Proverbs was written by Alice Ogden Bellis and edited by Barbara Reid, OP, for Liturgical Press.
The volume on Proverbs in the Wisdom Commentary Series, edited by Barbara Reid, OP, won not only the best book in Scripture, but also the best book of the year from the Association of Catholic Publishers. The “Book of the Year” is chosen from among the first-place finishers of 16 categories.
Liturgical Press is the publisher of seven winning books in the Association of Catholic Publishers (ACP) 2019 Excellence in Publishing Awards.
According to an ACP new release: From the Scripture category, Proverbs by Alice Ogden Bellis took the top honor. Judges commented that this book adds “significant diversity to the market of biblical commentaries” and is “a huge undertaking, taking the next step in writing that updates all of the earlier work on biblical research from a feminist point of view.” They noted that the volume was greatly enhanced by extra features on topics like “Translation Matters” and “Excursus.”
Editor Barbara Reid, OP, a member of the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids, was the primary editor of Proverbs. She is general editor of another 17 volumes in the series. Reid is also Professor of New Testament Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, has served on the CTU faculty since 1988. She has served as Vice President and Academic Dean and has been actively involved in the Association of Theological Schools, including service on their Board of Directors.
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Barbara Reid, OP, is a member of the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids.
The Wisdom Commentary Series is the first scholarly collaboration to offer detailed feminist interpretation of every book of the Bible. The fifty-eight volume collection makes the best of current feminist biblical scholarship available in an accessible format to aid preachers and teachers in their advancement toward God’s vision of dignity, equality, and justice for all.
Currently Available Volumes in the Wisdom Commentary Series are also available online:
Leviticus by S. Tamar Kamionkowski
Judges by Mercedes L. García Bachmann
Ruth by Alice L. Laffey and Mahri Leonard-Fleckman
Psalms, Books 2–3 by Denise Dombkowski Hopkins
Proverbs by Alice Ogden Bellis
Song of Songs by F. Scott Spencer
Lamentations by Gina Hens-Piazza
Baruch and the Letter of Jeremiah by Marie-Theres Wacker
Micah by Julia M. O’Brien
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah by Wilda C. M. Gafney
Haggai, Malachi by Stacy Davis
2 Corinthians by Antoinette Wire (July 2019)
Ephesians by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Philippians, Colossians, Philemon by Elsa Tamez, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, Claire Miller Colombo, Alicia J. Batten
1–2 Thessalonians by Florence Morgan Gillman, Mary Ann Beavis, & HyeRan Kim-Cragg
1–2 Timothy, Titus by Annette Bourland Huizenga
Hebrews by Mary Ann Beavis, HyeRan Kim-Cragg