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No books is more fascinating than the Bible. And no books are less fascinating than most of our commentaries on the Bible. Nothing is more formidable and unconquerable than the Church Militant. But nothing is more sleepy and sheepish than the Church Mumbling. Christ's words roused His enemies to murder and His friends to martyrdom. Our words reassure both sides and send them to sleep. He put the world in a daze. We put it in a doze.
- Peter Kreeft
In days long ago when there were no spiritual directors or brilliant commentaries on Scripture, fidelity to God's will was the whole of spirituality.
- Brennan Manning
Protestant commentaries, I discovered, were also particularly interesting because Protestants have spent more time on Scripture than most of us.
- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Of all the commentaries on the Scriptures, good examples are the best.
- John Donne