What is the difference between Ancient Christian Texts and Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

Kim Huliganga

I have been trying to do some research on whether I should just get both or just one of them. From a consumer's standpoint, it looks like ACCS might be the more complete series, as it has so much more books of the bible covered. However, Thomas C. Oden edits both series, so they no doubt have a high level of scholarship. However, I've only read the ACCS series and not ACT. Does anyone know what the purpose of ACT is, how it is formatted, and how well it matches up with ACCS? I already have the Early Church Fathers in hard copy due to a friend of mine retiring from ministry, and I would love to supplement it with either ACT, ACCS, or both. 

So to make my question more concise: What are the differences (formatting, content, quality)?

SineNomine

Welcome to the forums! [:)]

Fundamentally, ACCS is in itself a commentary series, and ACT is not. ACT is instead a collection of commentaries on Scripture.

As the product page for the ACT collection notes, "Ancient Christian Texts is a series of new translations of full-length commentaries and sermons based on biblical books or extended scriptural passages by early church leaders like Ambrosiaster, Origen, John of Damascus, Cyril of Alexandria and many others, most of which are presented in English for the first time."