I just was linked to this new website totally dedicated to bible commentaries. If you’ve ever walked into my office you’ll see right away that I have a passion for studing God’s word in its original context and language, and commentaries (besides monographs) are the quickest way to do that.

One of the features on this new webpage is its forthcoming commentary section, here’s the ones I’m most looking forward to. Keep in mind I have chosen these for varying reasons and also in light of the existing library I already have;

OLD TESTAMENT:

Genesis – Richard Clifford in HERM   Exodus – T. Desmond Alexander in AOT   Leviticus – Gary Anderson in HERM   Numbers - John H. Sailhamer in WBC   Deuteronomy - Cornelius Houtman in HCOT   Joshua - John R. Franke in BTC   Judges - J. Alan Groves in THOTC   Ruth - Robert B. Chrisholm Jr. in KECOT   1 and 2 Samuel - David Toshio Tsumuri in NICOT   1 and 2 Kings - Robert McLachan Wilson in HERM   1 and 2 Chronicles - Mark J. Boda in CBC   Ezra/Nehemiah - Doug Green in “?..one can hope”   Esther - Gary Smith in CBC   Job - Choon-Leong Seow in ECC or Michael V. Fox in OTL   Psalms - Mark Futato in CBC or Jamie Grant in NIVAC or Mark J Boda in LXX   Proverbs - Michael V. Fox in AB   Ecclesiastes - Peter P. Enns in THOTC   Song of Songs - Daniel Estes in AOT   Isaiah - Gary Smith in NAC   Jeremiah - Kevin J. Vanhoozer in BTC   Lamentations - J.J.M. Roberts in HERM   Ezekiel - Jacob Milgrom in AB   Daniel - Lawrence E. Boadt in BO   Hosea - M. Daniel Carroll in AOT   Joel - Ted Hiebert in HERM   Amos - Andrew H. Hill in CBC   Obadiah - Karl Moller in AOT    Jonah - James Kugel in HERM   Micah - Ben Ollenburger in BCBC   Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah - Duane Christensen and Scalise NIBCOTT   Haggai, Zachariah - Richard Coggins in BBC   Malachai - NT Wright in BST

OT Apocryphal - Michael Bird and Joel Wilitts in LXX

NEW TESTAMENT:

 Matthew - Jack D. Kingsbury in ECC   Mark - Rikki Watts NICNT   Luke - Peter M. Head in PNTC or David E. Garland in ZEC or Richard Bauckham in ICC   John - Harold W. Attridge in HERM or RIchard Bauckham in NIGTC   Acts - Joel B. Green in NICNT or Richard Bauckham in THNTC   Romans - Stanley Porter in BHGNTC or Craig Keener in NCCS  1 Corinthians - E Earl Ellis in ICC   2 Corinthians - George Guthrie in BECNT   Galatians - D.A. Carson in PNTC or NT Wright in THNTC   Ephesians - John Webster in BTC   Philippians - George Hunsinger in BTC or NT Wright in ICC   Colossians - Christopher R. Seitz in BTC or Michael Bird in NCCS   1 and 2 Thessalonians - Gordon Fee in NICNT or FF Bruce and Seyoon Kim in WBC or David E. Garland in NCCS   Pastoral Epistles - Stanley Porter in BECNT   Philemon - Michael Bird in NCCS   Hebrews - Peter T. O’Brien in PNTC or DA Carson in BECNT or Robert Jewett in NCBC   James - Dan McCartney in BECNT or Scot McKnight in NICNT or Joel B. Green in NTL   1 Peter - David deSilva in RRA   2 Peter and Jude - Richard Bauckham in WBC   1, 2, and 3 John - Karen H Jobes in ZEC   Revelations - DA Carson in PNTC or Elizabeth Fiorenza in HERM or Gordon Fee in NCCS