Baker Academic Spring 2026 Catalog

Bible

Genesis Mary Healy CATHOLIC COMMENTARY ON SACRED SCRIPTURE Mary Healy, Mark Giszczak, and Peter S. Williamson, series editors The New Testament volumes in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture series (CCSS) have been widely acclaimed. The series now includes readable yet substantive 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. In Genesis , Mary Healy offers a detailed yet accessible interpreta - tion of each passage of Genesis. She opens up the incomparable riches of this book as the beginning of the story of salvation and the foundation of biblical doctrines concerning God, creation, human nature, sexuality and marriage, sin, and God’s covenant with Israel. Drawing on Christian tradition, she shows how types and foreshadow - ing in Genesis point forward to the fulfillment of God’s plan in 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. “Recognizing that both Christ and Christians are already present in the book of Genesis, Healy elucidates the book’s types, figures, and foreshadowings with deftness and lucidity. Healy is a prolific author and biblical expositor, and her latest foray into the Old Testament is a remarkable accomplishment that preachers and lay folk will explore with immense spiritual benefit.” —Hans Boersma, Nashotah House Theological Seminary “For theological scholars and students, homilists and catechists, and all who wish to delve into Scripture, this is a trustworthy guide to reading Genesis from the heart of the Church for pastoral minis- try today. Highly recommended!” —Stephen J. Binz, scholar, writer, speaker at Bridge-B.com, and author of Threshold Bible Study “Healy has written a Genesis commentary that strikes a beautiful balance of excellent scholarship and pastoral and spiritual sensi- tivity. This commentary doesn’t just inform; it edifies and inspires. This is the first resource on the book of Genesis I would recom - mend to any Catholic!” —John Bergsma, Franciscan University of Steubenville

APRIL 2026 • 448 pp. • $29.99p • 9781540963703

Mary Healy (STD, Pontifical Gregorian University) is professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. She is a bestselling author, an international speaker, and one of the first women to serve on the Pontifical Biblical Commission. She is also a member of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Visit her website at DrMaryHealy.com.

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR THE GOSPEL OF MARK 352 pp. • $28.99p 9780801035869

19

Made with FlippingBook. PDF to flipbook with ease