Jerome Biblical Commentary

The Jerome Biblical Commentary is a series of books of Biblical scholarship, whose first edition was published in 1968. It is arguably the most-used volume of Catholic scriptural commentary in the United States.

The book's title is a reference to Jerome, known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate) and his extensive Biblical commentaries.

First edition
The Jerome Biblical Commentary was published in 1968 by Prentice Hall: it was edited by Raymond Edward Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, and Roland E. Murphy. It immediately gained enormous fame, selling more than 200,000 copies; it was also translated into Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Second edition
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary was published in 1990 by the same editors as a revised and updated edition. In the foreword to the new edition, Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini acknowledges it as the work of "the best of English-speaking Catholic exegetes... [that] condenses the results of modern scientific criticism with rigor and clarity. Yet this contemporary approach is achieved without neglecting the long road that Christian tradition has travelled in dedicated, constant, and loving attention to the Word of God.... [The pages of the Bible] are duly situated in their appropriate historical and cultural context." Martini goes on to describe it as "an instrument for rich ecumenical dialogue" that avoids "arid literalism 'that kills'" and a drift "into generalized spiritual applications." It contains, besides detailed commentary on all the books of the Bible, introductory articles on parts of the Bible and on each book as well as topical articles:
 * Apocrypha; Dead Sea Scrolls; Other Jewish Literature – Raymond E. Brown, Pheme Perkins, Anthony Saldarini
 * Text and Versions – Raymond E. Brown, D. W. Johnson , Kevin G. O'Connell
 * Modern Old Testament Criticism – Alexa Suelzer, John S. Kselman.
 * Modern New Testament Criticism – John S. Kselman, Ronald D. Witherup
 * Hermeneutics – Raymond E. Brown, Sandra M. Schneiders, I.H.M.
 * Church Pronouncements – Raymond E. Brown, Thomas Aquinas Collins
 * Biblical Geography – Raymond E. Brown, Robert North
 * Biblical Archaeology – Robert North, Philip J. King
 * A History of Israel – Addison G. Wright, Roland E. Murphy, O.Carm., Joseph A. Fitzmyer
 * Religious Institutions Of Israel – John J. Castelot, Aelred Cody
 * Aspects of Old Testament Thought – John L. McKenzie
 * Jesus – John P. Meier
 * Paul – Joseph A. Fitzmyer
 * Early Church – Raymond E. Brown, Carolyn Osiek , Pheme Perkins
 * Aspects of New Testament Thought – Raymond E. Brown, John R. Donahue , Donald Senior , Adela Yarbro Collins
 * Pauline Theology – Joseph A. Fitzmyer
 * Johannine Theology – Francis J. Moloney

Third edition
The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century was published on 27 January 2022 by Bloomsbury Publishing: it is edited by John J. Collins, Gina Hens-Piazza, Barbara Reid and Donald Senior.

The new volume continues its approach of historical-critical methodology in the light of Catholic tradition, with a broader array of commentators beyond Europe and North America; Pope Francis wrote a foreword for the volume.