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An Annotated Bibliography of Reference Works andCommentaries on the Greek New Testament

Prepared by Jon Weatherly, Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary, for Fall Semester, 2003

!his bibliography is aimed at introd"cing st"dents in at least their second year of st"dy of #! $ree% to therange of reso"rces aailable for #! e'egesis !he commentary listing sho"ld also be "sef"l to st"dents of

the #! in (nglish !he bibliography foc"ses mostly on print media, )ith occasional nods to digital

reso"rces For a g"ide to the #e) !estament on the )eb, see *ar% $oodacre+s )onderf"l #e) !estament

$ate)ay )))ntgate)aycom-

Editions of the Greek New Testament

*ost editions of the $#! differ only slightly in regard to )hichof the relatiely minor ariations among #! man"scripts that

they follo) (ach of the follo)ing are .modern critical te'ts,/

not the .eceied !e't/ or Textus Receptus on )hich the 1J

)as based, a te't assembled before the deelopment of principles of te't"al criticism

The Greek New Testament 1 land, B *et4ger, et al., editors

5th ed #e) 6or%7 8nited Bible Societies, 9::5 !hec"rrent standard critical te't of the $#! !he edition )ith

the dictionary appended at the end is probably the easiest

to "se of c"rrent $#!s ;ists only the te't"al ariants that

affect translation b"t gies ery f"ll information abo"t their s"pport <9=

New Testament in the Original Greek B F Westcott and F J >ort, editors #e) 6or%7 *acmillan, 9:55

Westcott and >ort )ere eighteenth?cent"ry (nglish scholars )ho led the deelopment of #! te't"alcriticism !his edition is no longer representatie of the best?informed opinions abo"t the te't <3=

Novum Testamentum Graece ( #estle, 1 land, et al., editors 2@th ed St"ttgart7 Ae"tscheBibelgesellschaft, 9:: te't identical to the 8BS 5 th ed, b"t )ith a te't"al apparat"s indicating moreariants <2=

Novum Testamentum Graece C !ischendorf, editor Dth ed ;eip4ig7 $iese%e and Aerient, 9DE:?:5 ;ong

o"t of print b"t "sef"l for its detailed te't"al apparat"s <3=

Lexicons

lsop, John An Index to the Revised Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich Greek exicon $rand apids7 onderan,

9:D9 ;ists )ords in the $#! in the order in )hich the appear and gies the page n"mber and section of

the page from B$A 2nd edition, )here the )ord as it is "sed in that te't is disc"ssed Speeds "p the

"se of B$A, b"t doesn+t )or% )ith the BA$ 3rd edition- <2=

Ba"er, Walter, Frederic% W Aan%er, William F rndt, and F Wilb"r $ingrich A Greek-!nglish exicon o"

the New Testament and Other !arl# $hristian iterature 3rd ed Chicago7 8niersity of Chicago Press,2000 Common abbreiation7 BA$ !he standard $ree%?(nglish le'icon of the $#! !his is the

ne)est edition, easier to read and "se than earlier editions, and "pdated )ith more effectie definitions

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$ingrich, F Wilb"r and Frederic% W Aan%er %horter exicon o" the Greek New Testament 2nd ed Chicago7

8niersity of Chicago Press, 9:D3 bridged edition of the second edition of the Ba"er le'icon Cheaper

LIBRARY BUILDING GUIDE

!hese n"mbers at the end of entries

indicate recommendations on theal"e of each )or% for the typical

personal library7

<9= mong the most "sef"l for

personal st"dy<2= helpf"l s"pplement to the most

"sef"l )or%s

<3= Gmportant for speciali4edresearch b"t less al"able for

ordinary e'egesis

<5= Widely circ"lated b"t no)

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and H"ic%er for basic information, b"t if yo" are going to spend the money, yo" might as )ell spend a

little more and get the really good one <2=

$reenlee, J > A New Testament Greek &orpheme exicon $rand apids7 onderan, 9:D3 ;ists #! )ords by their constit"ent parts eg ðáñáäßäùìé is listed "nder ðáñÜ and äßäùìé- so that the meaning

of )ords )ith the same parts can be compared 8sef"l for ery caref"l )ord st"dy <3=

;iddel, > $, Scott and > S Jones A Greek-!nglish exicon :th ed, reised I'ford7 Clarendon, 9::E

Common abbreiation7 ;SJ !he standard le'icon of all of ancient $ree%, from >omer to the end of the

By4antine period !he preio"s edition, identical e'cept for the s"pplement, is aailable on the )eb athttp7)))perse"st"ftsed"cgi?binresoleform !he Intermediate ;SJ is shorter b"t contains nearly

all the )ords and all their main meanings 8se this for all ancient $ree% reading o"tside the #! <2=

;o"), Johannes P, et al. Greek-!nglish exicon o" the New Testament' Based on %emantic (omains 2 ols #e) 6or%7 8nited Bible Societies, 9:D: $ro"ps )ords according to meaning the gro"ps are called

.semantic domains/- so that )ords )ith similar meanings can be compared lso proides a descriptie

definition of )ords instead of a one?)ord or phrase that is an (nglish eH"ialent <2=

;"st, J, ( (yni%el, 1 >a"spie, $ Chamberlain A Greek-!nglish exicon o" the %eptuagint. St"ttgart7

Ae"tsche Bibelgesellschaft, 9::2 ;SJ )ill do )hat this does, b"t this is smaller and easier to "se <3=

*o"lton, J > and $ *illigan The )oca*ular# o" the Greek Testament $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D0 K9:30- Cites and disc"sses "ses of $ree% )ords in nonliterary papyrii eeryday, ."np"blished/ $ree%

doc"ments discoered by archaeologists- <3=

!hayer, Joseph >enry A Greek-!nglish exicon o" the New Testament Cor ed #e) 6or%, merican Boo% Co, 9DD: !he standard le'icon of the $#! prior to B$A, no) ery o"t of date <3=

Grammars

Blass, F and Aebr"nner A Greek Grammar o" the New Testament and Other !arl# $hristian iterature

!rans obert F"n% Chicago7 8niersity of Chicago Press, 9:E9 Common abbreiation7 BAF !he

standard descriptie grammar of #! $ree% #ot easy to read, b"t "sef"l especially by cons"lting theScript"re inde' <2=

B"rton, ( A %#ntax o" the &oods and Tenses in New Testament Greek 3rd ed Chicago7 8niersity of

Chicago Press, 9D:D thoro"gh disc"ssion of erbs, b"t it needs to be s"pplemented )ith Fanning andothers <3=

Fanning, B"ist * )er*al Aspect in New Testament Greek I'ford !heological *onographs #e) 6or%7

I'ford 8niersity Press, 9::9 n "p?to?date and thoro"gh disc"ssion of )hat erb .tense/ act"allysignifies in $ree% <3=

*o"le, C F A An Idiom Book o" New Testament Greek Cambridge7 Cambridge 8niersity Press, 9:: nintermediate grammar, intended to gie the serio"s st"dent a fairly readable s"rey of more precise

iss"es of #! $ree% "sage <2=

*o"lton, J >, W F >o)ard and #igel !"rner A Grammar o" New Testament Greek 5 ols (dinb"rgh7Clar%, 9:0D?@E )or% on the order of BAF b"t more idiosyncratic <3=

I)ings, !imothy A $umulative Index to New Testament Greek Grammars $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9:D3 n

inde' of most of the maLor #! $ree% grammars by script"re te't cited !he most efficient )ay to findo"t )hat the grammars say abo"t a te't that yo" are st"dying thoro"ghly <3=

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Porter, Stanley ( )er*al Aspect in the Greek New Testament' +ith Re"erence to Tense and &ood #e) 6or%7

Peter ;ang, 9::3 !he prolific Porter+s p"blished doctoral dissertation, ta%ing a proocatie, een

e'treme, approach to the significance of tense and mood <3=

obertson, ! A Grammar o" the Greek New Testament in the ight o" ,istorical Research #ashille7

Broadman, 9:35 Famo"s for asserting that 1oine $ree% has eight cases instead of fie <3=

Wallace, Aaniel B Greek Grammar Be#ond the Basics' An !xegetical %#ntax o" the New Testament $randapids7 onderan, 9::E Gntended as a te'tboo% to be read, it+s closer to a reference )or%, )orth

cons"lting on matters that appear to be controersial <3=

6o"ng, ichard Intermediate New Testament Greek' A inguistic and !xegetical Approach. #ashille7Broadman & >olman, 9::5 *ore detail than (asley see .Wor%s on the 8se of $ree% in Gnterpretation/

belo)- b"t )ith the same clear, practical approach <9=

er)ic%, *a'imilian Bi*lical Greek ome7 Scripta Pontificii Gnstit"ti Biblici, 9:E3 nother intermediategrammar, )orth cons"lting on controersial matters <3=

Concordances

Bachmann, > and W Slaby omputerkonkordan um Novum Testamentum Graece Berlin7 Ae$r"yter,

9:D0 ery thoro"gh concordance based on the c"rrent critical te't of the $#! Cost r"les this o"t asan easy p"rchase7 b"y *o"lton or "se concordance soft)are pre"era*l# *ased on the current critical

edition o" the GNT. <2=

>atch, ( and > edpath A $oncordance to the %eptuagint 2 ols $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9:D3 K 9:0E- m"st for the thoro"gh )ord st"dy, aailable at a reasonable cost <2=

1raft, >enric"s $lavis /atrum Apostolicorum' $atalogum )ocum in i*ris /atrum 0ui (icuntur Apostolici

non raro Occurrentium *"nich7 1Msel, 9:E3 Concordance of the postolic Fathers, "sef"l for thoro"gh )ord st"dies <3=

1ohlenberger GGG, John The Greek-!nglish $oncordance o" the New Testament $rand apids7 onderan,

9::3 Based on the 8BS $#! and gies the c"ttings of the te't in (nglish, so more "sable than mostrials <9=

*ayer, $"nter Index /hiloneus #e) 6or%7 Ae $r"yter, 9:@5 Concordance to Philo of le'andria, first?

cent"ry Je)ish )riter <3=

*o"lton, W F, S $eden, > 1 *o"lton, and G >o)ard *arshall A $oncordance to the Greek Testament

Eth ed (dinb"rgh7 Clar%, 2002 Iriginally based on the Westcott and >ort $#!, this latest printed

concordance to the $#! has been completely reised to conform to 8BS 5 and # 2@ ;ess e'pensiethan other printed concordances, b"t the c"ttings are in $ree% <2=

engstorf, 1 > and Schalit A $omplete $oncordance to 1lavius 2osephus 5 ols ;eiden7 Brill, 9:@3

8sef"l for adanced )ord st"dies or historical st"dies <3=

Wahl, C $lavis i*rorum )eteris Testamenti Apocr#phorum /hilologica $ra4, "stria7 %ademische

Ar"c%? "nd erlagsanstalt, 9:@2 Concordance to the apocrypha mostly incl"ded in >atch and edpathalso- <3=

Wigram, $eorge The !nglishman3s Greek $oncordance $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9:@: ;i%e 1ohlenberger

b"t less c"rrent and acc"rate <5=

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#ote also the )idely mar%eted programs that generate concordances of )ords or phrases in the $#! ;ogos

;ibrary, BibleWor%s-, the !;$ program that generates concordances of $ree% )ords from abo"t D0N of

e'tant ancient $ree% literat"re, the Perse"s )eb site that allo)s searches for $ree% )ords in a decent range of

literat"re http7)))perse"st"ftsed"cgi?binorOlangKgree% - and the $*CIA programCCIA#C( for *ac, some limited capability also on BibleWor%s- that generates concordances of the

$#! based on combinations of grammatical feat"res When eal"ating concording soft)are, note the edition

of the $#! on )hich the program is based and remember that cheap systems based on the 1J and Strong+s

n"mbers only let the "ser see thro"gh a glass dar%ly s )ith other matters, one gets )hat one pays for )ithconcording soft)are

Theological Dictionaries

Bal4, >orst and $erhard Schneider, edd !xegetical (ictionar# o" the New Testament 3 ols $rand apids7

(erdmans, 9::0?:3 !he most recent of these, foc"sing especially on the "se of )ords in partic"lar te'tsBe)are the ass"mptions of $erman critical scholarship <2=

Bro)n, Colin, ed The New International (ictionar# o" New Testament Theolog# 5 ols $rand apids7

onderan, 9:@?@: 8sef"l for st"dying the bac%gro"nd and "sage of theologically significant )ords in

the $#! #ote also the "sef"l appendi' on theologically significant prepositions <9=

1ittel, $ and $ Friedrich, edd Theological (ictionar# o" the New Testament 90 ols $rand apids7

(erdmans, 9:33?9:@E !*G .too m"ch information/- for most "ses, and fla)ed especially in the earlyol"mes by critical and theological agendas, b"t still the most thoro"gh so"rce for information abo"t

)ords in the $#! lso aailable in an abridged one?ol"me edition <3=

Works on the New Testament Text and Textual Criticism

land, 1"rt and Barbara land The Text o" the New Testament' An Introduction to the Theor# and /ractice o"

&odern Textual $riticism (! 2nd ed $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D: Standard introd"ction to thes"bLect <2=

(pp, (ldon Jay and $ordon A Fee, edd New Testament Textual $riticism' Its %igni"icance "or !xegesis.

!ssa#s in ,onour o" Bruce &. &etger #e) 6or%7 I'ford 8P, 9:D0 collection of speciali4ed essays

on te't"al criticism <3=

*et4ger, Br"ce * A Textual $ommentar# on the Greek New Testament #e) 6or%7 8nited Bible Societies,9:@ Aisc"sses the ariants cited in the 8BS $#!, laying o"t the iss"es and e'plaining the editors+

concl"sions !he H"ic%est )ay to get a thoro"gh e'planation of any maLor ariant in the #! <9=

The !arl# )ersions o" the New Testament' Their Origin4 Transmission and imitations I'ford7

Clarendon, 9:@@ disc"ssion of early translations and their significance for reconstr"cting the original

#! te't <3=

The Text o" the New Testament' Its Transmission4 $orruption4 and Restoration 3rd ed #e) 6or%7I'ford 8niersity Press, 9::2 Similar to land and land <2=

aganay, ;Qon and Christian?Bernard mpho"' An Introduction to New Testament Textual $riticism (! #e)

6or%7 Cambridge 8niersity Press, 9::2 Similar to land and land <2=

Tools, Aids, Crutches and Cheaters

!he o"tstanding electronic cr"tch is BibleWor%s, )hich enables the "ser to point and parsedefine Gf thefollo)ing print )or%s are addictie li%e cocaine, then BibleWor%s is crac% cocaine

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Bro)n, obert 1 and Philip W Comfort, trans J A Ao"glas, ed The New Greek-!nglish Interlinear New

Testament Wheaton7 !yndale, 9::0 ;i%e a narcotic7 "sef"l in certain sit"ations, b"t dangero"sly habit

forming and potentially destr"ctie 8se an interlinear onl# when #ou5re utterl# stuck. !his is the only

one based on the same te't as the 8BS 5 th ed of the $#! <2=

Carson, A Greek Accents' A %tudent3s &anual $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9:D n introd"ction to accents for

those )ho neer learned them, especially "sef"l to those )ho hae learned or are learning $ree% tho"gh

J W Wenham+s !lements <3=

Friberg, Barbara and !imothy Friberg Anal#tical Greek New Testament $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9:D9

Gdentifies all the grammatical characteristics of eery )ord of the $#! in the order of appearance 8se it

onl# when #ou5re utterl# stuck. <2=

>an, #athan A /arsing Guide to the Greek New Testament Scottsdale, P7 >erald Press, 9:@9 ;ists all the

erbs in the $#! in order of appearance and parses them 8se it onl# when #ou5re utterl# stuck. <2=

1"bo, Sa%ae A Reader3s Greek-!nglish exicon o" the New Testament $rand apids7 onderan, 9:@

Words that appear infreH"ently in the $#! are listed in their order of appearance in the te't )ith a

definition FreH"ently occ"rring )ords are listed alphabetically 8sef"l for .rapid/ reading <3=

*acAonald, William $ Greek !nchiridion' A $oncise ,and*ook o" Grammar "or Translation and !xegesis Peabody, *7 >endric%son, 9:D@ "sef"l set of charts and paradigms to %eep at hand for reference

and reie) <2=

*arshall, lfred, ed The 6ondervan /arallel New Testament in Greek and !nglish $rand apids7

onderan, 9:@ nother interlinear, based on an earlier critical edition of the $#! <5=

*o"nce, William A Anal#tical exicon to the Greek New Testament $rand apids7 onderan, 9::3 ;istsall inflected forms in the $#!, parses them and gies first form 8se it onl# when #ou are totall# stuck.

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Pershbacher, Wesley J, ed The New Anal#tical Greek exicon Peabody, *7 >endric%son, 9:D: Similar to*o"nce <2=

ienec%er, Frit4 A inguistic e# to the Greek New Testament 2 ols $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@E ;i%e

the Cliff #otes to the $#!7 the editor e'plains elements of the te't that he e'pects st"dents to ca"sest"dents tro"ble <2=

!renchard, Warren C The %tudent3s $omplete )oca*ular# Guide to the Greek New Testament $rand apids7

onderan, 9::2 ;ists )ords from the $#! in order of freH"ency of "sage, and connects related )ordsery "sef"l for those )ho )ant to improe their reading speed by learning ocab"lary systematically

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an oorst, obert ( Building 7our New Testament Greek )oca*ular# $rand apids7 onderan, 9::0Similar to !renchard <3=

er)ic%, *a' and *ary $rosenor A Grammatical Anal#sis New Testament 2 ols ome7 Biblical Gnstit"tePress, 9:@5 Similar to ienec%er <2=

t the time that this bibliography )as assembled, a completely parsed and lemmati4ed te't of the $#! )as

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Works on the Use of Greek in nter!retation

Barr, James The %emantics o" Bi*lical anguage ;ondon7 SC*, 9:D3 K 9:E9- Pointed o"t some of the

common mista%es in the st"dy of >ebre) and $ree% )ords Iften referred to in c"rrent disc"ssion <3=

Blac%, Aaid lan, ed inguistics and New Testament Interpretation' !ssa#s on (iscourse Anal#sis

#ashille7 Broadman, 9::2 semi?speciali4ed st"dy of disco"rse analysis, a )ay of describing ho) the

elements of a te't f"nction together to coney meaning <3=

inguistics "or %tudents o" New Testament Greek $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9:DD s"rey of

general ling"istics for the e'egete <2=

Cotterell, Peter and *a' !"rner inguistics and Bi*lical Interpretation Ao)ners $roe, G;7 Gnterarsity,9:D: n incisie and readable disc"ssion of general ling"istics stim"lating follo)?"p to a second?

year $ree% co"rse <9=

(asley, 1endell > 8ser-1riendl# Greek' A $ommon %ense Approach to the Greek New Testament #ashille7Broadman, 9:: ct"ally deliers )hat the title offers7 a readable and practical disc"ssion of $ree%

grammar )ith s"ggestions on methods for analy4ing te'ts in preparation for teaching and preaching <9=

Fee, $ordon A New Testament !xegesis' A ,and*ook "or %tudents and /astors e ed Philadelphia7Westminster, 9::3 !he closest thing to a coo%boo% on interpreting the #!, incl"ding disc"ssion of ho)

the lang"age fits in <9=

1aiser, Walter C Toward an !xegetical Theolog#' Bi*lical !xegesis "or /reaching and Teaching $randapids7 Ba%er, 9:D9 S"ggestions on moing from a grammatical diagram to a sermon or lesson <2=

;o"), Johannes P %emantics o" New Testament Greek Philadelphia7 Fortress, 9:D2 ather technical and

demanding disc"ssion of le'ical semantics, ie ho) )ords coney meaning, as it affects the st"dy of the #! <3=

Sila, *oisQs Bi*lical +ords and Their &eaning' An Introduction to exical %emantics $rand apids7

onderan, 9:D3 eadable disc"ssion of le'ical semantics <2=

God4 anguage and %cripture' Reading the Bi*le in ight o" General inguistics $rand

apids7 onderan, 9::0 Similar to Cotterell and !"rner <2=

Stagg, Fran% .!he b"sed orist,/ 2ournal o" Bi*lical iterature :9 9:@2- 222?39 Famo"s article pointing

o"t the many )ays that the fallacy of .one?time action/ for the aorist has been p"t to "se in #! e'egesis

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!hiselton, nthony C .Semantics and #e) !estament Gnterpretation/ Gn G > *arshall, editor, New

Testament Interpretation, @?905 $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@@ Brief, incisie disc"ssion of le'ical

semantics <9=

Windham, #eal New Testament Greek "or /reachers and Teachers' 1ive Areas o" Application ;anham, *A7

8niersity Press of merica, 9::9 >ighly readable and practical g"ide to p"tting yo"r $ree%

%no)ledge to $od?honoring "se, incl"ding a disc"ssion of te't"al criticism, forms, )ord st"dy, sentencestr"ct"re, and disco"rse analysis <9=

Commentaries on "atthew

Blomberg, Craig &atthew #e) merican Commentary 22 #ashille7 Broadman, 9::2 eadable and

insightf"l <9=

Carson, A &atthew (BC $rand apids7 onderan, 9:D5 !horo"gh and conseratie <2=

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Aaies, W A and Aale C llison, Jr A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the Gospel According to

%aint &atthew GCC 3 ols (dinb"rgh7 Clar%, 9:DD !he most thoro"gh commentary on the $ree% te't

of *atthe), not conseratie <2=

France, ! The Gospel According to &atthew !#!C ;eicester7 Gnter?arsity, 9:D >ighly readable <2=

>agner, Aonald &atthew WBC 33 2 ols Aallas7 Word, 9::5 !horo"gh, on the $ree% te't, from an

eangelical <2=1eener, Craig S A $ommentar# on the Gospel o" &atthew $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::: !horo"gh,

incl"ding tho"ghtf"l insights on the social and literary )orld of the first cent"ry and *atthe)+s

interaction )ith it, at points idiosyncratic <2=

Commentaries on "ark

Cranfield, C ( B The Gospel According to %t. &ark Cambridge $ree% !estament Commentary Cambridge7

C8P, 9:E3 Competent b"t dated disc"ssion of the $ree% te't <2=

(ans, Craig &ark 9':;<=>':? WBC 35B #ashille7 #elson, 2009 Completes )hat obert $"elich+s

"ntimely death interr"pted, to be follo)ed by (ans+s treatment of the first half of *ar% !horo"ghlyinformed in all areas of $ospels scholarship <2=

France, ! The Gospel o" &ark' A $ommentar# on the Greek Text #G$!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 2002!horo"gh, caref"l, balanced, clear, informed and "p to date, this is a model commentary, most "sef"l for

readers of the $ree% te't b"t still mostly accessible for readers of translations <9=

$"elich, obert &ark =-9':> WBC 35 Aallas7 Word, 9:D: !horo"gh b"t not terrible readable

disc"ssion of the $ree% te't of half of *ar% <2=

$"ndry, obert > &ark' A $ommentar# on ,is Apolog# "or the $ross $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::3!horo"gh, oer?long b"t stim"lating disc"ssion of the $ree% te't <2=

>"rtado, ;arry W &ark #e) Gnternational Biblical Commentary Peabody, *7 >endric%son, 9:D3 Concise

and readable, insightf"l <9=

;ane, W ; The Gospel According to &ark #GC#! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@5 Competent comments

from an eangelical, needs "pdating <2=

!aylor, incent The Gospel According to %t. &ark $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9:D9 reprint of 9:EE ed- Classiccommentary on the $ree% te't <2=

Witherington, Ben The Gospel o" &ark' A %ocio-Rhetorical $ommentar# $rand apids7 (erdmans, 2009

Gnformed comments emphasi4ing the te'ts effect on readers in its original social conte't <2=

Commentaries on Luke

Boc%, Aarrell ; uke Ba%er ('egetical Commentary 2 ols $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9::5 >ighly thoro"gh

and conseratie disc"ssion of the $ree% te't, tho"gh oer?long <2=

Fit4myer, Joseph The Gospel According to uke B 2D 2 ols $arden City, #67 Ao"bleday, 9:D9, 9:D

scholarly standard <2=

$reen, Joel The Gospel o" uke #GC#! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::@ !horo"gh disc"ssion of ;"%e as a

contin"o"s narratie <2=

*arshall, G >o)ard The Gospel o" uke #G$!C ('eter7 Paternoster, 9:@D Conseratie interaction )ithcritical ie)s on the $ree% te't <2=

*orris, ;eon The Gospel According to %t. uke !#!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@5 Concise and

readable <2=

#olland, John uke WBC 3 3 ols Aallas7 Word, 9:D:?:3 !horo"gh and insightf"l on the $ree% te't b"t

oerly detailed and repetitie <2=

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Pl"mmer, lfred A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the Gospel According to %. uke GCC

(dinb"rgh7 Clar%, 9D:E Classic commentary on the $ree% te't <3=

Stein, obert > uke #e) merican Commentary 25 #ashille7 Broadman, 9::2 eadable and concise

)ith e'cellent insights <9=

Commentaries on #ohnBeasley?*"rray, $ 2ohn WBC 3E Waco, !7 Word, 9:D@ Conseratie interaction )ith critical ie)s

on the $ree% te't by an eangelical <2=

Barrett, C 1 The Gospel According to %t. 2ohn 2nd ed Philadelphia7 Westminster, 9:@D #ot conseratie,

b"t containing %een insights into the theology of the $ree% te't <2=

Bro)n, aymond F The Gospel According to 2ohn B 2: $arden City, #67 Ao"bleday, 9:EE?@0

scholarly standard <2=

Carson, A The Gospel According to 2ohn $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::9 *ost recent eangelical

commentary on the $ree% te't <9=

*orris, ;eon The Gospel According to 2ohn #GC#! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@9 !horo"gh and

conseratie <2=

Commentaries on Acts

Barrett, C 1 A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the Acts o" the Apostles GCC 2 ols (dinb"rgh7

Clar%, 9::5?:D !he most thoro"gh, c"rrent commentary on the $ree% te't of cts #ot conseratie b"t al)ays caref"l <2=

Br"ce, F F The Acts o" the Apostles. The Greek Text with Introduction and $ommentar# 2nd ed $rand

apids7 (erdmans, 9:DD Classic commentary on the $ree% te't, not helpf"l for )hat most people

read commentaries for <3=

$ommentar# on the Book o" the Acts #GC#! 2nd ed $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:DD

Br"ce+s more "sef"l contrib"tion, dealing more )ith the significance of the te't <2=

A"nn, James A $ The Acts o" the Apostles #arratie Commentaries alley Forge, P7 !rinity Press

Gnternational, 9::E readable commentary, stim"lating b"t idiosyncratic <2=

Fit4myer, Joseph The Acts o" the Apostles B 39 #e) 6or%7 Ao"bleday, 9::D thoro"gh, tho"ghtf"l,

caref"l, b"t not al)ays conseratie )or% from the leading merican oman Catholic #! scholar

<2=

Foa%es?Jac%son, F J and 1irsopp ;a%e, edd The Beginnings o" $hristianit#. /art I' The Acts o" the Apostles ols ;ondon7 *acmillan, 9:33 >ighly detailed speciali4ed st"dies from an earlier generation,

important for thoro"gh research <3=

$aertner, Aennis Acts !he College Press #G Commentary Joplin, *I7 College Press, 9::3 eadable

comments from the estoration *oement <3=

>aenchen, (rnst The Acts o" the Apostles. A $ommentar# I'ford7 Blac%)ell Philadelphia7 Westminster,

9:@9 !he standard critical commentary of the preio"s generation <5=

Johnson, ;"%e !imothy The Acts o" the Apostles. Sacra Pagina Collegeille, *#7 ;it"rgical Press, 9::2$ood insights into the theology of the boo% and the str"ct"re of the story <2=

;ongenec%er, ichard # The Acts o" the Apostles (BC $rand apids7 onderan, 9:: Coseratie,

readable, insightf"l <9=

*arshall, G >o)ard The Acts o" the Apostles !#!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D0 Similar to

;ongenec%er <9=

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*c$arey, J W New $ommentar# on Acts o" Apostles Cincinnati7 Standard, 9D:2 !he commentary that has

most infl"enced the estoration *oement <5=

Polhill, John Acts !he #e) merican Commentary #ashille7 Broadman, 9::9 Balanced bet)een

readability and thoro"ghness <2=

eese, $areth ; New Testament ,istor#' A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the Book o" Acts Joplin,

*I7 College Press, 9:@E ;arge compendi"m of material from other )or%s Gncl"des the bestcomments from *c$arey and helpf"l theological and historical e'c"rs"ses <5=

Stott, John W The &essage o" Acts' The %pirit4 the $hurch and the +orld Ao)ners $roe, G;7 Gnterarsity

Press, 9::5 Foc"ses on the releance of cts to modern Christians <2=

Witherington, Ben, GGG The Acts o" the Apostles' A %ocio-Rhetorical $ommentar# $rand apids7 (erdmans,

9::D $ood disc"ssion of historical matters b"t e'tremely erbose <2=

Commentaries on $omans

Cottrell, Jac% Romans College Press #G Commentary 2 ols Joplin, *I7 College Press, 9::E?:D

(mphasis on the theological significance of the te't from one of o"r o)n <2=

Cranfield, C ( B A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the !pistle to the Romans GCC 2 ols

(dinb"rgh7 Clar%, 9:@?@: !horo"gh disc"ssion of the $ree% te't <2=

A"nn, J A $ Romans WBC 2 ols Waco7 Word, 9:DD !horo"gh disc"ssion of the $ree% te't )ith

consideration for the most recent research on Pa"l pl"s A"nn+s o)n idiosyncratic ie)s <2=

Fit4myer, Joseph Romans B 33 #e) 6or%7 Ao"bleday, 9::3 !horo"gh disc"ssion of the $ree% te't <2=

Johnson, ;"%e !imothy Reading Romans' A iterar# and Theological $ommentar# *acon, $7 Smyth &

>el)ys, 2009 treatment informed by the .ne) perspectie/ on Pa"l b"t not e'cessiely trendy <2=

*oo, Ao"glas The !pistles to the Romans #GC#! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::E !horo"gh disc"ssionfrom an eangelical )ith a traditional ie) of Pa"l+s theology <9=

*orris, ;eon The !pistle to the Romans $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D: Concise and readable <2=

Commentaries on % CorinthiansBarrett, C 1 A $ommentar# on the 1irst !pistle to the $orinthians >#!C #e) 6or%7 >arper & o), 9:ED

Caref"l commentary )ith good insights tho"gh ass"ming many s%eptical critical concl"sions <2=

Br"ce, F F 1irst and %econd $orinthians #CB $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@9 Concise, clear and

conseratie <2=

Fee, $ordon A The 1irst !pistle to the $orinthians #GC#! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D@ !he most

thoro"gh commentary c"rrently aailable, conseratie, sympathetic to Pentecostal interests and

e'pansion of )omen+s ministry <9=

obertson, ! and lfred Pl"mmer A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the 1irst !pistle o" /aul tothe $orinthians GCC (dinb"rgh7 Clar%, 9:@ K 9:99- !he classic commentary on the $ree% te't

<2=

Commentaries on & Corinthians

Ba%er, William : $orinthians College Press #G Commentary Joplin, *I7 College Press, 9:::

Gnformed, readable comments from one of o"r o)n <2=

Barrett, C 1 A $ommentar# on the %econd !pistle to the $orinthians >#!C #e) 6or%7 >arper, 9:@3

Similar to Barrett+s commentary on 9 Corinthians <2=

>arris, * J : $orinthians (BC $rand apids7 onderan, 9:@E Conseratie and stim"lating <9=

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*artin, alph ! : $orinthians WBC Waco7 Word, 9:DE !horo"gh, informed commentary on the $ree%

te't <2=

Pl"mmer, lfred A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the %econd !pistle o" %t. /aul to the $orinthians

GCC (dinb"rgh7 Clar%, 9:9 Classic commentary on the $ree% te't <2=

!hrall, *argaret A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the %econd !pistle to the $orinthians GCC

thoro"gh and scholarly treatment of the $ree% te't, "pdating Pl"mmer <2=

Commentaries on Galatians

Br"ce, F F A $ommentar# on /aul3s !pistle to the Galatians #G$!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D2

Probably Br"ce+s best commentary7 clear and thoro"gh on the $ree% te't <9=

B"rton, ( AeWitt A $ritical and !xegetical $ommentar# on the !pistle to the Galatians GCC (dinb"rgh7

Clar%, 9:20 Classic commentary on the $ree% te't <2=

A"nn, James A $ The !pistle to the Galatians B#!C Peabody, *7 >endric%son, 9::3 Gnformed and

readable comments ta%ing the .ne)/ Pa"l into acco"nt <2=

;ightfoot, J B %t. /aul3s !pistle to the Galatians $rand apids7 onderan, 9:@9 K 9D:E- n end"ring

classic by the all?time greatest #! commentator in (nglish <2=

;ongenec%er, ichard # Galatians WBC Aallas7 Word, 9::0 ials Br"ce in all characteristics <9=

Commentaries on E!hesians

Barth, *ar%"s !phesians B 2 ols $arden City, #67 Ao"bleday, 9:@5 !he most thoro"gh )or% on

(phesians to date, stim"lating b"t idiosyncratic on many points <2=

Best, (rnest !phesians GCC (dinb"rgh7 Clar%, 9::D !horo"gh and informed comments on the $ree% te't,deliberately leaing the H"estion of a"thorship open <2=

Br"ce, F F The !pistles to the $olossians4 to /hilemon4 and to the !phesians #GC#! $rand apids7

(erdmans, 9:D5 Gnformed and tho"ghtf"l if not al)ays stim"lating <2=

>oehner, >arold W !phesians' An !xegetical $ommentar# $rand apids7 Ba%er, 2002 t :30 pages,

certainly the most thoro"gh commentary on this letter <3=;incoln, ndre) !phesians WBC Waco, !7 Word, 9::0 !horo"gh on the $ree% te't li%e all Word

commentaries, b"t reLection of Pa"l+s a"thorship distorts some concl"sions <2=

*o"le, > C $ The !pistle to the !phesians C$!C Cambridge7 Cambridge 8niersity Press, 9D:: Clasic

commentary on the $ree% te't <2=

I+Brien, Peter ! The etter to the !phesians Pillar #e) !estament Commentary Caref"l, balanced and

informed <9=

Commentaries on 'hili!!ians

Fee, $ordon A /aul5s etter to the /hilippians #e) Gnternational Commentary on the #e) !estament

$rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:: !horo"gh, caref"l and "p?to?date <9=

>a)thorne, $erald /hilippians WBC Waco, !7 Word, 9:D3 !horo"gh and conseratie on the $ree% te't<2=

;ightfoot, J B %t. /aul5s !pistle to the /hilippians $rand apids7 onderan, 9:3 K 9:93- Classic

commentary by one of the greatest (nglish?spea%ing #! scholars of all time <2=

*artin, alph P /hilippians e ed #CB $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D0 Clear and informed <2=

ITBrien, Peter, ! $ommentar# on /hilippians #G$!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::9 !horo"gh and

insightf"l comments on the $ree% te't <9=

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Sila, *oisQs /hilippians Ba%er ('egetical Commentary $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9::3 So"nd comments on

the $ree% te't <2=

Commentaries on Colossians and 'hilemon

Barth, *ar%"s and >elm"t Blan%e The etter to /hilemon' A New Translation with Notes and $ommentar#

$rand apids7 (erdmans, 2000 With oer 00 pages deoted to a letter that )as probably )ritten

on a single sheet of papyr"s, this )or% )ill be cons"lted by all )ho )ant the most thoro"gh

treatment of Philemon and aoided by the rest of "s <3=

Br"ce, F F The !pistles to the $olossians4 to /hilemon4 and to the !phesians #GC $rand apids7 (erdmans,9:D5 See comments "nder .Commentaries on (phesians/ <2=

Fit4myer, Joseph The etter to /hilemon B 35C #e) 6or%7 Ao"bleday, 2000 !horo"gh treatment of

this one?page letter <2=

;ightfoot, J B %t. /aul3s !pistles to the $olossians and to /hilemon $rand apids7 onderan, 9:: K

9D@:- Classic comments by one of the greatest <2=

*artin, alph P $olossians and /hilemon #CB $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D9 Gnformed and clear <2=

ITBrien, Peter ! $olossians4 /hilemon WBC Waco, !7 Word, 9:D2 !horo"gh and insightf"l on the $ree%

te't <9=

Wright, # ! The !pistles o" /aul to the $olossians and to /hilemon !#!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:DD

('ceptionally clear and insightf"l <9=

Commentaries on %(& Thessalonians

Br"ce, F F = and : Thessalonians WBC 5 Waco, !7 Word, 9:D2 ather fragmented in presentation,

this commentary is not Br"ce+s best b"t still reflects considerable learning and mat"re reflection

<3=

$reen, $ene ; The etters to the Thessalonians Pillar #e) !estament Commentary $rand apids7

(erdmans, 2002 ery thoro"gh treatment of !hessalonica as the setting of the letters, consistentlyclose e'amination of the significance of $ree% )ords in the letters <2=

*alherbe, braham The etters to the Thessalonians B 32B #e) 6or%7 Ao"bleday, 2000 !he magnumopus of one of the leading scholars of Pa"l in his $reco?oman social setting, this commentary is

remar%ably readable for so thoro"gh and learned a )or% <9=

*arshall, G >o)ard = and : Thessalonians #CB $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D3 Clearly )rittencomments )ith balanced, informed concl"sions <2=

*orris, ;eon = and : Thessalonians !#!C e ed $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D5 ;i%e the one belo),

only shorter and cheaper <2=

The 1irst and %econd !pistles to the Thessalonians. #!C#! e ed $rand apids7

(erdmans, 9::9 *orris has to be the )riter of the clearest e'egetical commentaries on the #! in

the t)entieth cent"ry Gnformed, responsible comments e'pressed in crisp sentences

Wanama%er, Charles The !pistles to the Thessalonians' A $ommentar# on the Greek Text #G$!C

$rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::0 Best aailable commentary on the $ree% te't of the epistles,adocating the "n"s"al notion that 2 !hessalonians )as )ritten first <2=

Weatherly, Jon = @ : Thessalonians College Press #G Commentary Joplin, *I7 College Press, 9::E

*odesty forbids f"rther remar%s <2=

Commentaries on %)& Timoth* and Titus

Fee, $ordon = and : Timoth# and Titus Peabody, *7 >endric%son, 9:D5 Balanced and insightf"l <9=

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$"thrie, Aonald The /astoral !pistles' An Introduction and $ommentar# !#!C 2nd ed $rand apids7

(erdmans, 9::0 Gnformed, conseratie, clear <2=

Johnson, ;"%e !imothy The 1irst and %econd etters to Timoth# B 3 #e) 6or%7 Ao"bleday, 2009 Who

)o"ld hae e'pected that the nchor Bible )o"ld incl"de a commentary on these letters that arg"es

for Pa"l+s a"thorshipO Johnson reads )ith a %een eye to the setting of the letters and to their contemporary releance <9=

1elly, J # C A $ommentar# on the /astoral !pistles >#!C $rand apids7 Ba%er, 9:D9 K 9:E3- Ilder

b"t still "sef"l <2=

1night, $eorge W, GGG $ommentar# on the /astoral !pistles #G$!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::3

!horo"gh and thoro"ghly conseratie on the $ree% te't <2=

*arshall, G >o)ard = and : Timoth# and Titus. GCC (dinb"rgh7 Clar%, 9::: !he most thoro"gh and "p?to?date on the $ree% te't, e'pressing do"bt abo"t a"thorship b"t noting the literary and thematic

"nity of the letters <2=

Commentaries on +erews

Br"ce, F F The !pistle to the ,e*rews #GC#! e ed $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::0 Competent b"t not

stim"lating <2=

(lling)orth, Pa"l The !pistle to the ,e*rews #G$!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::3 !horo"gh and

insightf"l on the $ree% te't <9=

$"thrie, Aonald The etter to the ,e*rews !#!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D3 !he best short

commentary on the boo% <2=

>agner, Aonald ,e*rews B#!C Peabody, *7 >endric%son, 9::0 Gnformed commentary of medi"mlength <2=

;ane, William ; ,e*rews WBC 5@ Aallas7 Word, 9::9 Similar to (lling)orth in scope <2=

Commentaries on #ames

Aaids, Peter > The !pistle o" 2ames #G$!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D2 !horo"gh and insightf"l

comments on the $ree% te't <9=

;a)s, Sophie The !pistle o" 2ames B#!C Peabody, *7 >endric%son, 9::3 K 9:D0- Competent medi"m?

length commentary

*artin, alph P 2ames WBC Waco, !7 Word, 9:DD Similar to Aaids in scope, "pdates his disc"ssion <2=

*oo, Ao"glas J The etter o" 2ames !#!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D !he best short commentary <2=

Wall, obert W $ommunit# o" the +ise' The etter o" 2ames alley Forge, P7 !rinity Press Gnternational,

9::@ Stim"lating comments based on a helpf"l theological integration of the letter, tho"gh perhaps pressing some matters <2=

Commentaries on % 'eter

Aaids, Peter > The 1irst !pistle o" /eter #GC#! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::0 eadable and tho"ghtf"lcomments <9=

$oppelt, ;eonhard A $ommentar# on = /eter (! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9::3 n e'ample of the best

$erman scholarship of this cent"ry, no) some)hat o"t of date <2=

*arshall, G >o)ard = /eter GP #! Commentaries Ao)ners $roe, G;7 Gnterarsity, 9::9 Clear, informed

and releant <2=

*ichaels, J amsey = /eter WBC 5: Waco, !7 Word, 9:DD !he most thoro"gh recent commentary on the$ree% te't <2=

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Commentaries on & 'eter and #ude

Ba"c%ham, ichard J 2ude4 : /eter WBC 0 Waco, !7 Word, 9:D3 !horo"gh and stim"lating, arg"es

against Petrine a"thorship of 2 Peter <2=

$reen, *ichael : /eter and 2ude !#!C 2nd ed $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D@ *ost recent commentary

defending Petrine a"thorship, responds to the best of Ba"c%ham <9=

1elly, J # A A $ommentar# on the !pistles o" /eter and o" 2ude B#!C #e) 6or%7 >arper and o), 9:E:!he best of the older commentaries, accepts traditional a"thorship <2=

#eyrey, Jerome : /eter4 2ude B 3@C #e) 6or%7 Ao"bleday, 9::3 !horo"gh recent comments, "pdating

Ba"c%ham, not conseratie <2=

Commentaries on %)- #ohn

Bro)n, aymond ( The !pistles o" 2ohn B 30 $arden City7 Ao"bleday, 9:D2 !horo"gh b"t highly

spec"latie <2=

1r"se, Colin $ The etters o" 2ohn Pillar #! Commentary $rand apids7 (erdmans, 2000 Gnformed,

balanced comments )ith concern for contemporary theological application <9=

*arshall, G > The !pistles o" 2ohn #GC#! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@D !horo"gh and clear <2=

Smalley, Stephen =4 :4 2ohn WBC 9 Waco, !7 Word, 9:D5 In the $ree% te't, "neen in al"e <2=

Stott, John W The !pistles o" 2ohn !#!C $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@D Clear and concise <2=

Commentaries on $e.elation

"ne, Aaid Revelation WBC 3 ols Aallas7 Word, 9::@?:D !horo"ghly disc"sses the te't against its

literary bac%gro"nd, tho"gh too detailed for many readers <2=

Ba"c%ham, ichard J The Theolog# o" the Book o" Revelation #e) 6or%7 Cambridge 8niersity Press, 9::3

#ot a commentary b"t a stim"lating g"ide to "nderstanding the boo% <2=

Beale, $ 1 The Book o" Revelation' A $ommentar# on the Greek Text. #G$!C $rand apids7 (erdmans,

9::D !horo"gh li%e "ne, )ith a comparable foc"s Aetailed arg"ment may ma%e it diffic"lt for many readers to e'tract the point, b"t it+s there to be fo"nd <2=

Beasley?*"rray, $ The Book o" Revelation #CB $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@D >elpf"l on the

releance of non?canonical literat"re for "nderstanding the boo% <2=

Caird, $ B A $ommentar# on the Revelation o" %t. 2ohn the (ivine >#!C #e) 6or%7 >arper & o), 9:EE

Sagacio"s and insightf"l <2=

Fris%ney, !om %trength "or )ictor#' A (rama in 1our Acts. A $ommentar# on the Book o" Revelation

P"blished by the "thor, 9:DE ('presses the a"thor+s insightf"l and stim"lating approach <2=

>endric%sen, William &ore Than $on0uerors' An Interpretation o" the Book o" Revelation $rand apids7

Ba%er, 9:3: docates the notion that the isions of eelation are cyclical, e'pressing the samethemes repeatedly <2=

;add, $eorge ( A $ommentar# on the Revelation o" 2ohn $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@2 Classic

eangelical commentary, trying to bridge critical scholarship )ith premillennial theology <2=

;indsay, >al Apocal#pse $ode Palos erdes, C7 Western Front ;td, 9::@ Fine e'ample of ho) to get rich

and ho) not to interpret eelation boo% best left behind <5=

*et4ger, Br"ce * Breaking the $ode' 8nderstanding the Book o" Revelation #ashille7 bingdon, 9::3

brief and stim"lating tho"gh fr"stratingly incomplete disc"ssion <2=

*orris, ;eon The Revelation o" %t. 2ohn !#!C 2nd ed $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:D@ Clear, concise,

informed comments <2=

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*o"nce, > The Book o" Revelation #GC#! $rand apids7 (erdmans, 9:@@ !horo"gh, informed

comments <2=

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