Ignatius Study Bible-RSV-Gospel of Luke

This is a wonderful guide. I highly recommend it to everyone, students, teachers and ministers. As a general study guide it is invaluable. Students of theology and those people interested in a more detailed study, would probably like to supplement this with Jerome's Commentary and those of Raymond E. Brown especially the anchor bible series. This guide includes topical and word studies that are very well done.

Like the other study guides by Scott Hahn, The Gospel of Luke provides enriching insight and background to these sacred writings. These guides are ideal for discussion groups.

This is a great tool for understanding the Gospel of luke. The book starts off with an introduction explaining the inerrancy and the authority of scripture and the proper way of interpreting it. There are many helpful notes, word studies, and essays in this book. One of the essays is on Mary Ark of the covenant,another is on Jesus, the son of Man. The study questions in the back of the book are helpful for understanding and applying Gods word to our life. This whole series has helped me have a better understanding and a greater love for Gods word.

Discussing scripture with my Protestant friends often leaves me at a loss because there are innumerable annotated and study bibles available to them, but few for Catholics. The Ignatius Study Catholic Study Bible series helps bridge this perceived gap. Of particular help are the frequent notes with symbols (e.g., a set of keys that stands for church tradition, a dove that stands for spiritual tradition, etc.) intended to help Catholics understand the correlation between scripture and the tenents of our faith. Of additional help are the occassional short essays on subjects found in Luke's gospel such as the Census of Quirinius (mentioned in the infancy narrative), the Pharisees and Sadducees that provide in-depth information that assist in gaining a better understanding of the evangelist's message. Also, there are study questions (which are pretty good) at the back of the book plus blank pages for note taking. A valuable resource for Catholics who wish to go beyond weekly homilies for an understanding of scripture.

Curtis Mitch and Scott Hahn have put together a wonderful study edition of the RSV (A wonderfully accurate translation). It offers in-depth notes, maps, word-studies and cross-referencing to magestrial texts and the Church Fathers.This is a great book for both individual and group bible study. The questions are better than most study questions, but still could be a little more directed.The one complaint is that we have to wait between series.