The Gospel of John: A Hypertextual Commentary (European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions) By Bartosz Adamczewski
2018 | 258 Pages | ISBN: 3631748930 | PDF | 16 MB
This monograph demonstrates that the Fourth Gospel is a result of highly creative, hypertextual reworking of the Acts of the Apostles. The detailed reworking consists of around 900 strictly sequentially organized thematic, and at times also linguistic correspondences between John and Acts. The strictly sequential, hypertextual dependence on Acts explains John's modifications of the synoptic material, relocations thereof, additions to it, and many other surprising features of the Fourth Gospel. Critical explanations of such features, which are offered in this study, ensure the reliability of the new solution to the problem of the relationship between John and the Synoptics.

Dalai Lama, The Padmakara Translation Group, "For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva"
English | 2009 | pages: 160 | ISBN: 1590306937 | EPUB | 0,2 mb
The Dalai Lama explains how to follow the spiritual path of the bodhisattva, offering his commentary on Shantideva's beloved Buddhist text

Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, Allan Wallace, "A Commentary on the Kalachakra Tantra"
English | 2011 | pages: 118 | ISBN: 9380359462 | PDF | 0,6 mb

Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri), "Yoga Science of the Absolute: A Commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali"
English | ISBN: 1732526656 | 2019 | 216 pages | AZW3 | 1401 KB
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the most authoritative text on Yoga as a practice. It is also known as the Yoga Darshana because it is the fundamental text of Yoga as a philosophy (though practice is discussed), one of the six orthodox systems (darshanas) of Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Religion.There is no need to have "faith" in these texts, for their statements can be verified by any reader, as has been done over thousands of years by countless yogis in India. A virtual army of self-realized men and women have proved their veracity and accuracy. Many of them are living right now as witnesses to the truth of Sanatana Dharma, which is based on the principle that all sentient beings are destined to attain liberation-union with divinity-since they are eternal parts of the Supreme Spirit, the Purushottama.In "Yoga: Science of the Absolute", Abbot George Burke draws on the age-long tradition regarding this essential text, including the commentaries of Vyasa and Shankara, the most highly regarded writers on Indian philosophy and practice, as well as I. K. Taimni and other authoritative commentators, and adds his own ideas based on half a century of study and practice.Serious students of yoga will find this an essential addition to their spiritual studies.

Andrew Zissos, "Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Book 1: A Commentary"
English | 2008 | pages: 516 | ISBN: 0199219494 | PDF | 13,9 mb
A text (with apparatus criticus), translation, and commentary, with introduction, of the first book of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, an unfinished Roman epic extending to eight books and several thousand lines, written in the Flavian period (69-96 CE). The commentary addresses both textual and semantic matters and broader questions of stylistics, poetics, thematics, and cultural context. Particularly close attention is paid to Valerius' choice of diction, his sophisticated use of figures and tropes, his often sly erudition, the recurring and strategic resort to subtle intertextual gestures, and, where appropriate, the reception of his work in later authors. The substantial introduction provides an overview of the poet and his poem.

Cyril of Alexandria, Joel C. Elowsky, David R. Maxwell, "Commentary on John"
English | 2013 | pages: 432 | ISBN: 0830829113 | PDF | 8,4 mb
Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 378-444), one of the most brilliant representatives of the Alexandrian theological tradition, is best known for championing the term Theotokos (God-bearer) in opposition to Nestorius of Constantinople. Cyril's great Commentary on John, offered here in the Ancient Christian Text series in two volumes, predates the Nestorian controversy, however, and focuses its theological fire power against Arianism. The commentary, which is addressed to catechists, displays Cyril's breath-taking mastery of the full content of the Bible and his painstaking attention to detail as he seeks to offer practical teaching on the cosmic story of God's salvation.

Michael Fishbane, "The JPS Bible Commentary: Song of Songs"
English | 2015 | pages: 404 | ISBN: 0827607415 | PDF | 161,9 mb
Song of Songs is a wondrous collection of love lyrics nestled in the heart of the Hebrew Bible-songs of passion and praise between a young maiden and her beloved. It is religious lyric par excellence. But what is its true meaning? Is it an expression of human love and passion, pure and simple? A celebration of the covenant between God and Israel? Or something else?

Chim Jampalyang, "Ornament of Abhidharma: A Commentary on Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosa (23) "
English | ISBN: 0861714628 | 2019 | 1368 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
The single greatest Tibetan commentary-never previously translated-on one of the most well-known and cited works of classical Indian Buddhism.

Dirk Baltzly, "Proclus: Commentary on Plato's 'Republic'"
English | ISBN: 1107154715 | 2022 | 434 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The commentary on Plato's Republic by Proclus (d. 485 CE), which takes the form of a series of essays, is the only sustained treatment of the dialogue to survive from antiquity. This three-volume edition presents the first complete English translation of Proclus' text, together with a general introduction that argues for the unity of Proclus' Commentary and orients the reader to the use which the Neoplatonists made of Plato's Republic in their educational program. Each volume is completed by a Greek word index and an English-Greek glossary that will help non-specialists to track the occurrence of key terms throughout the translated text. The second volume of the edition presents Proclus' essays on the tripartite soul and the virtues, female philosopher rulers, and the metaphysics and epistemology of the central books of the Republic. The longest of the essays in Volume II interprets the nature and significance of the 'marriage number' whose miscalculation leads to the degeneration of the ideal city-state.

Eric Plumer, "Augustine's Commentary on Galatians: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Notes "
English | ISBN: 0199244391 | 2003 | 312 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Here available in English for the first time, Augustine's Commentary on Galatians is his only complete, formal commentary on any book of the Bible. Since Galatians was commented upon by all the ancient Latin commentators, it provides a basis for comparing them and for identifying Augustine's