Bible Commentaries

Bible Commentaries in the UO Knight Library

First, here are some keys for searching in the UO Local catalog for Bible commentaries:
  1. In the library catalog, choose the Subject option.
  2. For commentaries on the entire Bible, type, in the Subject box: Bible commentaries
  3. For commentaries on individual books of the Old Testament, type, in the Subject box:
    Bible O T [name of book] commentaries
    e.g. Bible O T Genesis commentaries
  4. For commentaries on individual books of the New Testament, type, in the Subject box:
    Bible N T [name of book] commentaries
    e.g. Bible N T Matthew commentaries
Here are some multi-volume Bible commentaries in the UO Library Collection:

Note: You can see a list of the individual volumes in each series by doing a Title search in the library catalog and typing the name of the commentary series e.g. New interpreter's bible

  • The Anchor Bible (Doubleday) Knight BS 192.2 A1 - the Library has a standing order for all volumes as they are published
  • Hermeneia: a critical and historical commentary on the Bible (Fortress Press) various call numbers - standing order
  • New Cambridge Bible Commentary (Cambridge) various call numbers; standing order
  • The New Interpreter's Bible (Abingdon) REF KNIGHT BS 491.2 .N484 1994M
  • Word Biblical Commentary (Word Books) various call numbers
  • [John] Calvin's Commentaries (Baker) BS 485 .C3 1981
  • The New Jerome Biblical Commentary (Prentice-Hall) REF KNIGHT BS 491.2 .N485 1990
  • The Pulpit Commentary (Funk & Wagnalls) BS 491 .S77
  • The Pamphlet Bible Series (Paulist Press) BS 491.2 .P3
  • The International Critical Commentary (T & T Clark) various call numbers; UO Library has Genesis, Judges, I & II Samuel, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Matthew, Acts, Romans, Hebrews
  • The Old Testament Library (Westminster Press) various call numbers
  • The JPS Torah Commentary (Jewish Publication Society) various call numbers
  • Soncino Books of the Bible (Soncino) various call numbers