Tuesday, 1 January 2008

Commentary Recommendations

Here are some of the best sites I've found giving specific recommendations on which commentaries are best on individual books of the bible. Under the general sites i've also put my own recommendations from the ones I've read.

General:

Best Commentaries.com 
Excellent resource for commentary recommendations. Uses a web aggregator to calculate the top commentaries on each bible book.
Ligonier Top 5 Commentaries of every book of the Bible (OT & NT)
Keith Mathison's list of his top 5 for every book of the bible along with his reasons for choosing them. Helpful!
D.A. Carson's Best Buys (NT)
This is the list i go to first whenever i buy a commentary on a New Testament book of the bible. There are a few recommendations for each book. 
Denver Seminary (OT) Recommendations 
Recommending the best commentaries by OT book with starred books being the best choice. 
Denver Seminary (NT) Recommendations 
Very Helpful list giving the best three in 3 categories, technical, mid-level & Expositional.
Parableman's Recommendations (NT & OT)
Very Helpful list split by level of commentary giving his best for each book of the bible. Follow the links below for the sections.
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
Parableman's Commentary Reviews on Individual Books (NT & OT selected books)
A much more detailed look at selected books of the bible and reviews of all the best commentaries for those books. Very helpful! 

OLD TESTAMENT:
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 & 2 Samuel
1 & 2 Kings
1 & 2 Chronicles
Ezra & Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

NEW TESTAMENT:
Introduction to Gospels
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians & Philemon
1 & 2 Thessalonians
The Pastoral Epistles
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter & Jude
The Epistles of John
Revelation

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