Genesis: Kidner, Tyndale. Brueggemann, Interpretation. Wenham, Word*. Hamilton, NICOT.
Exodus: Cole, Tyndale. Fretheim, Interpretation. Childs, OTL. Durham, Word*.
Leviticus: Knight, DSB. Wehnam, NICOT. Milgrom, Anchor. Hartley, Word*
Numbers: Wenham, Tyndale. Ashley, NICOT. Harrison, Baker Book House**. Budd, Word*.
Deuteronomy: Kline, Eerdmans*. Harman, FOB. Thompson, Tyndale. Wright, NIBC. Miller, Interpretation. Craigie, NICOT. Weinfeld, Anchor.
Joshua: Davis, EGHB*. Creach, Interpretation. Woudstra, NICOT. Butler, Word*. Boling, Anchor
Judges: Wilcock, BST. Cundall & Morris, Tyndale. Webb, JSOT#46**. Boling, Anchor.
Ruth: Atkinson, BST. Hubbard, NICOT. Campbell, Anchor.
1&2 Samuel: Gordon, Shefield Guides. Davis, FOB (1Sam.). Baldwin, Tyndale. Brueggemann, Interpretation. Gordon, Paternoster. Anderson and Klein, Word*. McCarter, Anchor.
1&2 Kings: Wiseman, Tyndale. Provan, NIBC. Jones, NCB. DeVries & Hobbs, Word*. Cogan & Tadmore, Anchor (2 Kings).
1&2 Chronicles: McConville, DSB. Williamson, NCB*. Japhet, OTL. Braun & Dillard, Word.
Ezra & Nehemiah: Kidner, Tyndale. Blenkinsopp, OTL. Williamson, Word*.
Esther: McConville, DSB*. Baldwin, Tyndale. Clines, NCB*. Laniak, NIBC. Moore, Anchor. [Fox, Eerdmans.]
Job: Anderson, Tyndale. Clines, Word*. Habel OTL.
Psalms: Rhodes, Layman's*. Kidner, Tyndale. Mays, Interpretation. Criagie, Tate & Allen, Word*.
Proverbs: [Wisdom Literature Intro.: Goldsworthy, Paternoster (Gospel & Wisdom)*]. Goldsworthy, AIO Press, Sydney (The Tree of Life)*. Kidner, Tyndale. Alden, Baker Book House. McKane, OTL. Waltke, NICOT (2 vols).
Ecclesiastes: Halls, Life and Other Trivial Pursuits (Rev. Tom Halls, 187 Princes Highway, St. Peters 2044, N.S.W. Australia. $20au/us.) Kidner, BST. Eaton, Tyndale. Whybray, NCB*. Longman, NICOT. Murphy, Word*. Fox, Eerdmans*.
Song of Solomon: Glendhill, BST. Carr, Tyndale. Keel, Continental*. Murphy, Hermeneia*. Pope, Anchor.
Isaiah: Webb, BST. Clements, NCB (1-39)*. Seitz, Interpretation. Motyer, Inter-Varsity Press. Oswalt & Young, NICOT. Westerman, OTL (40-66). North, Clarendon (40-55)**. Watts, Word*.
Jeremiah: McConville, Eisenbrauns. Clements, Interpretation. Thompson, NICOT. Bright, Anchor. Holladay, Hermeneia*.
Lamentations: Provan, NCB. Hilliers, Anchor
Ezekiel: Ellison, Paternoster*. Craigie, DSB. Taylor, Tyndale. Greenberg, Anchor. Zimmerli, Hermeneia*. Allen, Word*
Daniel: Baldwin, Tyndale. Towner, Interpretation. Harman, EP Study Commentary, 2007. Goldingay, Word*. Collins, Hermeneia*.
The Minor Prophets: Ellison, "Men Spake From God"/Paternoster*. Watts, CBC*. Achtemeier & Limburg, Interpretation. McComiskey, Baker Book House*
Hosea: Kidner, BST. Stuart, Word. Mays, OTL. Anderson & Freedman, Anchor
Joel: Hubbard, Tyndale. Stuart, Word*. Crenshaw, Anchor. Wolff, Hermeneia*.
Amos: Motyer, BST. Mays, OTL. Stuart, Word*. Anderson & Freedman, Anchor, Wolff, Hermeneia*.
Obadiah: Baker/Alexander/Waltke, Tyndale. Watts, Eeerdmans**. Busenitz, Mentor. Wolff, Continental*.
Jonah: Baker/Alexander/Waltke, Tyndale. Wolff, Continental*. Sasson, Anchor
Micah: Baker/Alexander/Waltke, Tyndale. Mays, OTL. Hillers, Hermeneia*. Waltke, Eerdmans 2007*.
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah: Baker, Tyndale. Robertson, NICOT. Patterson, Moody**. Roberts, OTL (Habakkuk, Zephaniah). Berlin, Anchor (Zephaniah).
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi: Baldwin, Tyndale. Merrill, Biblical Studies Press*. Verhoef, NICOT. Petersen, OTL. Meyers, Anchor (Haggai, Zechariah 1-8).
Matthew: France, Tyndale. Hill, NCB*. Carson, vol. 8 Expositors. Morris, Pillar. Hagner, Word*. Nolland, NIGTC*. Davies & Allison, ICC*.
Mark: Hunter, Torch*. Hooker, Black's. Lane, NICNT. Edwards, Pillar. Cranfield, CGTC*. Taylor, Macmillan**. Gundry, Eerdmans*.
Luke: Caird, Pelican*. Ellis, NCB/2nd ed*. Danker, "Jesus and the New Age". Green, NICNT. Fitzmyer, Anchor. Bock, BECNT. Nolland, Word*.
John: Bruce, Tyndale. Carson, Pillar. Morris, NICNT. Beasley-Murray, Word. Barrett, SPCK/Knox*. Ridderbos, Eerdmans*. Brown, Anchor. Schnackenburg, Crossroad (Burns & Oates)*.
Acts: Stott, BST. Marshall, Tyndale. Longenecker, Expositors. Tannehill, Fortress Press. Johnson, Sacra Pagina, Bruce, NICNT. Barrett, ICC*
Romans: Hunter, Torch*. Barnett, FOB. Stott, BST. Barrett, Black's. Morris, Pillar. Schriener, BECNT*. Dunn, Word*. Moo, NICNT*. Fitzmyer, Anchor. Cranfield, ICC*.
1 Corinthians: Barnett, FOB. Barrett, Black's. Conzelmann, Hermeneia*. Fee, NICNT. Thiselton, NIGTC*.
2 Corinthians: Kruse, Tyndale. Barrett, Black's. Martin, Word*. Barnett, NICNT. Thrall, ICC*.
Galatians: Hunter, Layman's*. Stott. BST. Cole, Tyndale. Fung, NICNT. Bruce, NIGTC*. Betz, Hermeneia*, Longenecker, Word*.
Ephesians: Stott, BST. Mitton, NCB. Snodgrass, NIVABC. Bruce, NICNT. O'Brien, Pillar. Lincoln, Word*. Barth, Anchor. Best, ICC*.
Philippians: Motyer, BST. Bruce, NIBC. Fee, NICNT. Hawthorn, Word*. O'Brien, NIGTC*
Colossians: Pfitzner, ChiRho*. Lucas, BST. Wright, Tyndale. Moule, CGTC*. Dunn, NIGTC*. Lohse, Hermeneia*. O'Brien, Word*.
1 & 2 Thessalonians: Morris, Tyndale. Best, Black's. Marshall, NCB*. Wanamaker, NIGTC*. Bruce, Word*
Pastoral Epistles: Milne, FOB*. Stott, BST. Guthrie, Tyndale. Fee, NIBC. Knight, NIGTC*. Dibelius & Conzelmann, Hermeneia*. Marshall, ICC*.
Hebrews: Jones, LS*. Guthrie, Tyndale. Wilson, NCB*. Bruce, NICNT. Lane, Word*. Attridge, Hermeneia*. Ellingworth, NIGTC*.
James: Moo, Tyndale. Laws, Black's. Moo, Pillar. Mitton, Marshall Morgan & Scott*. Martin, Word*. Johnson, Anchor*. Davids, NIGTC*.
1 Peter: Clowney, BST. Stibbs & Walls, Tyndale. Kelly, Black's. Davids, NICNT. Hiebert, BMH Books, Indiana USA*. Michaels, Word*. Achtemeier, Hermeneia*. Selwyn, Macmillan.**
2 Peter & Jude: Green, Tyndale. Kelly, Blacks. Bauckham, Word*. Neyrey, Anchor
John's letters: Stott, Tyndale. Marshall, NICNT. Schnackenburg, Crossroad*. Smalley, Word*. Brown, Anchor
Revelation: . Wilcock, BST. Sweet, Pelican*. Morris, Tyndale. Caird, Black's. Beasley-Murray, NCB. Mounce, NICNT, Osborne, BECNT. Beale, NIGTC*. Aune, Word*.
General: NBC (New Bible Commentary), Inter-Varsity Press.
Abbreviations:
* A commentary out of print. Search BOOKFINDER to check whether there is a new release, or to purchase used.
* A commentary where some knowledge of Hebrew/Greek is helpful. English equivalents are most often provided, except in the notes.
* A commentary requiring a workable knowledge of Hebrew/Greek.
Anchor. The Anchor Bible, Doubleday, New York / Yale University Press.
BECNT. Backer Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Baker Book House, Michigan.
Black's. Black's New Testament Commentaries, A & C Black, London / Harper's New Testament Commentaries, Harper & Rowe, San Francisco and Hendrickson, Massachusetts.
BST. The Bible Speaks Today, Inter-Varsity Press
CBC. The Cambridge Bible Commentary, Cambridge University Press.
CGTC. The Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary, Cambridge University Press.
ChiRho. ChiRho Commentary Series, Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide, Australia (deceased)
Continental. Continental Commentary Series, Augsburg-Fortress Press.
Crossroad. New Testament Commentaries, The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York
DSB The Daily Study Bible Series, The Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh / The Westminster Press, Philadelphia
EGHB The Expositors Guide to the Historical Books, Baker Book House, Michigan
EP Study Commentary. Evangelical Press Study Commentary - a new conservative series for the Old and New Testament.
Expositors. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Zondervan
FOB. Focus on the Bible, Fearn: Christian Focus Publications
Hermeneia. A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible, Augsburgh-Fortress Press, Philadelphia
ICC. The International Critical Commentary, T & T Clark, Edinburgh
Interpretation. Interpretation, A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, John Knox Press, Louisville
JSOT. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament - Supplement Series, Sheffield Academic Press
Layman's. The Layman's Bible Commentaries, SCM Press London / John Knox Press Virginia (deceased)
LS. Let's Study, Banner of Truth, Edinburgh
Macmillan. New Testament Commentaries, Macmillan (deceased)
Mentor. Fearn: Christian Focus Publications
Moody. Commentary series, eg. Wycliffe Exegetical Commentaries, Moody Press, Chicago (deceased)
NCB. The New Century Bible Commentary, Oliphants / Marshall Morgan & Scott / Marshall Pickering / Eerdmans / Shefield Academic (dying)
NIBC. New International Biblical Commentary, Hendrickson / Paternoster
NICNT. The New International Commentary on the New Testament, Eerdmans (formerly The New London commentary on the New Testament, Marshall, Morgan & Scott.)
NICOT. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament, Eerdmans
NIGTC. The New International Greek Testament Commentary, Eerdmans
NIVABC. NIV Application Bible Commentary, Zondervan
OTL. The Old Testament Library, The Westminster Press Philadelphia / SCM Press London.
Pelican. The Pelican New Testament Commentaries, Penguin Books. Later published as the Westminster Pelican Commentaries, Westminster Press, Philadelphia (deceased).
Pillar. The Pillar New Testament Commentary, Eerdmans/Apollos
Sacra Pagina. Biblical Commentaries, Liturgical Press.
Sheffield Guides. Guides to the Old and New Testament, Sheffield Academic Press
Tyndale. Tyndale Old/New Testament Commentaries. Inter-Varsity Press
Word. Word Biblical Commentary, Word Books.
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