Commentary Series

Author	Title	Difficulty Level	BTR Rating	BTR Review (Summary)	Cover and/or Price
Berit Olam	Berit Olam ((Glazier))	Intermediate	Great!	A Catholic series, often assuming results of critical scholarship, but concentrating on the final form and literary features of the text. NT equivalent is Sacra Pagina.
BST	Bible Speaks Today ((IVP))	Very Easily Accessible	Outstanding!!	Evangelical, concise, introductory series. Usually strong on application. Covers both OT & NT. Generally comments on sections of the text, rather than verse-by-verse. Usually strong across series.
Expositor’s	Expositor’s (Zondervan)	Intermediate	Good	Conservative Evangelical. Usually quite accessible. Written for preachers and bible study leaders.
NICNT	New International Commentary on the New Testament ((Eerdmans))	Intermediate to Advanced	Great!	Detailed, evangelical commentary.
NICOT	New International Commentary on the Old Testament ((Eerdmans))	Intermediate to Advanced	Great!	Detailed, evangelical commentary series.
NIGTC	New International Greek Testament Commentary ((Paternoster Press))	Advanced	Great!	Very detailed, evangelical commentary series. Thorough & scholarly. Interacts directly with the Greek text, including untranslated/untransliterated Greek in the main text of the commentary.
PNTC	Pillar New Testament Commentaries ((IVP))	Intermediate	Great!	Direct engagement with the text - suitable for preaching/teaching. Evangelical.
RBT	Reading the Bible Today ((Aquila Press))	Easily Accessible	Great!	Introductory overview - suitable for preaching/teaching. Evangelical.
Smyth & Helwys	Smyth & Helwys ((Smyth & Helwys))	Intermediate	Good	Attractively laid out, readable series. Quality of content varies substantially with author.
Tyndale	Tyndale OT/NT Commentary (IVP)	Easily Accessible	Outstanding!!	Evangelical, concise, introductory series. Usually strong across the series. Often comments verse- by- verse (except for largest Bible books). Covers both OT & NT.