift for our generation. This is the most important book since the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Every parish study group and every student of Sacred Scripture should own and use this Bible." -David Currie, Author, Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic "This Bible study is a triumph of both piety and scholarship, in the best Catholic simply the most useful succinct commentary that any Christian or other interested person could hope for." -Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis, Author, Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word "With copious historical and theological notes, incisive commentary and tools for study, John's Gospel comes alive in its historical setting and contemporary application. The wisdom of the Fathers and the teaching of the Church illuminate
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Scott Hahn
Scott Hahn
Author · 73 books

Dr. Scott Hahn was born in 1957, and has been married to Kimberly since 1979. He and Kimberly have six children and are expecting their twelfth grandchild. An exceptionally popular speaker and teacher, Dr. Hahn has delivered numerous talks nationally and internationally on a wide variety of topics related to Scripture and the Catholic faith. Hundreds of these talks have been produced on audio and videotapes by St. Joseph Communications. His talks have been effective in helping thousands of Protestants and fallen away Catholics to (re)embrace the Catholic faith. He is currently a Professor of Theology and Scripture at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990, and is the founder and director of the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology. In 2005, he was appointed as the Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hahn is also the bestselling author of numerous books including The Lamb's Supper , Reasons to Believe , and Rome Sweet Home (co-authored with his wife, Kimberly). Some of his newest books are Many Are Called , Hope for Hard Times , The Catholic Bible Dictionary , and Signs of Life . Scott received his Bachelor of Arts degree with a triple-major in Theology, Philosophy and Economics from Grove City College, Pennsylvania, in 1979, his Masters of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1982, and his Ph.D. in Biblical Theology from Marquette University in 1995. Scott has ten years of youth and pastoral ministry experience in Protestant congregations (in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, Kansas and Virginia) and is a former Professor of Theology at Chesapeake Theological Seminary. He was ordained in 1982 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Fairfax, Virginia. He entered the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil, 1986.

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