Bibliotheca Sacra

A Catalogue of the best Books that can be read in order to acquire a good Understanding of the Scripture: Calmet's guide to the commentators, versions, and learned works on the Bible, in five parts.

The Preface to the Bibliotheca Sacra

Part I. Containing Books relating to the Study of the Holy Scripture

• Article I. Of the Bibliothecæ Sacræ written by [Roman] Catholicks.
• Article II. Of the Bibliothecæ Sacræ published by Protestants.
• Article III. Of Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, &c. Grammars.
• Article IV. Of the Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, &c. Dictionaries.
• Article V. Of Historical and French Dictionaries of the Bible.
• Article VI. Of the Hebrew, Chaldee, and Syriac Concordances of the Bible.
• Article VII. Of the Concordances in Latin, French, German, &c.
• Article VIII. Of Introductions to the Study of Scripture.
• Article IX. Of Prolegomena, and general Dissertations upon Scripture.
• Article X. Other more modern Dissertations.
• Article XI. Of the Way of Interpreting Scripture.

Part II. Containing the Authors who treat of the Jewish Antiquities, of the Laws and Customs of the Hebrews, of their Religion, Polity, Militia, Geography, and Sacred History; of the Plants, Animals, precious Stones, Weights, Measures, Diseases, &c. mentioned in Scripture

• Article I. Of the Jewish Antiquities in general.
• Article II. Of the Laws and Religion of the Jews.
• Article III. Of the Messiah and Antichrist.
• Article IV. Authors who have written of Antichrist.
• Article V. Of the Tabernacle and Temple.
• Article VI. Of the Synagogues of the Jews.
• Article VII. Of the Jewish Priests and Sacrifices.
• Article VIII. Of Sacrifices.
• Article IX. Of the Jewish Feasts in general.
• Article X. Of the Jewish Feasts in particular.
• Article XI. Of the Tythes and Oblations of the Jews.
• Article XII. Of the Fasts, Baptisms and Prayers of the Jews.
• Article XIII. Of the Jewish Circumcision.
• Article XIV. Of the Idolatry and Superstitions of the Jews.
• Article XV. Of the Commonwealth and Polity of the Hebrews.
• Article XVI. Of the Pains and Penalties of the Hebrews.
• Article XVII. Of the Hebrew Monarchy and Kings.
• Article XVIII. Of the Militia of the Hebrews.
• Article XIX. Of the History, Annals, and Chronology of the Hebrews.
• Article XX. Of the Authors who have published Histories of the Old Testament, or even the History of the Jews.
• Article XXI. Of Sacred Geography.
• Article XXII. Of the Studies, Schools and Books of the Hebrews.
• Article XXIII. Of the different Sects of the Jews.
• Article XXIV. Of the Coins, Weights and Measures of the Hebrews.
• Article XXV. Of the Animals mentioned in Scripture. THE Learned have proceeded in their critical Enquiries so far as even
• Article XXVI. Of the Diseases mentioned in the Scripture.
• Article XXVII. Of the Trees and Plants mentioned in Scripture.
• Article XXVIII. Of the Precious Stones mentioned in Holy Scripture.
• Article XXIX. Of the Diet and Feasts of the Hebrews.
• Article XXX. Of the Habits of the Hebrews.
• Article XXXI. Of the Marriages of the ancient Hebrews. As to the Marriages of the ancient Hebrews, there were Laws and
• Article XXXII. Of the Hebrew Poetry and Sports.
• Article XXXIII. Of the Musick and Musical Instruments of the ancient Hebrews.
• Article XXXIV. Of the Funerals of the Hebrews.

Part III. Of the Original Texts of the Bible, Paraphrases, and different Translations of it

• Article I. Of Polyglot Bibles, General and Particular.
• Article II. Of Particular Polyglots.
• Article III. Of the Hebrew and Rabbinical Bibles.
• Article IV. The New Testament in Hebrew.
• Article V. Of the Samaritan, Arabian and Persian Pentateuch.
• Article VI. Of Targums, or Chaldee and Persian Paraphrases.
• Article VII. Of the Oriental Bibles.
• Article VIII. Of Greek Bibles, by the Septuagint, and others.
• Article IX. The New Testament in Greek.
• Article X. Of Catholick Bibles in Latin.
• Article XI. Of French Bibles by Catholicks.
• Article XII. Of some particular Books of the Bible translated into French by Catholicks.
• Article XIII. Of the New Testament translated into French by Catholicks.
• Article XIV. Latin Bibles published by Protestants.
• Article XV. Of particular Books of the Bible translated into Latin.
• Article XVI. Of the New Testament translated into Latin.
• Article XVII. French Translations of some particular Books of the New Testament.
• Article XVII. French Bibles published by Protestant Authors.
• Article XIX. Of Bibles in Foreign Languages.
• Article XX. Of the Various and Different Readings of the Sacred Text.
• Article XXI. Of the Various Readings of some particular Books of the Bible.
• Article XXII. Of the various Latin Readings.

Part IV. Of the Commentators, Ancient and Modern, Catholick, Protestant, and Jewish: Of Critical Works and Dissertations on all the Books of the Old Testament

• Article I. Of General Catholick Commentators on the Old and New Testament.
• Article II. General Commentators who were Protestants.
• Article III. Of Jewish Commentators who have written on the whole Old Testament.
• Article IV. Catholick Commentators on the Pentateuch.
• Article V. Of Protestant and Jewish Commentators on the Pentateuch.
• Article VI. Of Catholick Commentators upon Genesis.
• Article VII. Protestant Commentators upon Genesis.
• Article VIII. Of Jewish Commentators upon Genesis.
• Article IX. Treatises and particular Dissertations upon Genesis.
• Article X. Catholick Commentators upon Exodus.
• Article XI. Of Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon Exodus.
• Article XII. Treatises and Dissertations upon Exodus. WE shall begin this Article with pointing out those which relate
• Article XIII. Of the Catholick Commentators upon Leviticus.
• Article XV. Treatises and Dissertations upon Leviticus.
• Article XIV. Protestant and Jewish Commentators on Leviticus.
• Article XVI. Catholick Commentators upon Numbers.
• Article XVII. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon Numbers.
• Article XVIII. Treatises and Dissertations upon Numbers.
• Article XIX. Catholick Commentators upon Deuteronomy.
• Article XX. Protestant and Jewish Commentators.
• Article XXI. Treatises and Dissertations upon Deuteronomy.
• Article XXII. Catholick Commentators upon Joshua.
• Article XXIII. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon Joshua.
• Article XXIV. Treatises and Dissertations upon Joshua.
• Article XXV. Catholick Commentators upon Judges.
• Article XXVI. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon Judges.
• Article XXVII. Treatises and Dissertations upon Judges.
• Article XXVIII. Comments and Dissertations upon Ruth.
• Article XXIX. Catholick Commentators upon the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles.
• Article XXX. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon the same Books.
• Article XXXI. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles.
• Article XXXII. Commentators upon the Historical Pentateuch and Octateuch.
• Article XXXIII. Protestant Commentators upon the Historical Books.
• Article XXXV. Catholick and Protestant Commentators upon the Book of Tobit.
• Article XXXIV. Catholick, Protestant, and Jewish Commentators on Ezra and Nehemiah.
• Article XXXVI. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Book of Tobit.
• Article XXXVII. Catholick and Protestant Commentators upon the Book of Judith.
• Article XXXVIII. Catholick, Protestant, and Jewish Commentators upon Esther.
• Article XXXIX. Treatises and Dissertations upon Esther.
• Article XL. Catholick Commentators upon the Book of Job.
• Article XLI. Protestant Commentators upon Job.
• Article XLII. Jewish Commentators upon Job.
• Article XLIII. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Book of Job.
• Article XLIV. Catholick Commentators on the Book of Psalms.
• Article XLV. Protestant and Jewish Commentators on the Psalms.
• Article XLVI. Treatises and particular Dissertations upon the Psalms.
• Article XLVII. Catholick Commentators upon the Proverbs.
• Article XLIX. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Proverbs.
• Article XLVIII. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon the Book of Proverbs.
• Article L. Catholick Commentators upon Ecclesiastes.
• Article LI. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon Ecclesiastes.
• Article LIII. Catholick Commentators on the Canticles.
• Article LII. Treatises and Dissertations upon Ecclesiastes.
• Article LIV. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon the Canticles.
• Article LVI. Catholick and Protestant Commentators upon the Book of Wisdom.
• Article LV. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Canticles.
• Article LVII. Dissertations upon the Book of Wisdom.
• Article LVIII. Catholick Commentators upon Ecclesiasticus.
• Article LIX. Dissertations or Treatises upon Ecclesiasticus.
• Article LX. Catholick Commentators upon the Prophets, and in particular upon Isaiah.
• Article LXI. Protestant and Jewish Commentators.
• Article LXII. Dissertations upon the Prophets in general, and upon Isaiah in particular.
• Article LXIII. Catholick Commentators upon Jeremiah and Baruch.
• Article LXIV. Treatises and Dissertations upon Jeremiah and Baruch.
• Article LXV. Catholick Commentators upon Ezekiel.
• Article LXVII. Treatises and Dissertations upon Ezekiel.
• Article LXVI. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon Ezekiel.
• Article LXVIII. Catholick Commentators upon Daniel.
• Article LXIX. Protestant and Jewish Commentators upon Daniel.
• Article LXX. Dissertations or Treatises upon Daniel.
• Article LXXI. Catholick Commentators upon the twelve small Prophets in general.
• Article LXXII. Protestant Commentators upon the small Prophets in general.
• Article LXXIII. Catholick and Protestant Commentators upon each of the small Prophets, according to the Order wherein they stand in the Canon of the Holy Scriptures.
• Article LXXIV. Treatises and Dissertations upon the twelve small Prophets.
• Article LXXV. Catholick and Protestant Commentators on the Maccabees.
• Article LXXVI. Treatises and Dissertations on the Maccabees.

The Fifth and Last Part. Containing the Commentators on the New Testament

• Article I. Concords, or Harmonies made by Catholicks.
• Article II. Other Harmonies of the four Gospels by Catholicks, and Protestants.
• Article III. Catholick Commentators upon the New Testament, and in particular upon the four Gospels.
• Article IV. Protestant Commentators upon the New-Testament, and in particular upon the four Gospels.
• Article V. Treatises and Dissertations upon the New Testament.
• Article VI. Catholick Commentators on St. Matthew.
• Article VII. Protestant Commentators on Saint Matthew.
• Article VIII. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Gospel of St. Matthew.
• Article IX. Catholick Commentators upon St. Mark.
• Article X. Protestant Commentators upon St. Mark.
• Article XI. Treatises and Dissertations upon St. Mark.
• Article XII. Catholick Commentators upon St. Luke.
• Article XIII. Protestant Commentators upon St. Luke.
• Article XV. Particular Explanations of some Places in St. Luke.
• Article XVI. Catholick Commentators upon St. John.
• Article XVII. Protestant Commentators on Saint John.
• Article XVIII. Treatises and Dissertations upon St. John.
• Article XIX. Catholick Commentators upon the Acts of the Apostles.
• Article XX. Protestant Commentators upon the Acts.
• Article XXI. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Acts.
• Article XXII. Catholick Commentators upon St. Paul's Epistles.
• Article XXIV. Protestant Commentators.
• Article XXV. Catholick Commentators upon the Epistle to the Romans.
• Article XXVI. Protestant Commentators upon St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans.
• Article XXVII. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Epistle to the Romans.
• Article XXVIII. Catholick Comments upon the two Epistles to the Corinthians.
• Article XXIX. Protestant Commentators on the same Epistles.
• Article XXX. Treatises and Dissertations upon the two Epistles to the Corinthians.
• Article XXXI. Catholick Commentators upon the Epistle to the Galatians.
• Article XXXII. Protestant Commentators upon this Epistle.
• Article XXXIII. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Epistle to the Galatians.
• Article XXXIV. Catholick Commentators upon the Epistle to the Ephesians.
• Article XXXV. Protestant Commentators on the Epistle to the Ephesians.
• Article XXXVI. Dissertations upon the Epistle to the Ephesians.
• Article XXXVII. Catholick and Protestant Commentators upon the Epistle to the Philippians.
• Article XXXVIII. Dissertations upon the Epistle to the Philippians.
• Article XXXIX. Catholick and Protestant Comments upon the Epistle to the Colossians.
• Article XL. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Epistle to the Colossians.
• Article XLI. Catholick and Protestant Commentators upon the two Epistles to the Thessalonians.
• Article XLIII. Catholick Commentators upon the two Epistles to Timothy.
• Article XLII. Treatises and Dissertations upon these two Epistles.
• Article XLIV. Protestant Commentators upon the two Epistles to Timothy.
• Article XLV. Treatises and Dissertations upon the two Epistles to Timothy.
• Article XLVI. Comments upon the Epistle to Titus.
• Article XLVII. Dissertations upon the Epistle to Titus.
• Article XLVIII. Comments upon the Epistle to Philemon.
• Article XLIX. Dissertations upon the Epistle to Philemon.
• Article L. Catholick Commentators upon the Epistle to the Hebrews.
• Article LI. Protestant Commentators upon the Epistle to the Hebrews. ohn Braunius, his Comment mentioned
• Article LII. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Epistle to the Hebrews.
• Article LIII. General Comments upon the Canonical Epistles.
• Article LIV. Protestant Commentators of these Epistles.
• Article LV. Commentators upon the Epistle of St. James.
• Article LVI. Comments upon St. Peter's two Epistles in general.
• Article LVII. Comments upon each of St. Peter's Epistles in particular.
• Article LVIII. Dissertations on the two Epistles of St. Peter.
• Article LIX. Catholick Comments upon the three Epistles of St. John.
• Article LX. Protestant Commentators upon the three Epistles of St. John.
• Article LXI. Treatises and Dissertations upon St. John's Epistles.
• Article LXII. Catholick and Protestant Commentators upon St. Jude's Epistle.
• Article LXIII. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Epistle of St. Jude.
• Article LXIV. Catholick Commentators upon the Revelations.
• Article LXVI. Treatises and Dissertations upon the Book of Revelations.

An Alphabetical Table of the Authors Mentioned in the Bibliotheca Sacra