Recommended Commentaries
Jun 22nd, 2006 by admin
I’m always asked what commentaries people should consider buying. Well, here is a good starter list from Desiring God that you might want to use as a first guideline:
Genesis: Wenham (Word Biblical Commentary) or Sailhamer (Expositor’s Bible Commentary)
Exodus: Enns (NIV Application Commentary)
Leviticus: Hartley (WBC)
Numbers: Wenham (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries)
Deuteronomy: McConville (AOTC ); Wright (New International Biblical Commentary)
Joshua: Woudstra (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) or Hess (Tyndale Old Testament Commentary)
Judges, Ruth: Block (New American Commentary)
1 & 2 Samuel: Bergen (NAC)
1 & 2 Kings: House (NAC)
1 Chronicles: Braun (WBC)
2 Chronicles: Dillard (WBC)
Ezra and Nehemiah: Williamson (WBC)
Esther: Baldwin (TOTC)
Job: Andersen (TOTC)
Psalms: Kidner (TOTC)
Proverbs: Kidner (TOTC); Bridges (Banner of Truth)
Ecclesiastes: Longman (NICOT)
Song of Songs: Longman (NICOT)
Isaiah: Oswalt (NICOT)
Jeremiah: Thompson (NICOT)
Jeremiah & Lamentations: Harrison (TOTC)
Ezekiel: Allen (WBC)
Daniel: Baldwin (TOTC); Longman (NIVAC)
Minor Prophets: McComiskey (3 volumes; superb)
Matthew: D.A. Carson (EBC)
Mark: Lane (New International Commentary on the New Testament)
Luke: Bock (Baker Exegetical Commentary)
John: Carson (Pillar New Testament Commentary)
Acts: Longenecker (EBC)
Romans: Moo (NICNT); Schreiner (BEC); Murray (Eerdmans)
1 Corinthians: Fee (NICNT)
2 Corinthians: Barnett (NICNT)
Galatians: Longenecker (Word)
Ephesians: O’Brien (PNTC)
Philippians: O’Brien (New International Greek Testament Commentary)
Colossians/Philemon: O’Brien (WBC)
1 & 2 Thessalonians: Bruce (WBC)
Pastoral Epistles: Mounce (WBC)
Hebrews: Ellingworth (NIGTC)
James: Moo (PNTC)
1 Peter: Grudem (Tyndale New Testament Commentary)
2 Peter and Jude: Baukham (WBC); Moo (NIVAC)
Johannine Epistles: Kruse (PNTC); Stott (TNTC)
Revelation: Beale (NIGTC)
- Virtual M. Div. – New Testament
- Best Commentaries
- Matthew Henry’s Commentary
- Bruce Metzger
- Al Mohler and John Stott
sam – what store/site would you recommend for the best deal on the john commentary? my default is amazon…
amazon is probably the best, hoon.
Sam (and Hoon): any thoughts on Calvin’s commentaries? How about Boice? MacArthur?
I really like Boice. I’ve been using him for John and he does a great job on the expositional side that some of the exegetically commentaries leave out. Calvin always has some tremendous insights. I haven’t used MacArthur at all. I would imagine he’d be good as well, as long as you know how to filter out his dispensational presuppositions.
Ha ha, Sam – that presumes that you would want to filter out the dispensational presuppositions! Also, Boice is excellent on Romans.
Tim, I WANT to filter those out.
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heh heh – Sam, if you do that you may be Left Behind – heh heh, thanks for that set up!