Since August 2008 I have begun adding updated excerpts of my Scripture Courses to this page. Please visit again for more updates.

Inspiration of Sacred Scripture

Inerrancy of Scripture

The Gospel of Mark

The brothers and sisters of Jesus

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From time to time I also teach courses at the Catholic Distance University

While you wait for the new additions of my Scripture courses to this page you may find the following books by various authors helpful. I suggest that you browse them in religious book store to see which ones suit you best.

The Navarre Bible commentary by the Faculty of the University of Navarre:

• The Navarre Bible: Pentateuch (The Navarre Bible: Old Testament)

• The Navarre Bible: Joshua to Kings (The Navarre Bible: Old Testament)

• The Navarre Bible: Chronicles to Maccabees (The Navarre Bible: Old Testament)

• The Navarre Bible: The Psalms and The Song of Solomon (The Navarre Bible: Old Testament)

• The Navarre Bible: Wisdom Books (The Navarre Bible: Old Testament)

• The Navarre Bible: Major Prophets (The Navarre Bible: Old Testament)

• Navarre Bible Minor Prophets

• The Navarre Bible: Gospels & Acts (The Navarre Bible: New Testament)

• The Navarre Bible: The Letters of Saint Paul (The Navarre Bible: New Testament)

• Navarre Bible: Revelation and Hebrews and Catholic Letters

For Year A (Gospel of Matthew) I recommend the following two volumes

Volume 1 on Matthew 1-11

Volume 2 on Matthew 12-18

Ignatius Catholic Study Bible published by Ignatius Press

The following are commentaries on the entire Bible in one volume:

• The Collegeville Bible Commentary, Based on the New American Bible: Old Testament/New Testament (The Collegeville Bible Commentary) Perhaps this could be used as a textbook for adult religious studies in your parish.

• The New Jerome Biblical Commentary is much more technical than the Collegeville Bible Commentary. If you are a newbie to Scripture study this is not the one you want to get first.

The following are introductions and commentaries on either the Old or New Testament

• Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction is a very useful introduction by Fr. Lawrence Boadt C.S.P.

• God's Word to Israel by Joseph Jensen

• Reading the New Testament: An Introduction is the corresponding New Testament volume

• I have used this as a textbook on the Prophets Introduction to the Prophets: Their Stories, Sayings, and Scrolls

The Collegeville Atlas of the Bible as well as giving you maps guides you through the main parts of the Bible

The above books should prove useful for anyone wanting more than a passing knowledge of the Bible. For those who want a brief introduction the following may be helpful:

• Inside the Bible: An Introduction to Each Book of the Bible by Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J.

• You Can Understand The Bible: A Practical And Illuminating Guide To Each Book In The Bible by Peter Kreeft

• Guide to the Bible by Antonio Fuentes

• Keating, Karl Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible Christians"

• Madrid, Patrick Where Is That In the Bible?

• Mork, Dom Wulstan Transformed by Grace: Scripture, Sacraments and the Sonship of Christ

• Gray, Tim Sacraments in Scripture

• Romero, Mario P. Unabridged Christianity: Biblical Answers to Common Questions About the Roman Catholic Faith

When I was engaged in pastoral ministry and adult religious education in Ireland before coming to Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, I offered Bible study courses to adults in two venues in Cloyne Diocese each Fall and Spring covering one third of the Bible.

First Course: Enjoying the Bible: course outline and samples

Second Course: Enjoying Paul's Letters and the Old Testament: course outline and samples