The recommendations New American CommentaryStudy 1, 2 Peter, Jude Thomas Schreiner There appears to be a strong selection of excellent commentaries on 1 Peter and most of the experts rate Schreiner’s at or very near the top. This is hardly a surprise since many of his commentaries are considered excellent. Carson commends it as “one…
Recently published — awaiting expert review Evangelical Exegetical CommentaryStudy 1 & 2 Samuel Harry A. Hoffner Jr. Hoffner’s commentary is likely to gain some attention as the reviewers eventually turn to it. (1 Samuel: ) (2 Samuel: ) AmazonAmazonLogos Now here are the expert picks. Focus on the BiblePreaching 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel Dale Ralph…
Recently published — awaiting expert review Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New TestamentStudy Luke David Garland The ZECNT is quickly proving itself to be a premier commentary series. Garland is a trusted commentator, so I believe this volume will attract the plaudits of many scholars and pastors. AmazonWestminster BooksLogos Focus on the BiblePreaching Luke 1-13:…
Recently published — awaiting expert review Focus on the BiblePreaching Daniel: A Tale of Two Cities Bob Fyall Based on the strength of the author’s previous work and the track record of the Focus series, I think this will soon be positively evaluated by the experts. AmazonWestminster BooksLogos Expert recommendations Reformed Expository CommentaryPreaching Daniel Iain…
The recommendations New in May, 2024: Focus on the Bible (which is especially strong in the Old Testament books) has volumes on 1 & 2 Chronicles, authored by Philip Eveson (and replacing the former volumes by Cyril Barber). Christopher Ash finds the volumes “lucid, scholarly, accessible, and reverent” and expects them to be his “‘go…
Recently published — awaiting expert review Ajith Fernando – Deuteronomy: Loving Obedience to a Loving God (Preaching the Word). The PTW series is based on sermons and suitable to any kind of reader. Allan Harman – Deuteronomy: The Commands of a Covenant God (Focus on the Bible). The Focus on the Bible series is eminently…
When I initially created a list of commentary recommendations, the options for Ecclesiastes were relatively sparse. The past few years, though, have provided some excellent new options. Recently published — awaiting expert review Reformed Expository CommentaryPreaching Ecclesiastes Douglas Sean O’Donnell The REC is based on sermons so easy to read and appropriate for any kind…
Recently published — awaiting expert review Reformed Expository CommentaryPreaching Ezra & Nehemiah Derek Thomas Thomas is a skilled and trustworthy expositor who has completed a good number of excellent commentaries. I have little doubt that this sermon-based commentary will join the ranks of the top recommendations. AmazonWestminster BooksLogos Dale Ralph Davis – Ezra & Nehemiah:…
Any look at commentaries on Song of Solomon needs to begin with a significant caveat: Your list will depend to a great degree on whether you take the allegorical or non-allegorical approach to the book. I generally hold to the non-allegorical approach, and that is reflected in my selections. Recently published — awaiting expert review…
The recommendations Top pickPillar New Testament CommentaryStudy The Letters of John Colin Kruse The consensus pick from the experts is Kruse’s contribution to the PNTC. While not a entry-level commentary, neither does it require extensive knowledge of Greek. Keith Mathison says, “The Pillar New Testament Commentaries edited by D.A. Carson are consistently excellent works. Colin…
Jeremiah Kregel Exegetical LibraryStudy A Commentary on Jeremiah Michael B. Shepherd Danny Akin does not hedge: “This work by Michael Shepherd is certain to become a standard in the study of the text of Jeremiah. It is magisterial in the depth and breadth of its scholarship.” One caveat belongs up front: Shepherd comments on the…
Recently published — awaiting expert review Focus on the BiblePreaching Jeremiah & Lamentations: The Death of a Dream, and What Came After Michael Wilcock The Focus on the Bible commentaries have proven especially strong in interpreting the Old Testament so I expect this one will make a good addition to any library. AmazonWestminster BooksLogos Expert…
Recently published — awaiting expert review John Mackay – Ezekiel Volume 1, Ezekiel Volume 2 (Mentor Commentary). John Mackay has written quite a number of excellent commentaries. Meanwhile, the Mentor series has proven valuable and trustworthy. (Amazon, Westminster Books, Logos) Expert recommendations New International Commentary on the Old Testament The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 1-24;…
The recommendations Top pickPillar New Testament CommentaryStudy The Letter of James Douglas Moo Moo’s commentary is widely regarded as the best treatment of James and is universally recommended by the commentators on the commentaries. You may recognize his name from the recommendations for Romans where his name also appears. Keith Mathison says it well: “If…
Recently published — awaiting expert review Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New TestamentStudy Ephesians Clinton Arnold This is a trusted commentator writing for a relatively new commentary series. AmazonLogos Reformed Expository CommentaryPreaching Ephesians Bryan Chapell Chapell has written a number of highly regarded books and commentaries. This one is based on sermons so is especially…
If ever there was a book whose commentaries will prove polarizing, Revelation must be the one. D.A. Carson says this in his commentaries on the commentaries: “Of the writing of books on Revelation there is no end: most generations produce far too many. It is a little-known fact that the Puritans, for instance, produced far…
The recommendations NIV Application CommentaryFirst read Esther Karen Jobes I always appreciate it when there is clear consensus on the best commentary on any given book of the Bible. For Esther, that honor goes to Karen Jobes. Keith Mathison agrees with the other experts when he says, “Karen Jobes has written the most engaging, interesting,…
Recently published — awaiting expert review Zondervan Exegetical CommentaryStudy Colossians and Philemon David W. Pao The ZECNT has become a favorite series of myself and many others. I have used this volume, though only sparsely, and found it solid. AmazonWestminster BooksLogos Reformed Expository CommentariesPreaching Colossians & Philemon Richard D. Phillips The REC is an excellent…
The recommendations Top pickWord Biblical CommentaryStudy 2 Peter and Jude Richard Bauckham While Bauckham’s commentary is not quite the consensus favorite, it is unanimously held up as a brilliant and helpful treatment. Yet every commentator on the commentaries critiques it for one small but important eccentricity: Bauckham does not believe that Peter wrote 2 Peter!…
Isaiah has been quiet ground for new conservative commentaries for a long while, but a few recent volumes deserve mention alongside the classics below. Isaiah Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Prophetic BooksStudy Isaiah J. Gordon McConville The first full one-volume Isaiah commentary in a major evangelical exegetical series in years. Heath Thomas calls it…