There is no better way to expand, or begin, your exegetical library than with specialized reference works like dictionaries, handbooks, encyclopedias, and commentaries. Many of the books of the bible include the audio teachings of pastor david guzik. Clicking on a book of the bible will show you a list of all the chapters of that book. Study the bible online using commentary on numbers 25 and more. Matthew henrys wellknown sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, originally published in 1706, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Next to the bible the babylonian talmud is the great religious book of orthodox jews, though the palestinian talmud is more highly prized by modern scholars. Find resources here on the books of the bible that will add value to your personal study of the greatest book ever written. With an explanatory and critical commentary and a revision of the translation, by bishops and other clergy of the anglican church, edited by frederic c. Bible commentaries take you through the bible verse by verse adding context, insight and background to your bible study. The predominant view is that revelation alludes to the old testament although it is difficult among scholars to. If you want more, ive linked to quick, 3minute guides to every book of the bible, too. They present a careful sectionbysection exposition of the biblical books with key terms and phrases highlighted and all greek transliterated. Numbers 25 commentary john gills exposition of the bible. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament.
To help as you select biblical commentaries for your study, reformation bible colleges dr. The moody bible commentary, a comprehensive onevolume commentary of the whole bible, provides an objective look at the historical and cultural backgrounds of each book and help readers interpret scripture in light of scripture. The talmud the jewish commentary on the scriptures in bava batra 14b gives a different order for the books in neviim and ketuvim. The book of ecclesiastes the new international commentary. Many people consider the coffman series to be one of the finest modern. The commentary list 49 products choosing the right commentary can be a bewildering experience, which is why weve come up with a list of what we think are the best nontechnical commentaries available for every book in the bible. Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the introduction, overview, and hermeneutical sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god. Ecclesiastes is different from any other book of the bible. Click the search button below to search the entire website including all scripture translations, comments, commentary, bible dictionary, articles, and other pages.
The oxford bible commentary is a perfect one volume asset to my oxford annotated nrsv study bible. Jan 24, 2011 the reformed expositional commentaries are very good. Study the bible online using commentary on hebrews 3 and more. Most commentaries cover a single book of the bible or sometimes only part of a book because the commentary would be too large otherwise, such as those on. These versebyverse, exegetical video, audio and text commentaries are committed to the trustworthiness and authority of scripture view these lectures, emphasizing the intent of the original inspired authors by means of their. When i add a book i almost always remove a book, a practice that allows me to focus on quality over quantity. Pratte, each commentary urges students to honor scripture as the inspired. Read romans 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise. This commentary volume is part of a series by christian publishing house cph that covers all of the sixtysix books of the bible. New international version below is a list of the books of the bible. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. It has already enhanced my studies for two weekly bible studies and allows me to thoroughly prepare for our pastors sermons, giving insights into lectionary texts that illuminate points of sermons even more. This comprehensive, onevolume commentary offers accessible, concise explanations of the purpose and content of each biblical text.
Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth 1 samuel 2 samuel 1 kings 2 kings. The holy bible, according to the authorized version a. The noble character daily devotional bible commentary books. Haydocks catholic bible commentary is widely considered a catholic classic which directly and accurately expresses the churchs.
Our journeys are made prosperous or otherwise, according to the will of god. Seventhday adventist bible commentary standard edition. The macarthur bible commentary hardcover may 8, 2005. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. The first volume to appear was psalms in 1945, and the last was chronicles in 1952. To help as you select biblical commentaries for your study, reformation bible college s dr. Read hebrews 3 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise. Richison exposes the mind of god to the mind of man by expounding individual books of gods word versebyverse. Bible commentary books enrich your bible reading with the wisdom and understanding of bible scholars and the experience christian leaders.
The article includes discussion of the targums, mishna, and talmuds, which are not regarded as bible commentaries in the modern sense of the word, but which provide the foundation for later commentary. Study the bible online using commentary on romans 1 and more. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. An annotated bibliography which summarizes and briefly analyzes all recent and many older commentaries on each book of the bible, offering insights on the interpretive usefulness of each commentary especially for evangelical interpreters of the bible. The king james version remains one of the greatest landmarks in the. A better way to think about it is to think about which books of the bible you will be preachingteaching on in the next few years, and buy every good commentary for the next 35 of those. In order to utilize all of the features of this web site, javascript must be enabled in your browser. Articles the last twenty years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number and quality of biblical commentaries being published. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The name refers to the new covenant or promise between god and humanity through the death and resurrection of jesus christ. This is an outline of commentaries and commentators. Musthave resources on every book of the bible from the mostread books to obadiahs 21 verses, get to know your bible with help from scholars. The soncino books of the bible is a set of hebrew bible commentaries, covering the whole tanakh old testament in fourteen volumes, published by the soncino press. Theyre listed in the order they show up in the protestant bible.
The two commentaries with the highest overall rating for each book of the bible. This is not any book is really a handbook and a workbook. Over the past couple of years i have focused on building a collection of commentaries that will include only the best volumes on each book of the bible. Charles spurgeon wrote formal commentaries on only two bookspsalms and matthew. Logos own elliot ritzema has undertaken the task of combing through spurgeons essays, lectures, sermons, and books, gathering spurgeons words into commentary form. Keith mathison has put together a list of his top 5 commentaries for each book of the bible. Some of the books of the bible include the video teachings of pastor david guzik. About bible commentaries plus library guides at oral. The english names are from the septuagint and vulgate translations. Insights on the bible an overview of the books of the. One of his most notable accomplishments was writing a 37volume commentary of the entire bible, verse by verse, which was finished in 1992. The hebrew names are taken from the first line of each book in the original hebrew.
This series of bible commentaries are written for the visually impaired with large print and extra spacing. Twelve volumes of seventhday adventist sda reference works, including eight volumes of bible commentaries, make this an outstanding collection for the seventhday adventist bible student. These free bible study commentaries provide notes and comments versebyverse through bible books. Covering almost passages of scripture, it incorporates a wealth of applications, examples, and ilustrations in formats ranging from video and audio to pictures and text. Then take 3 x 9 27, the number of books in the new testament.
We have just added many new sources, including the expositors bible commentary, bengels gnomon, langes commentary, hastings great texts and many more. Then 3 squared equals 9, so there are 39 books in the old testament. Each study expounds a passage, forms a principle out of that passage, and shows how to apply that principle to your life. His insights are livedthrough, profound and rich of application. All 66 books of the bible have been covered by john schultz. It is a tool for working on exegesis and intertextuality. Dec 30, 2008 the complete bible commentary by george williams is the best commentary i have, and i have several physical as well as digital commentaries. The theology of work bible commentary explores what the bible says about faith and work, book by book through the bible. Buy a cheap copy of baker commentary on the bible book. The theology of work bible commentary bible commentary. This robust commentary has been vetted by a team of scholars and practitioners committed to a creating a comprehensive, biblically accurate theology of work.
More scholarly books receive more detailed treatment than do lay commentaries, and highly. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. A bible commentary for teaching and preaching book series listed in order. To help your study time, each chapter has the main point extracted from the text. This commentary by williams includes all the symbolism of the old testament making it come alive and ties it succinctly with the new testament. Here is a monumental, linebyline critical commentary on the bible, covering all the books that appear in the nrsv. Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. Justin taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at crossway. We should readily impart to others what god has trusted to us. Ive written a onesentence overview of every book of the bible. Discover the best christian commentaries in best sellers.
If you count the letters of old testament there are three letters in old and nine in testament. They explain scripture and help students learn and understand the meaning and application, while also giving answers for vital questions and issues. In the study of any book of the bible or any topic of scripture, a certain amount of ground work is needed for understanding, orientation, and motivation. The commentary, written by the late william macdonald, explores all 66 books of the bible and tackles controversial issues from a theologicallyconservative. Commentaries in the bible no direct matches for your keyword exist in the king james bible. The purpose of our bible summary survey section is to give a basic background of each book of the bible. The new testament chronicles the life and ministry of jesus, the growth and impact of the early church.
An accomplishment of a life time, matched by only a. Among his many other books are jesus and the old testament, the evidence for jesus, matthew. The holy spirit desires to help us to understand the bible 1 corinthians 2. God took a christianhating murderer and transformed him into historys greatest christian evangelist, the author of almost half the books. Clicking on a book of the bible will show you that book. As in our purposes, so in our desires, we must remember to say, if the lord will, jas. The 16volume exploring the bible commentary collection offers accessible and easytoread commentaries on new and old testament books.
Find the best commentary on whole bible commentaries. All 66 books of the bible in easy, onesentence summaries. The footnotes in the net bible often refer to recent articles, books, and dissertations that have new data regarding how biblical languages function. Over the past couple of years i have focused on building a collection of commentaries that will include. Overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible.
John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1. Best commentaries on each book of the bible tim challies. Enduring word bible commentary of the whole bible with. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. While it is while it is included in the category of wisdom literature with job and proverbs, ecclesiastes is a rarely used and often misunderstood book of the ot. The book of acts shows how god essentially took a group of fisherman and commoners and used them to turn the world upside down acts 17. He blogs at between two worlds and evangelical history. William neils one volume bible commentary by neil, william paperback book the. This commentary has been through advanced checking.
They are designed as companions to the bible that will allow you to get more out of your bible reading. Best commentaries old and new testament bible commentary. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of nahum. The commissioning of the king james bible took place in 1604 at the hampton court conference outside of london. For students, pastors, and teachers, check out the list of s top 50 bestselling commentaries. Besides that, i have to say that i dont buy whole sets generally. This is a lot to take in, so if you want to start with baby steps, check out this list of the shortest books of the bible. Verses 815 we must show love for our friends, not only by praying for them, but by praising god for them. The enduring word bible commentary is structured by each book of the bible. These volumes are a study tool for the pastor, small group biblical studies leader, or the churchgoer. Hebrews 5 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this set of commentaries by charles box covers 26 books of the old and new testaments. Free online bible commentaries on all books of the bible.
The expositors bible commentary is a middle of the road commentary produced by zondervan, with the volumes containing psalms, matthew and acts well worth the purchase price. Commentary on the book of gospel of matthew by matthew. We hope this dynamic commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. Jul 02, 2009 here are keith mathisons recommendations. Commentary on the new testament use of the old testament. For those reasons and others i will never have a huge library. Youll see how relevant the bible still is to us today. We are a nonprofit bible study ministry dedicated to empowering people to interpret the bible for themselves. Top commentaries on every book of the bible from nathan w. Nobody remembers who named the book, but for me it was the beginning of three decades of intensive bible study as i wrote additional commentaries, all of them falling under the new be series. Evangelist and teacher, the tyndale new testament commentaries volume on matthew, and the doubleday bible commentary volume on mark. Youll find versebyverse analyses, introductions to biblical history and context, and overviews of important themes and events. This is particularly so with the book of revelation or prophecy in general. You can open the bible commentary and listen to audio sermon of the same passage during your bible study time.
The moody bible commentary christian book distributors. Zondervan is now publishing this series as paperbacks of individual bible books. One of the primary goals of the net bible has been to stay abreast of current research in this area. The new testament is a collection of 27 books, usually placed after the old testament in most christian bibles.
The theology of work bible commentary is the only commentary covering what every book of the bible says about work. Bible exposition commentary versebyverse commentary. Lists of books in various bibles tanakh hebrew bible law or pentateuch. If you had the money to buy just one full commentary whole. Discussed are the salient points of jewish, patristic, medieval, and modern commentaries on the bible. Read numbers 25 commentary using john gills exposition of the bible. Grant comments on the book of 2 chronicles overview by leslie m. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. These detailed passagebypassage or versebyverse commentaries, based on the niv text, are accompanied by introductory material on date, authorship, purpose, key themes, outlines, and discussions of recent. The 21stcentury edition of the new bible commentary offers 66 solid, concise, evangelical commentaries one on each book of the bible. For each book of the bible, the author, date of writing, purpose of writing, key verses, and a. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.
Additionally, the main point is then organized in an easy to follow outline that flows through the bible text. Books of the bible king james version christianity. Murray, in eleven volumes 18711881, followed by 2 apocrypha. But, of course, he taught on the rest of the bible all throughout his massive body of work. Each volume in the understanding the bible commentary series breaks down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers.