Selected Old Testament Commentaries - Lambsound

1 7-May-02 This list has been prepared by the Buswell Library, primarily as a resource for seminary students, alumni, and pastors. We list a helpful selection of Commentaries , primarily in English on each biblical book. Advanced students will want to consult additional sources, including items cited in the bibliographies and notes in the Commentaries on this list. Some knowledge of biblical Hebrew and Greek is required to get the full benefit of many, but not all, Commentaries listed. We have Selected Commentaries for their usefulnesss in exegeting Scriptures. Different works emphasize historical, linguistic, or theological aspects of the text; few are outstanding in all areas.

2 We focus primarily on substantial recent works, but not exclusively. We have not limited recommendations to those with which we agree theologically, nor would all be regarded as Reformed or Evangelical. The list includes some Commentaries that have stood the test of time, some that embody the best evangelical scholarship on the particular book, and some that reflect the most recent scholarly work. For those seeking guidance in developing their own libraries, our advice is try before you buy. There is no one size fits all commentary. Use libraries and other resources to see what you find most helpful then invest in works that help you most. To aide in using the Buswell Library itself, we have added alongside each biblical book s list of Commentaries a box that says, Many of these books can be found This gives the section of our collection in which to find most of the Commentaries on that particular biblical book.

3 However, remember that Commentaries on several books of the bible may be combined in one volume, , browsing the shelves of Genesis Commentaries will not turn up Commentaries that deal with the whole Pentateuch or those that are part of a set on the whole bible . J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. Library Selected Old Testament Commentaries -2- Genesis Alter, Robert. Genesis: Translation and Commentary. New York: Norton, 1996. Brueggemann, Walter. Genesis. Interpretation. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1982. Calvin, John. Commentaries on the First Book of Moses called Genesis. 2 vols. Translated by John King. Calvin s Commentaries . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1948. (Available in various reprint editions) Delitzsch, Franz.

4 A New Commentary on Genesis. 2 vols. Translated by Sophia Taylor. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1888-1889. Hamilton, Victor P. The book of Genesis. 2 vols. New International Commentary on the Old Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1990. Kidner, Derek. Genesis: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, vol. 1. Chicago: Inter-Varsity Press, 1967. Ross, Allen P. Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of the Book of Genesis. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1988. Sarna, Nahum M. Genesis: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation. The JPS Torah Commentary. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1989. Waltke, Bruce K., and Cathi J. Fredricks. Genesis: A Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001.

5 Walton, John H. Genesis. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001. Wenham, Gordon J. Genesis. 2 vols. Word Biblical Commentary, vols. 1-2. Waco, TX: Word Books, 1987-1994. Westermann, Claus. Genesis: An Introduction. Translated by John J. Scullion. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992. Exodus Alexander, Desmond. Exodus. In New bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, edited by D. A. Carson and others. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994. Brueggemann, Walter. The Book of Exodus. In The New Interpreter s bible , edited by Leander E. Keck and others, vol. 1. Nashville: Abingdon, 1994. Many of these books can be found at BS Genesis BS Pentateuch Many of these books can be found at BS Exodus BS Pentateuch -3- Calvin, John.

6 Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony. 4 vols. Translated by Charles William Bingham. Calvin s Commentaries . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1950. (Available in various reprint editions) Cassuto, Umberto. A Commentary on the Book of Exodus. Translated by Israel Abrahams. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1967. Childs, Brevard S. The Book of Exodus: A Critical, Theological Commentary. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1974. Durham, John I. Exodus. Word Biblical Commentary, vol. 3. Waco, TX: Word Books, 1987. Enns, Peter. Exodus. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000. Fretheim, Terence E. Exodus. Interpretation. Louisville: John Knox Press, 1991. Houtman, Cornelis.

7 Exodus. Translated by Sierd Woudstra, 3 vols. Historical Commentary on the Old Testament . Kampen, Netherlands: Kok, 1993-2000. Keil, C. F., and F. Delitzsch. The Pentateuch. 3 vols. Translated by James Martin. Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament , by C. F. Keil and F. Delitzsch. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1956. (Available in various reprint editions) Sarna, Nahum M. Exodus: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation. The JPS Torah Commentary. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1991. Leviticus Bonar, Andrew A. A Commentary on Leviticus. Geneva Series. Carlisle, PA : Banner of Truth Trust, 1989. Calvin, John. Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony. 4 vols. Translated by Charles William Bingham.

8 Calvin s Commentaries . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1950. (Available in various reprint editions) Gerstenberger, Erhard. Leviticus: A Commentary. Translated by Douglas W. Stott. The Old Testament Library. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996. Harris, R. Laird. Leviticus. In The Expositor s bible Commentary, edited by Frank E. Gaebelein and others, vol. 2. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1990. Harrison, R. K. Leviticus: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, vol. 3. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1980. Hartley, John E. Leviticus. Word Biblical Commentary, vol. 4. Dallas: Word Books, 1992. Many of these books can be found at BS Leviticus BS Pentateuch -4- Kaiser, Walter C.

9 , Jr. The Book of Leviticus. In The New Interpreter s bible , edited by Leander E. Keck and others, vol. 1. Nashville: Abingdon, 1994. Keil, C. F., and F. Delitzsch. The Pentateuch. 3 vols. Translated by James Martin. Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament , by C. F. Keil and F. Delitzsch. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1956. (Available in various reprint editions) Levine, Baruch A. Leviticus: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation. The JPS Torah Commentary. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1989. Milgrom, Jacob. Leviticus: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. 3 vols. The Anchor bible Commentary, vol. 3. New York: Doubleday, 1991-2001. P ter-Contesse, Ren , and John Ellington. A Handbook on Leviticus.

10 UBS Handbook Series. New York: United bible Societies, 1990. Rooker, Mark F. Leviticus. The New American Commentary, vol. 3A. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2000. Wenham, Gordon J. The Book of Leviticus. New International Commentary on the Old Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1979. Numbers Ashley, Timothy R. The Book of Numbers. New International Commentary on the Old Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993. Calvin, John. Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony. 4 vols. Translated by Charles William Bingham. Calvin s Commentaries . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1950. (Available in various reprint editions) Cole, R. Dennis. Numbers. The New American Commentary, vol. 3B . Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2000.