When Commentaries Go On Sale

WTS Commentaries
Westminster Books is having a great sale on commentaries—the Tyndale Commentary series that spans both the Old Testament and the New. For the next few days you can buy single volumes at $12 each. (The list price is closer to $18.) If you buy 5 or more volumes the price drops to $10 each, which represents quite a bargain. These are reader-friendly commentaries ideal for layperson or pastor alike. I get excited about sales like these because I love great commentaries!

While I am not aware of any of these volumes being bad, there are quite a few that are especially good. Some time ago I compiled a list of the top-5 commentaries for each book of the Bible (though I still need to finish out the Minor Prophets). This top-5 was not based on my assessment but on a group of experts who have written commentaries on the commentaries. Here is a list of each of the Tyndale commentaries that is considered among the best on that book of the Bible.

Old Testament

Genesis by Derek Kidner
Leviticus by R.K. Harrison
Numbers by Gordon Wenham
Deuteronomy by J.A. Thompson
Joshua by Richard Hess
Judges & Ruth by Arthur E. Cundall & Leon Morris
1 & 2 Samuel by Joyce Baldwin
1 & 2 Kings by Donald J. Wiseman
1 Chronicles by Martin Selman
2 Chronicles by Martin Selman
Ezra & Nehemiah by Derek Kidner
Esther by Joyce Baldwin
Job by Francis I. Andersen
Proverbs by Derek Kidner
Ecclesiastes by Michael A. Eaton
The Song of Solomon by Lloyd Carr and/or The Song of Songs by Iain Duguid. (Some of the volumes are being updated over time and both of these are excellent.)

New Testament

Mark by Alan Cole
Luke by Leon Morris
Acts by I. Howard Marshall
Romans by F.F. Bruce
1 Corinthians by Leon Morris
2 Corinthians by Colin Kruse
1 & 2 Thessalonians by Leon Morris
The Pastoral Epistles by Donald Guthrie
James by Douglas Moo (Note: If you already own his later volume in the Pillar commentary series, you will not need this one.)
1 Peter by Wayne Grudem
The Letters of John by John Stott