Time-Life Bible, outline for introduction, 1967 September

File — Box: 1, Folder: 31

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Incomplete works by Merton, such as marginalia, notes, and outlines.

Dates

Creation: 1967 September

Creator

From the Collection: Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 (Person)
From the Collection: Connolly, Brendan C. (Brendan Cyril), 1913-1974 (Person)
From the Collection: Connolly, Terence L. (Terence Leo), 1888-1961 (Person)
From the Collection: McNiff, Mary Stack, -1976 (Person)

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Rabbi Abraham Heschel requested Merton write the introduction to this planned annotated and illustrated edition of the Bible. The edition was never produced, but Merton's introduction was published as Opening the Bible (Liturgical Press, 1970).

Source:

"Merton's correspondence with: Bourne, Russell," The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University, https://merton.org/Research/Correspondence/y1.aspx?id=195. Accessed 2024 March 19.