Featured Books

Mark Baddeley The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
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Easily Accessible
Outstanding!!
10 Bible studies on Judges. Good questions on the text, narrative and application, with concise, helpful explanatory notes.
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Henri Blocher In the Beginning Intermediate
Outstanding!!
A theological exposition of the opening chapters of Genesis
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John Richardson Revelation Unwrapped Easily Accessible
Outstanding!!
An excellent introductory overview of Revelation (not a verse-by-verse commentary - it goes through revelation section by section).
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Peter O’Brien Colossians, Philemon
(WBC)
Advanced
Outstanding!!
Excellent, detailed Evangelical commentary.
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Anthony Thiselton The First Epistle to the Corinthians
(NIGTC)
Advanced
Outstanding!!
Extremely comprehensive and thorough. However, be warned - this work is not suitable as a quick reference!
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Peter O’Brien The Epistle to the Philippians
(NIGTC)
Advanced
Outstanding!!
Excellent Evangelical commentary. Technical - includes Greek in main text.
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Peter O’Brien The Letter to the Ephesians
(PNTC)
Intermediate
Outstanding!!
Excellent, thorough Evangelical commentary. Suitable for preaching/teaching preparation.
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Edmund Clowney 1 Peter
(BST)
Very Easily Accessible
Outstanding!!
Edmund Clowney interacts well with the text to follow the Apostle Peter’s argument for how God’s people are to endure suffering as they live as strangers in this world.
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Gary V Smith Hosea, Amos, Micah
(NIVAC)
Very Easily Accessible
Outstanding!!
Good exposition, with useful remarks on structure. Pays attention to the text’s social implications. Evangelical.
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Douglas Stuart Hosea-Jonah
(WBC)
Advanced
Outstanding!!
Readable & thorough. Helps if you know some Hebrew, but is still accessible without it. Evangelical. Particularly good on Hosea.
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Leslie Allen Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah
(NICOT)
Intermediate to Advanced
Outstanding!!
Careful exegesis; discusses possible historical background. Evangelical.
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Gary V Smith Hosea, Amos, Micah
(NIVAC)
Very Easily Accessible
Outstanding!!
Good exposition, with useful remarks on structure. Pays attention to the text’s social implications. Evangelical.
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Douglas Moo Romans
(NICNT)
Intermediate to Advanced
Outstanding!!
Excellent Evangelical commentary.
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Daniel Block The Book of Ezekiel
(NICOT)
Intermediate to Advanced
Outstanding!!
Excellent, detailed, evangelical commentary. (2 vols)
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Don Carson The Gospel According to John
(PNTC)
Intermediate
Outstanding!!
Superb, Evangelical commentary.
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Don Carson Matthew
(Expositor’s)
Intermediate to Advanced
Outstanding!!
Conservative, in depth commentary. Evangelical. (1 vol by Zondervan; 2 vols by Hodder.)
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Darrell Bock Luke
(ECNT)
Advanced
Outstanding!!
Extremely comprehensive, 2 vol commentary.
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Gordon Wenham Genesis
(WBC)
Advanced
Outstanding!!
An excellent introduction to the major interpretive issues. Clear comments on exegesis & theological significance. Evangelical. 2 vols.
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Chris Wright Deuteronomy
(NIBC)
Easily Accessible
Outstanding!!
Distinctives: aims for theological interpretation, and concentrates strongly on missiology.
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Daniel Block Judges, Ruth
(NAC)
Intermediate to Advanced
Outstanding!!
Well written, and insightful. Thorough and detailed exegesis. Deals comprehensively with literary, historical, and theological issues. Evangelical.
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Barry Webb The Message of Isaiah
(BST)
Very Easily Accessible
Outstanding!!
Excellent introduction to Isaiah. Suitable for preaching & Bible study preparation.

Takes Isaiah in sections (not verse by verse).
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Jerome Walsh 1 Kings
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Intermediate
Outstanding!!
An excellent ‘narrative commentary’ (but read with discernment).

Catholic series, assumes results of critical scholarship. However, the author is interested the final form of the text, and exposits the narrative with skill.
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