Declaring that Bible commentaries “aid in the promotion of good will between all peoples of the world because they enrich religious understanding among the people of various faiths and give added dignity to religion,” Dr. Francis Stifler, president of the American Bible Society, paid tribute to Dr. Solomon Goldman of Chicago on the occasion of the publication of The Book of Books, first volume of a new 13-volume commentary on the Bible published today by Harper.
Dr. Stifler spoke at a luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria given in honor of Dr. Goldman. “There never was a time when the promotion of interest in interpretation of the Bible was more significant than now,” Dr. Stifler said. “Dr, Goldman’s new Bible commentary will be a stimulus to the furtherance of Knowledge about the Bible throughout the world.”
“I have long been convinced,” continued Dr. Stifler, “that the non-Jewish interpreter of the Bible, both the Old Testament or the New, could never do his best work until he had been helped by Jewish scholars. In my opinion, therefore, we are, all of us, no matter what the basis of our faith, bound to be debtors to Dr. Goldman for the monumental work he is putting into our hands.”
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