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Commentaries available online
Abingdon New Testament Commentaries (Online & Print)Click on the link above to see all available volumes.
Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries (Online & Print)Click on the link above to see all available volumes.
Berit Olam (Online & Print)"Primarily literary approach to exegesis of the OT, with emphasis on the theological message of the text. The NSRV is the main English translation to with the commentators make reference."
Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (Online & Print)Focuses “on the final form of the text and on its significant literary and theological features.”
The New Interpreter's BibleCall Number: BS 491 .I68 1994Ecumenical, scholarly. Good connection between commentary and reflection. Also has general articles. Shelved as series in Circulating and Reference Collections
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Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary (Online & Print)An accessible new commentary series on the cutting edge, incorporating art, CD-ROM, etc. with a particular interest in biblical theology.
Recommended Commentary Series
- Recommended CommentaryThis is a file prepared by Dr. Jordan Ryan that breaks down individual commentaries and gives suggestions on when to use them.
Requesting scans of a commentary
Tips for requesting commentaries
- Be sure to check that the commentary series includes one on the book of the Bible you are researching. Not all commentary series are complete or include every book of the Bible.
- Because commentaries are organized by book of the Bible, and then further by chapter and verse, please identify which book, chapter, and verses you are looking for in the Notes section of the ILL request form.
Commentaries only available in print
Each link will take you to the complete commentary listings in the library catalog. Quotes below are from Michael J. Gorman's Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers, (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2001). BS 511.2 G67 2001
The Anchor Bible, 1964-Designed for "general reader." Mostly in historical-critical tradition. Uneven.
Harpercollins Bible CommentaryCall Number: Ref BS 491.2 .H37 2000An excellent comprehensive commentary. Its companion volume, the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary is keyed to it.
New Cambridge Bible CommentaryCambridge is re-doing their old CBC series from the 60’s and 70’s. The series assumes no prior knowledge of Hebrew, Greek, or theology. This new edition seeks to specialize in rhetorical, social-scientific, and narrative criticisms.
The Johannine Letters by Call Number: BS 2805.3 .S75513 1996
The New International Commentary on the Old TestamentScholarly series written by top evangelical scholars.
Reformation Commentary on Scripture. Old TestamentGenesis 1-11, Ezekiel, and Daniel available.
Sacra PaginaThe goal of Sacra Pagina is to provide sound, critical analysis without any loss of sensitivity to religious meaning. This series is therefore catholic in two senses of the word: inclusive in its methods and perspectives, and shaped by the context of the Catholic tradition.
Word Biblical CommentaryCall Number: BS 491.2 .W67 1982Thorough, technical, conservative point of view.
