Michael D. Guinan, O.F.M (Ph.D., Catholic University of America) is a Franciscan priest and a Professor Emeritus at the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley, Ca. He has published 10 books, several pamphlets and many articles in publications such as The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, The Collegeville Bible Commentary, and The Message of Biblical Spirituality series. He has taught the Old Testament, Hebrew and Aramaic languages, and biblical spirituality at St. Bonaventure University, St. Patrick’s Seminary and the Franciscan Seminary in Manila.
Praise for Michael Guinan
“I first attended a lecture by Father Guinan about 20 years ago and immediately recognized him as a great teacher. He brings top-notch scholarship, excellent delivery, and a strong pastoral sense to every project. Teaching in the Philippines has given him a very broad vision.”– Father Pat McCloskey, O.F.M., “Ask a Franciscan” columnist for St. Anthony Messenger
“Fr. Michael Guinan is a great communicator and one of those teachers who is able to assimilate a lot of material… and communicate it all in a concise, clear, and often humorous way. It is no wonder that he is a very popular teacher in the NYKM series.” – Fr. Robert J. Karris, O.F.M., Research Professor, Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure University
Richard Charrette, London, ON, Canada –
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Fr. Guinan has given a very insightful understanding of the Book of Genesis, particularly of the first eleven chapters: What it means to be made in the image of God, how we overstep the bounds of creaturehood and God’s plan to redeem us. I have never seen anything better on that particular part of Scripture.
Jeremy –
Exactly what I was looking forward to
The program was exactly what I was looking forward to regarding how to think about the Bible from a Catholic perspective because it covered actual Church teaching on the matter rather than relying on scripture. Fr. Guinan provided good coverage of Church documents, particularly from Leo XIII forward.