Biblical Books in Canonical Order

Old Testament

New Testament

Apocrypha/Deuterocanon

Selected Lists of Recommended Commentaries

Opinions as to the relative value of the various Bible commentaries vary widely among biblical scholars. Students may wish to consult with their own professors for their recommendations and preferences. The Bible commentary bibliographies listed under the Bibliographies & Introductions tab offer more extensive guidance on the selection of commentaries.

Bible Commentary Series

Selected Bible commentary series including publishers, academic level, denominational affiliation, or other stated perspectives.

Selected Bible commentary series
SERIES ACRONYM PUBLISHER LEVEL PERSPECTIVE
opens new windowAbingdon New Testament Commentaries ANTC Abingdon Pastoral United Methodist
opens new windowAbingdon Old Testament Commentaries AOTC Abingdon Pastoral United Methodist
opens new windowAfrica Bible Commentary Series   Hippo Books    
opens new windowThe Anchor Yale Bible (OT & NT) AB Doubleday/Yale Critical Various viewpoints
opens new windowAncient Christian Commentary on Scripture (OT & NT) ACCS InterVarsity Academic Historical
opens new windowAncient Christian Texts (OT & NT)   InterVarsity Academic Historical
opens new windowApollos Old Testament Commentary AOTC InterVarsity Academic Evangelical
opens new windowArtScroll Tanach   ArtScroll Academic Jewish
opens new windowAugsburg Commentary on the New Testament   Augsburg Academic Evangelical Lutheran
opens new windowBaker Commentary (OT: Wisdom and Psalms)   Baker Academic Evangelical
opens new windowBaker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament BECNT Baker Academic/Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowBHGNT (Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament) BHGNT Baylor University Press Academic Baptist
opens new windowBaylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible   Baylor University Press Academic Baptist
opens new windowBelief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible (OT & NT) Belief Westminster John Knox   Presbyterian

opens new windowBelievers Church Bible Commentary (OT & NT)

 BCBC Herald Press Pastoral Mennonite
opens new windowBerit Olam (OT)   Liturgical Press Academic Catholic
opens new windowBible Speaks Today (OT & NT) BST InterVarsity Devotional/Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowBlack's New Testament Commentaries BNTC Black/Hendrickson   Evangelical
opens new windowBlackwell Bible Commentaries (OT & NT)   Wiley/Blackwell   Secular
opens new windowBrazos Theological Commentary on the Bible (OT & NT) BTCB Baker Pastoral/Academic  
opens new windowCambridge Bible Commentary (OT & NT) CBC Cambridge Academic Secular
opens new windowCatholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (NT)   Baker Pastoral Catholic
opens new windowCommunicator's Commentary (OT & NT) ComC Word Books Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowThe Complete Biblical Library (OT & NT)        
opens new windowConcordia Commentary (OT & NT)   Concordia Pastoral/Academic Lutheran Church-Mo. Synod
opens new windowContinental Commentaries (OT & NT) CC Fortress Academic Evangelical Lutheran
opens new windowCornerstone Biblical Commentary (OT & NT) CsBC Tyndale House Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowDaily Study Bible (OT & NT) DSB Westminster Press Devotional Presbyterian
opens new windowEerdmans Critical Commentary (OT & NT) ECC Eerdmans Academic Various viewpoints
opens new windowEncountering Biblical Studies (OT & NT)   Baker   Evangelical
opens new windowEpworth Commentaries EC Epworth Press    
opens new windowExegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament EGGNT   Pastoral/Academic Evangelical
opens new windowExpositor's Bible Commentary (OT & NT) EBC Armstrong/Zondervan Pastoral/Academic Evangelical
opens new windowExpositor's Bible Commentary (OT & NT) (new edition)   Zondervan Pastoral Evangelical
opens new window Forms of the Old Testament Literature FOTL Eerdmans   Various viewpoints
opens new windowGospel according to the Old Testament   P&R   Reformed
opens new windowHermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary (OT & NT) Hermeneia Fortress/Augsburg Technical Various viewpoints
opens new windowHistorical Commentary on the Old Testament. HCOT Peeters Academic  
opens new windowHolman Old Testament Commentary   Broadman & Holman Pastoral Baptist
opens new window International Critical Commentary (OT & NT) ICC T & T Clark/Scribner Technical Various viewpoints
opens new window International Theological Commentary (OT) ITC Eerdmans Academic Various viewpoints
opens new windowInterpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching & Preaching (OT & NT) INT Westminster John Knox Academic Presbyterian
opens new windowInterpreter's Concise Commentary (OT & NT)   Abingdon Academic United Methodist
opens new windowInterpreting Biblical Texts (OT & NT)   Abingdon   United Methodist
opens new windowIVP New Testament Commentary IVPNTC InterVarsity Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowJewish Apocryphal Literature   Harper   Jewish
opens new windowJPS Torah Commentary JPSTC Jewish Publication Society Academic Jewish
opens new windowLaymen's Bible Commentary   John Knox Press    
opens new windowLife Application Bible (NT)   Tyndale Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowNew American Commentary (OT & NT) NAC Broadman & Holman Pastoral Baptist
opens new windowNew Beacon Bible Commentary NBBC Beacon Hill Press Pastoral Wesleyan
opens new windowNew Cambridge Bible Commentary (OT & NT) NCBC Cambridge University Press Academic/Pastoral Various viewpoints
opens new windowNew Century Bible Commentary (OT & NT) NCB Eerdmans Pastoral/Academic Evangelical
opens new windowNew Collegeville Bible Commentry NCBC Liturgical Press/Augsburg Pastoral Catholic
opens new windowNew Covenant Bible Commentary Series        
opens new windowNew International Biblical Commentary (OT & NT) NIBCOT & NIBCNT Hendrickson/now Baker Academic Evangelical
opens new windowNew International Commentary (OT & NT) NICOT & NICNT Eerdmans Technical Evangelical
opens new windowNew International Greek Testament Commentary NIGTC Eerdmans Academic Evangelical
opens new windowNew Interpreters Bible (OT & NT) NIB Abingdon Academic United Methodist
opens new windowNew Testament for Everyone (N. T. Wright)   Westminster John Knox Devotional/Pastoral Anglican
opens new windowNew Testament in Context NTinC      
opens new windowThe New Testament library NTL Westminster John Knox Academic Presbyterian
opens new windowNew Testament Readings NTR Routledge    
opens new windowNIV Application Commentary (OT & NT) NIVAC Zondervan Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowOld Testament for Everyone (John Goldingay)   Westminster John Knox Devotional Anglican
opens new windowThe Old Testament Library OTL Westminster John Knox Academic Presbyterian
opens new windowOxford Bible Commentary OxBC Oxford University Press Academic Non-denominational
opens new windowPaideia (NT)   Baker Pastoral/Academic Various viewpoints
opens new windowPentecostal Commentary Series (NT)   Deo Publishing Academic Pentecostal
opens new windowPillar New Testament Commentary PNTC Eerdmans Academic Evangelical
opens new windowPreaching the Word   Crossway Pastoral Reformed
opens new windowReformation Commentary on Scripture (OT & NT)   InterVarsity Academic Reformed
opens new windowSacra Pagina (NT) SP Liturgical Press Academic Catholic
opens new windowSeptuagint Commentary Series   Brill Academic  
opens new windowSmyth & Helwys Bible Commentary SHBC Smyth & Helwys Pastoral Various viewpoints
opens new windowSocio-Rhetorical Commentary (NT) SRC Eerdmans/IVP Academic Academic Arminian
opens new windowSoncino Books of the Bible (OT)   Soncino Press Academic Jewish
opens new windowSpirit-Filled Life New Testament Commentary   Nelson Academic Pentecostal/Charismatic
opens new windowStory of God Bible Commentary   Zondervan Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowTwo Horizons New Testament Commentary THNTC Eerdmans Academic Evangelical
opens new windowTwo Horizons Old Testament Commentary THOTC Eerdmans Academic Evangelical
opens new windowTyndale New Testament Commentaries TNTC Eerdmans Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowTyndale Old Testament Commentaries TOTC Eerdmans Pastoral Evangelical
opens new windowUnderstanding the Bible Commentary series UBC Baker Books Pastoral Various viewpoints
opens new windowUBS Handbook Series (OT & NT) UBS Handbooks United Bible Societies Academic  
opens new windowWesleyan Bible Commentary (OT & NT)   Eerdmans/Hendrickson Academic Wesleyan
opens new windowWestminster Bible Companion (OT & NT)   Westminster John Knox Devotional Presbyterian
opens new windowWord Biblical Commentary (OT & NT) WBC Nelson Academic Evangelical
opens new windowYale Judaica series (OT)   Yale University Press   Jewish
opens new windowZondervan Exegetical Commentary (NT) ZECNT Zondervan Pastoral Evangelical

Bible Commentaries Plus Library Guide

Please see the opens new windowBible Commentaries Plus library guide for more guidance on how to find Bible commentaries in the ORU J.D. McKean Library.