
Would you like help in selecting just the right Bible Commentary on a particular book of the Christian Bible? There is a bewildering variety of biblical commentary books in print today. They range from massive, highly technical treatises designed for scholars, all the way to more basic Bible commentaries that anyone can understand, and everything in between. They also range from a conservative evangelical viewpoint, which assumes that Scripture is inerrant and inspired by God, all the way to a liberal viewpoint, which assumes that the Bible is a purely human book, subject to errors.
How do you decide which Bible Commentary is best for you? Help is here!
Simply scroll down in the window below until the book of the Bible that you are interested in appears in the second column. Next decide the LEVEL of detail appropriate for you by choosing between In-Depth, Detailed, or Basic (see Key below), and locate that section in the third column. The fourth column lists the THEOLOGICAL orientation ranging between Evangelical and Liberal (see Key below) held by the author of each commentary in the database. (Note that it is still possible to learn much from a commentator with a different theological orientation from your own, but you must be aware of the author’s presuppositions as you read.)
The next column to the right shows a RATING from 1 (highly recommended) to 4 (only okay) for each commentary, based upon a consensus of reviewers (see the “About Us” page), followed by the author’s name, the date the book was published, and the title of the commentary or the series of which it is a part. The type of binding (cloth/hardcover or paperback), list price (NOT our discounted price!), and publisher is also listed for each book. The far right column indicates whether the commentary you are interested in is "bound with" any commentaries on other books of the Bible in the same volume.
If you are headed for the library, click on “Bible Commentary Selection Guide Spreadsheet Download” on the left-hand side of this page to place a copy of this database in your Shopping Basket. After you check out, you can download and save the database to your computer. You can then use it there, or print it out and take it to the library with you.
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