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

by Daniel A Keating, Mary Healy (Editor), Mark Giszczak (Editor)

The 17 New Testament volumes in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture series have been widely acclaimed. The series now expands to include readable Old Testament commentaries that integrate the best of contemporary biblical scholarship with the traditional understanding of the Old Testament books as prophesying and prefiguring Christ.

Written from a standpoint of faith in the Holy Spirit's inspiration of Scripture, CCSS Old Testament commentaries are designed for preaching, teaching, and applying Scripture to Christian life today. Accessibly written yet substantive, they include quotes from Church documents, Church Fathers, and saints and are packed with features that make them particularly useful to those doing ministry in Catholic parishes.

General editors for the series are Mary Healy (Sacred Heart Major Seminary), Mark Giszczak (Augustine Institute), and Peter S. Williamson (Sacred Heart Major Seminary).

352 pages, Paperback

Published August 20, 2024

Reviews

[Douglas Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

The New Testament volumes in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture series are among the most useful, faithful, level-headed commentaries available, consequently, I am so happy to see that they are expanding the series into the Old Testament. The Book of Ezekial is one of the most puzzling, enigmatic and, at times, bizarre writings among the Old Testament Prophets. In keeping with the quality of the NT books in this series, Daniel Keating provides a sober, orthodox, sensible and faithful commentary on this prophetic writing. At the beginning, Keating delivers an excellent introduction to the structure of the writing and the literary features which help orient the reader. The commentary that follows is block by block rather than verse by verse. As part of the commentary, the author draws attention to the writings of the Church Fathers and other great teachers of Church history. Each block of commentary also makes reference to useful scriptural cross-references and the Catholic Catechism.

This commentary is useful on many levels and I recommend it fully to teachers and preachers who bring the Sacred Scriptures to others, but I also recommend it to laypeople who are looking for a reliable guide to walk them through Ezekial's dramatic visions. While intellectually substantial, this commentary does not get "bogged down" in technical or speculative issues - it is practical, applicable and encouraging. While this is part of an overtly Catholic Commentary Series, readers from other orthodox streams within the Christian Church - I am an ordained Pentecostal minister and found this commentary to be one of the most useful I have read on Ezekial.