"Catholic biblical literature is so abundant that one might raise the question, do we need another commentary on the Holy Scriptures? Such a question will inevitably arise in the minds of those for whom science and mathematics alone give us valid knowledge. But whereas these branches of knowledge grow ‘horizontally' (that is, solve one problem to turn to the next), knowledge of God grows ‘vertically.' Every word coming from the mouth of God is so rich in content that commentaries-profound as they are-can never exhaust the divine manna. This is why the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture is to be warmly welcomed. It builds on the sublime insights delivered by tradition and adds another flower to the bouquet of human homage to revelation."

--Alice von Hildebrand, professor emerita, City University of New York