Research Guides: Bible Commentaries: Bible Commentary Sets

Basic Evangelical Commentaries
Advanced Evangelical Commentaries
Basic Non-Evangelical Commentaries
Advanced Non-Evangelical Commentaries

*Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd

Basic Evangelical Commentaries

Baker Commentary on the Old Testament
Call #: MAIN 223.1-223.9 (also ebook for Job)
Especially commentaries on Job, Psalm (Dr. Dan Estes' favorite), Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.
Basic Evangelical.
Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament by David L. Turner
Call #: MAIN & REF 226.6-227.94 (some ebook)
Especially commentaries on Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Rom, 1 Cor, 2 Cor, Gal, Eph, Phil, James, 1 Pet, Jude & 2 Pet, and 1-3 John.
Dr. Mark Owens' favorite commentary set
Basic Evangelical.
The Bible Speaks Today Series
Call #: MAIN 222-227.92 (eBook for Kings)
Especially commentaries on Ex, Kings, Ezra and Hag, Est, Eccl, Isa, Jer, Lam, Ezek, Hos, Amos, Mal, Luke, Acts, Eph, 1 & 2 Thess, and 1 Pet.
Basic Evangelical.
Biblical Theology For Christian Proclamation
Call #: MAIN 227.8-227.87 (also eBooks)
Basic Evangelical.
Blacks New Testament Commentaries by Morna D. Hooker, ed.
Call #: UPPER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 226.3 - 227.92
Basic Evangelical.
*Calvin's Commentaries by John Calvin
Call #: eBook
Especially commentary on Gen, Ps, Isa, Jer, Lam, Dan, Twelve Minor Prophets, Luke.
Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd
Basic Evangelical.
Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, eds.
Call #: MAIN 222-227.91 (some ebooks)
Basic Evangelical.
Cornerstone Biblical Commentary by Philip W. Comfort, ed.
Call #: MAIN 222-227.91 (some ebooks)
Basic Evangelical.
The Expositor's Bible Commentary by Tremper Longman III and Garland, David, eds.
Call #: REF 220.7 E96
Especially commentaries on 1, 2 Sam, Ps, and Matt.
Basic Evangelical.
The IVP Bible Background Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2000, 3 vols. by John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews, & Mark W. Chavalas
Call #: REF 221.7 W239I (also ebook)
Basic Evangelical.
IVP New Testament Commentary Series
Call #: MAIN 226.2-228.1 (also eBook for Romans)
Especially commentaries on Luke, Acts, Rom, 2 Cor, Phil, 1-2 Thess, 1-2 Tim & Titus, 1 Pet, & Rev.
Basic Generally Evangelical.
Mentor Commentary
Call #: MAIN 222.13-222.6
Basic Evangelical.
The New American Commentary
Call #: MAIN 222-224.98 (also eBook for Revelation)
See especially commentaries on Gen, Ex, Num, Josh, Judges, Ruth, 1, 2 Sam, 1, 2 Kings, Ezra, Neh, Est, Ps 73-150 (Dan Estes), Isa, Hos, Joel, Hag, Zech, Mal, Matt, Luke, 2 Cor, and 1, 2 Pet, Jude.
Basic Evangelical.
The New Interpreter's Bible by Leander E. Keck, ed.
Call #: REF 220.7 N532
Basic Non-evangelical (except Leviticus).
New Testament Commentary by William Hendriksen
Call #: MAIN 227.8 H498N2
Basic Evangelical.
New Testament Library
Call #: MAIN 226.3-228.1 (some eBooks)
Especially commentaries on John, Hebrews, & I, II, & III John
Basic Evangelical.
The NIV Application Commentary by Terry C. Muck, ed.
Call #: MAIN & REF 222.1-224.9
Especially commentaries on Gen, Ex, Deut, Josh, 1 and 2 Sam, 1 & 2 Chron, Est, Job, Ps 1-72, Prov, Eccl, Song of Songs, Jer, and Lam, Ezek, Dan, Hos, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obad, Jonah, Nah, Hab, Zeph, Hag, Zech, Mal, Matt, Mark, Luke, John, Rom, 1 Cor, 2 Cor, Phil, Col-Phile, 1 & 2 Thess, Heb, 2 Pet-Jude, Letters of John, and Rev.
Basic Evangelical.
Pillar New Testament Commentary
Call #: MAIN & REF 226.2-227.94 (John as eBook)
Especially commentaries on Mark, Luke, John (Dr. Trent Roger's favorite), Acts, Rom, 1 Cor, Eph, Phil, Col-Phile, 1 & 2 Thess, Heb, James, & 2 Pet-Jude
Basic Evangelical.
Preaching the Word Commentary by R. Kent Hughes, ed.
Call #: MAIN 222.1-227.94 (some eBook)
Especially commentary on Leviticus, Numbers, Job, Song of Sol, and 1-2 Tim & Titus.
Basic Evangelical.
Reformation Commentary on Scripture by Timothy George, ed.
Call #: MAIN 222.11-227.2 (also eBooks for most)
Basic Evangelical.
Reformed Expository Commentary
Call #: MAIN 222-227.6 (also eBook for Zeph, Hag, Mal)
Especially commentaries on Est, Ruth. Dan, and Eph.
Basic Evangelical.
The Story Of God Bible Commentary by Tremper Longman III & Scot McKnight, eds.
Call #: MAIN 222.2227.6
Basic Evangelical.
Teach the Text Commentary Series by Mark Strauss & John Walson, eds.
Call #: MAIN 222-227.9 (some eBooks)
Especially commentary on Ps 1-72 and Luke.
Basic Evangelical.
Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary
Call #: MAIN 222.11 - 224.6 (eBook for Micah)
Especially commentary on Job, Ruth, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and Lamentations.
Basic Evangelical.
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries by Leon Morris, ed.
Call #: MAIN & REF 222-224.9 (eBooks for Proverbs & Daniel))
Especially commentaries on Gen, Num, Deut, Josh, 1 & 2 Sam, 1 Chron, Ezra and Neh, Est, Ps, Prov, Song of Songs (Iain M. Duguid), Jer and Lam, Dan, Jonah, and Zech.
Basic Evangelical.
Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: New Testament, 5 Vols. by John H. Walton
Call #: REF 221.7 Z87
Basic Evangelical.
Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testament, 5 Vols. by John H. Walton
Call #: UPPER LEVEL REFERENCE 221.7 Z87
Basic Evangelical.

Advanced Evangelical Commentaries

Apollos Old Testament Commentary by David W. Baker and Gordon J. Wenham, eds.
Call #: MAIN & REF 222.2-224.6 (eBook for Exodus)
Especially commentary on Deuteronomy and 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, Ecclesiastes & Song of Songs (Dan Estes), Dan, and Hag, Zech, and Mal.
Advanced Generally Evangelical.
*Commentary on the Old Testament by Carl F. Keil & Franz Delitzsch
Call #: MAIN 221.7 K27C
Available online at https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/kdo.html
Especially see commentary on Psalm
Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd
Advanced Evangelical.
Concordia Commentary by Christopher Mitchell, ed.
Call #: MAIN 222.2-227.9
Especially commentary on Luke.
Advanced Evangelical.
Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament by Andreas J. Kostenberger & Robert W. Yarbrough, eds.
Call #: MAIN 226.2-227.92 (also eBooks)
Advanced Evangelical.
A Handbook on the Greek Text by Martin M. Culy, ed.
Call #: MAIN 226.2-228 (also eBook for Matthew)
Advanced Evangelical.
*Kregel Exegetical Library
Call #: MAIN 222.3-227.1
Especially commentary on Psalms and the Book of the Twelve (by Michael Shepherd).
Advanced Evangelical.
New International Commentary on the New Testament by Joel B. Green, ed.
Call #: REF 226.2-228.1
Especially commentary on Matt, Luke, John, Rom, 1 Cor, 2 Cor, Phil, Col-Phile, and 1 & 2 Thess, Heb (Cockerill), James (McKnight), 1 Pet, and Rev.
Advanced Generally Evangelical.
*New International Commentary on the Old Testament by Robert L. Hubbard
Call #: REF 226.2-228.1
See especially commentaries on Gen, Lev, Num, Judges, Ruth, Job, Prov, Eccl, Song of Songs, Isa, Jer, Ezek, Hos, Nah, Hab, and Zeph, and Zech.
Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd, especially Ezekiel by Daniel Brock
Advanced Evangelical.
New International Greek Testament Commentary by I. Howard Marshall & Donald A. Hagner, eds.
Call #: MAIN 226.2-227.1 (eBook for Rom)
Especially commentaries on Matt, Mark, Rom, 1 Cor, 2 Cor, Phil, Pastoral Epist, and Rev.
Advanced Generally Evangelical.
Understanding The Bible Commentary Series
Call #: MAIN 222-227.94 (also eBook for 1 & 2 Chron and Isaiah)
Also referred to as the New International Biblical Commentary.
Especially commentary on 1 and 2 Kings and Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and Isaiah.
Advanced Generally Evangelical.
*Word Biblical Commentary by Bruce M. Metzger, David A. Hubbard, and Glenn W. Barker, eds.
Call #: MAIN & REFERENCE 226.2-227.94
Especially commentaries on Lev, Josh, Judges, and Ruth, Est, 2 Kings, 2 Chron, Ezra, Neh, Job 1-20, Prov, Dan, and Hos-Jonah, Gal, Col, Pastoral Epist, Heb, and Jude, 2 Pet.
Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd & Dr. Matt Bennett
Advanced Generally Evangelical.

Basic Non-Evangelical Commentaries

Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture by Thomas C. Oden, ed.
Call #: MAIN 226.2-228.1 (also eBook for several volumns)
Basic Generally Non-Evangelical. (Church Fathers)
Believers Church Bible Commentary by Douglas B. Miller, ed. or Loren Johns, ed.
Call #: MAIN 222-228.1 (mostly eBook; also WIERSBE READING ROOM for Ezekiel)
See especially commentaries on Jeremiah & Mark.
Basic Non-Evangelical. (Brethren & Mennonite)
The Church's Bible
Call #: MAIN 223.9-227.2 (eBook for Matthew)
Basic Non-Evangelical.
New Testament for Everyone
Call #: MAIN 226.2-227.87
Basic Non-Evangelical.
Smyth and Helwys Bible Commentary
Call #: MAIN 222.15-228.1 (several eBooks)
Especially commentaries on Jeremiah.
Basic Non-Evangelical.

Advanced Non-Evangelical Commentaries

Abingdon New Testament Commentaries. Nashville: Abingdon Press
Call #: UPPER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 226.2-228.1
Advanced Non-Evangelical.
Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries. Nashville: Abingdon Press
Call #: UPPER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 222.15-224.9
Advanced Non-Evangelical.
*The Anchor Bible
Call #: MAIN 222.11-227.5 (also WIERSBE READING ROOM for Jeremiah)
Especially commentaries on I Chron, Prov, Jer, Obad, Jon, and Mic, Hab, Zeph, Mal, and Phile.
Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd
Advanced Generally Non-Evangelical.
Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
Call #: MAIN 222-228.1 (also some ebooks)
Advanced Non-Evangelical.
Eerdmans Critical Commentary by David Noel Freedman and Astrid B. Beck, eds.
Call #: MAIN 212-227.86 (Pslams in REF 223.2 T326P)
Advanced Non-Evangelical.
*Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible
Call #: MAIN 222.11-227.91
Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd, especially Jeremiah by William Holladay (available through OhioLINK)
Advanced Non-Evangelical.
*The International Critical Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments by J. A. Emerton, C. E. B. Cranfield, and G. N. Stanton, eds.
Call #: MAIN 222.32-227.91
Especially commentaries on Jeremiah, Matt, Acts, Rom, and Pastoral Epist.
Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd, especially Jeremiah by William McKane
Advanced Non-Evangelical.
International Theological Commentary
Call #: MAIN 222-224.93
Especially commentaries on Gen.12-50, Numbers, Jeremiah, & Hosea.
Advanced Non-Evangelical.
Interpretation: A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
Call #: MAIN 222-228.1 (also some eBooks)
Especially commentaries on Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, First and Second Samuel, Job, Psalms, Lamentations, and 1 Corinthians.
Advanced Non-Evangelical.
*Old Testament Library by William P. Brown, Carol A. Newsom, and Brent A. Strawn, eds.
Call #: MAIN 222-224.93 (some eBook)
Especially commentary on Exodus, I & II Chronicles, Job, Isaiah, and Jeremiah.
Recommended by Dr. Mike Shepherd, especially Isaiah by Brevard Childs
Advanced Generally Non-Evangelical.
Westminster Bible Companion
Call #: MAIN 222-228.1 (also eBook for Obadiah through Malachi)
Advanced Non-Evangelical.