Getting Started
Guide to Selecting and Using Bible Commentaries by Call Number: REF BS 491.2 .S78 1990ISBN: 9780849932281Publication Date: 1990-08-01
Bible Commentaries in Reference
Calvin's Commentaries by Call Number: REF BS 485 .C3413 2003ISBN: 9780801024405Publication Date: 1974-10-01
Commentary on the Torah by Call Number: REF BS 1225.3 .F7495 2001ISBN: 9780060625610Publication Date: 2001-02-06
Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation by Call Number: REF BS 500 .D5 1999Publication Date: 1999
HarperCollins Bible Commentary - Revised Edition by Call Number: REF BS 491.2 .H37 2000ISBN: 9780060655488Publication Date: 2000-11-21
Hellenistic Commentary to the New Testament by Call Number: REF BS 2341.2 .H44 1995ISBN: 9780687009169Publication Date: 1995-11-01
The JPS Torah Commentary by Call Number: REF BS 1225 .S325ISBN: 9780827603264Publication Date: 2001-08-01
A New Catholic Commentary on Scripture by Call Number: REF BS 491.2 .N48 1975ISBN: 9780171220100Publication Date: 1975-01-01
The Oxford Bible Commentary by Call Number: REF BS 491.3 .O94 2001ISBN: 9780198755005Publication Date: 2001-12-06
Anchor Bible Commentary Series
Anchor Bible SeriesCall Number: REF BS 192.2 .A1G3 v.1
This flagship series of original translations and commentaries on each book of the Bible is a premier source for Biblical study. Volumes include historical and critical analyses, information on various scholarly theories, and verse-by-verse commentary and exegesis. Yale purchased the whole series from Doubleday in 2007 and now publishes the new titles and revisions of the older volumes. In Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library, the series is available under REF BS 192.2 .A1G3. Most of the volumes are also available in the circulating collection.
Additional Major Commentary Resources
The New Jerome Biblical CommentaryCall Number: REF BS 491.2 .N485
New Interpreter's Bible: General Articles & Introduction, Commentary, & Reflections for Each Book of the Bible, including the Apocryphal-Deuterocanonical Books. 12 v. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994. REF BS 491.2 .N484 1994
New Jerome Biblical Commentary. Ed. Raymond E. Brown. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1990. REF BS 491.2 .N485
Word Biblical Commentary. Ed. Bruce A. Metzger. Nashville: Nelson, 1999 and 6 volume update. CD-ROMs at Circulation Desk