Bible Commentaries Online

The following is a list of Bible commentaries that are available for free online borrowing through the Internet Archive. These commentaries are all in English and were published between 1980 and 2015 (with a few exceptions). This list was last updated in September 2023.

As for older commentaries, this list refers to some (fairly) recent translations of traditional Jewish and Christian commentaries that are still under copyright. It does not refer to older editions that are in the public domain, as these can easily be found on other sites. See, e.g., ccel.org for Calvin’s commentaries.

See also the list of Bible dictionaries that are available online.

Contents

One-Volume Commentaries

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible
The International Bible Commentary
The Oxford Bible Commentary
Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

Old Testament Commentaries

For the meaning of the abbreviations, see below, after Revelation. For short reviews of most of the Old Testament commentaries that are listed here, see Longman, Old Testament Commentary Survey.

Genesis
Alter
Atkinson BST 1-11
Brueggemann Interp
Collins 1-4
Cook NCoBC
Fretheim NIB
Von Rad OTL
Sarna JPSTC
Wenham WBC 1-15, 16-50
Westermann CC 1-11
Traditional:
Augustine WSA 1-3
Didymus the Blind FC
Ephrem the Syrian FC
Luther LW 1-5, 6-14, 15-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-37, 38-44, 45-50
Midrash Rabbah 1-22, 23-50
Midrash Rabbah (Neusner) 1-8, 8-28

Exodus
Alter
Ashby ITC
Bruckner NIBC
Brueggemann NIB
Childs OTL
Fretheim Interp
Houtman HCOT 1-7
Langston BBC
Larsson
Propp AB 19-40
Smith NCoBC
Utzschneider IECOT 1-15
White Brazos
Traditional:
Ephrem the Syrian FC
Midrash Rabbah
Naḥmanides (Ramban)
Samuel ben Meir (Rashbam)

Leviticus
Alter
ArtScroll
Gerstenberger OTL
Hartley WBC
Kaiser NIB
Milgrom AB 1-16, 17-22, 23-27
Owen NCoBC

Numbers
Alter
Brown BST
Dozemann NIB
Levine AB 1-20, 21-36
Sakenfield ITC
Traditional:
Midrash Rabbah 1-7, 7-35
Targum Neofiti 1

Deuteronomy
Alter
Block NIVAC
Christensen WBC 1-21, 21-34
Clements NIB
Miller Interp
Weinfeld AB 1-11
Traditional:
Commentators’ Bible
Luther LW
Midrash Rabbah
Targum Neofiti 1
Targum Onqelos
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan

Joshua
Butler WBC
Coote NIB
Dozeman AYB 1-12
Harris NIBC
Traditional:
ACCS

Judges
Brown NIBC
Chisholm KEL
Gunn BBC
Matthews NCBC
Niditch OTL
Olson NIB
Sasson AYB 1-12
Webb NICOT
Wilcock BST
Traditional:
ACCS

Ruth
Chisholm KEL
Hubbard NICOT
Matthews NCBC
Moore NIBC
Nielsen OTL
Robertson Farmer NIB
Schipper AYB
Traditional:
ACCS

1 Samuel
Alter
Baldwin TOTC
Bergen NAC
Birch NIB
Brueggemann Interp
Campbell FOTL
Klein WBC
Tsumura NICOT
Traditional:
ACCS

2 Samuel
Alter
Baldwin TOTC
Bergen NAC
Birch NIB
Brueggemann Interp
Traditional:
ACCS
Rashi and others

1 Kings
Cogan AB
House NAC
Seow NIB
Walsh BerO

2 Kings
Cogan/Tadmor AB
House NAC
Long FOTL
Seow NIB

1 Chronicles
Allen NIB
Hooker WestBC
Klein Herm
Knoppers AB 1-9
Selman TOTC
Wilcock BST

2 Chronicles
Allen NIB
Dillard WBC
Hooker WestBC
Klein Herm
Selman TOTC
Wilcock BST

Ezra
Fyall BST
Klein NIB
Throntveit Interp
Van Wijk-Bos WestBC
Williamson WBC

Nehemiah
Klein NIB
Throntveit Interp
Van Wijk-Bos WestBC
Williamson WBC

Esther
Firth BST
Levenson OTL
Van Wijk-Bos WestBC
White Crawford NIB
Traditional:
Midrash Rabbah

Job
Alter
Clines WBC 38-42
Gray
Habel OTL
Hartley NICOT
Newsom NIB
Reyburn UBSH
Seow

Psalms
Allen WBC 101-150
Bullock TT 1-72
Clifford AOTC 73-150
Craigie WBC 1-50
Gerstenberg FOTL 1-60
Goldingay BCOT 1-41
Hossfeld/Zenger Herm 51-100, 101-150
Kraus CC 1-59
McCann NIB
Tate WBC 51-100
Traditional:

ACCS 1-50
Augustine WSA 1-33, 34-51
Cassiodorus 1-51
Diodore of Tarsus 1-51
Luther LW 1-75, 76-126
Manley ed
Midrash 1-72
Theodore of Mopsuestia 1-81
For more commentaries on Psalms in many languages see:
commentaries before 1500
commentaries since 1500

Proverbs
Alter
Fox AYB 10-31
Kidner TOTC
Murphy NIBC
Perdue Interp
Van Leeuwen NIB
Waltke NICOT 1-15, 15-31

Ecclesiastes
Alter
Brown Interp
Krüger Herm
Limburg
Longman NICOT
Murphy NIBC
Seow AB
Towner NIB
Traditional:
Luther

Song of Songs
Hess BCOT
Keel CC
Longman NICOT
Murphy Herm
Murphy NIBC
Pope AB
Weems NIB
Traditional:
Luther LW
Midrash Rabbah
Midrash Rabbah (tr Neusner) 1-3

Isaiah
Baker ZIBBC
Baltzer Herm 40-55
Blenkinsopp AB 1-39, 40-55
Brueggemann WestBC 1-39, 40-66
Childs OTL
Goldingay 40-55
Goldingay/Payne ICC 44-55
Hanson Interp 40-66
Kim ROT
Motyer TOTC
Oswalt NICOT 1-39, 40-66
Roberts Herm 1-39
Seitz Interp 1-39
Seitz NIB 40-66
Sweeney FOTL 1-39, 40-66
Tucker NIB 1-39
Wildberger CC 1-12, 28-39
Traditional:

ACCS 40-66
Luther LW 40-66

Jeremiah
Bracke WestBC 1-29
Brueggemann ITC 26-52
Carvalho ROT
Clements Interp
Fretheim SHBC
Holladay Herm 1-25, 26-52
Kidner BST
Longman UBCS
Lundbom AB 37-52
McKane ICC 1-25, 26-52
Miller NIB
Stulman AOTC
Viviano NCoBC
Voth ZIBBC

Lamentations
Ferris ZIBBC
Hillers AB (2nd ed.)
Joyce/Lipton WBBC
Longman UBCS
O’Connor NIB
Provan NCB
Traditional:
Midrash Rabbah

Ezekiel
Blenkinsopp Interp
Block NICOT 1-24, 25-48
Bodi ZIBBC
Carvalho NCoBC
Clements WestBC
Greenberg AB 1-20
Joyce LHBOTS
Pfisterer Darr NIB
Zimmerli Herm 1-24, 25-48

Daniel
Carvalho NCoBC
Collins Herm
Goldingay WBC
Longman NIVAC
Lucas ZIBBC
Smith-Christopher NIB

Hosea
Achtemeier NIBC
Andersen/Freedman AB
Ben Zvi FOTL
Birch WestBC
Dearman NICOT
Yee NIB
Sweeney BerO
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Joel
Achtemeier NIB
Achtemeier NIBC
Barton OTL
Birch WestBC
Crenshaw AB
Sweeney BerO
Wolff Herm
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Amos
Achtemeier NIBC
Andersen/Freedman AB
Birch WestBC
Garrett BHHB
Gowan NIB
Paul Herm
Smith NAC
Smith
Sweeney BerO
Wolff Herm
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Obadiah
Achtemeier NIBC
Barton OTL
Jenson LHBOTS
Pagán NIB
Raabe AB
Smith NAC
Sweeney BerO
Wolff CC
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Jonah
Achtemeier NIBC
Jenson LHBOTS
Limburg OTL
Nixon BST
Nowell NCoBC
Page NAC
Sasson AB
Sweeney BerO
Trible NIB
Tucker BHHB
Wolff CC
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Micah
Achtemeier NIBC
Andersen/Freedman AB
Ben Zvi FOTL
Hillers Herm
Jenson LHBOTS
Simundson NIB
Sweeney BerO
Wolff CC
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Nahum
Achtemeier Interp
Christensen AYB
García-Treto NIB
O’Brien AOTC
Sweeney BerO
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Habakkuk
Achtemeier Interp
Andersen AB
Hiebert NIB
O’Brien AOTC
Sweeney BerO
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Zephaniah
Achtemeier Interp
Bennett NIB
Berlin AB
O’Brien AOTC
Sweeney BerO
Sweeney Herm
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Haggai
Achtemeier Interp
Fyall BST
Jacobs NICOT
March NIB
Meyers/Meyers AB
O’Brien AOTC
Petersen OTL
Sweeney BerO
Wolff CC
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Zechariah
Achtemeier Interp
Meyers/Meyers AB 1-8, 9-14
Ollenburger NIB
O’Brien AOTC
Petersen OTL 1-8, 9-14
Redditt IECOT 9-14
Sweeney BerO
Wolters HCOT
Traditional:
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

Malachi
Achtemeier Interp
Adam BST
Eddinger BHHB
Jacobs NICOT
O’Brien AOTC
Petersen OTL
Schuller NIB
Sweeney BerO
Traditional:
Luther LW
Theodore of Mopsuestia FC

New Testament Commentaries

Matthew
Blomberg NAC
Boring NIB
Bruner 1-12, 13-28
Buchanan 1-12, 13-28
Davies/Allison ICC 1-7
France NICNT
Garland RNT
Hagner WBC 1-13, 14-28
Hahn ICSB
Harrington SP
Keener IVPNTC
Keener
Long WestBC
Luz Herm 1-7, 8-20, 21-28
Mitch/Sri CCSS
Morris PNTC
Overman
Patte
Turner BECNT
Wilkins ZIBBC
Traditional:
ACCS 1-13
Catena Aurea
Hilary of Poitiers FC
Jerome FC
Luther LW 1-18, 19-24, 5-7
Origen

Mark
Cole TNTC
Donahue/Harrington SP
Edwards PNTC
Evans
France NIGTC
Garland ZIBBC
Healy CCSS
Hooker BNTC
Mann AB
Martin
Moloney
Perkins NIB
Sabin NCoBC
Yarbro Collins Herm
Traditional:
ACCS
Catena Aurea

Luke
Bovon Herm 1-9, 9-19, 19-24
Culpepper NIB
Culy/Parsons/Stigall BHGNT
Fitzmyer AB 1-9, 10-24
Green NICNT
Johnson SP
Morris TNTC
Ringe WestBC
Strauss ZIBBC
Traditional:
Catena Aurea

John
Barrett
Beasley-Murray WBC 2nd ed
Beutler
Brown AB 12-21
Bruner
Burge NIVAC
Carson PNTC
Kanagaraj NCCS
Kruse TNTC
Lewis FBPC
Lincoln BNTC
Michaels NICNT
Michaels UBCS
Morris NICNT 2nd ed
Newbigin
Neyrey NCBC
O’Day NIB
O’Day WestBC
Ridderbos
Schnackenburg 1-4
Thompson NTL
Witherington
Traditional:

ACCS 11-21
Catena Aurea
Luther LW 14-16, 17-20

Acts
Bock BECNT
Bruce NICNT
Conzelmann Herm
Dunn Epworth
Fitzmyer AB
Holladay NTL
Immanuel ICNT
Jennings Belief
Johnson SP
Keener 1-2, 3-14
Kwon ISG
Lüdemann
Malina/Pilch
Parsons/Culy BHGNT
Pervo Herm
Stott BST
Talbert RNT
Wall NIB
Williams NIBC
Willimon Interp
Traditional:
Bede

Romans
Cranfield ICC 1-8, 9-16
Cranfield shorter commentary
Dunn WBC 1-8, 9-16
Fitzmyer AB
Jewett Herm
Karris NCoBC
Keck ANTC
Moo NICNT
Mounce NAC
Pate TT
Schreiner BECNT
Stott BST
Stuhlmacher
Witherington
Wright NIB
Traditional:
ACCS
Abelard FCMC
Luther LW

1 Corinthians
Blomberg NIVAC
Collins SP
Fee NICNT
Fitzmyer AYB
Johnson IVPNTC
Keener NCBC
Sampley NIB
Perkins Paideia
Thiselton NIGTC
Witherington
Traditional:
TCB

2 Corinthians
Barnett NICNT
Belleville IVPNTC
Best Interp
Harris NIGTC
Keener NCBC
Lambrecht SP
Martin WBC
Sampley NIB
Thrall ICC 1-7
Witherington

Galatians
Betz Herm
Cousar RNT
deSilva GR
Fee PCS
Hays NIB
Karris NCoBC
Moo BECNT
Riches WBBC
Tarazi OBS
Williams ANTC
Traditional:
Augustine OECS
Jerome
Jerome FC
Luther CCC
Luther LW
Thomas Aquinas

Ephesians
Barth AB 1-3
Foulkes TNTC
MacDonald SP
Martin Interp
Muddiman BNTC
Patzia NIBC
Perkins NIB
Thielman BECNT
Williamson CCSS

Philippians
Bockmuehl BNTC
Bruce NIBC
Cousar NTL
Cousar RNT
Hawthorne WBC
Holloway Herm
Hooker NIB
Osiek ANTC
Reumann AYB
Weidmann WestBC

Colossians
Barth/Blanke AB
Dunn NIGTC
Lincoln NIB
MacDonald SP
Martin BCBC
Martin Interp
Patzia NIBC
Thompson THNTC
Wright TNTC
Traditional:
ACCS

1 Thessalonians
Bridges SHBC
Cousar RNT
Fee NICNT
Hahn/Mitch/Walters ICSB
Johnson THNTC
Smith NIB
Stott BST
Thiselton WBBC
Weidmann WestBC
Traditional:
ACCS

2 Thessalonians
Bridges SHBC
Fee NICNT
Hahn/Mitch/Walters ICSB
Johnson THNTC
Smith NIB
Stott BST
Thiselton WBBC
Weidmann WestBC
Traditional:
ACCS

1 Timothy
Davies Epworth
Dunn NIB
Farley OBSCS
Gloer RNT
Hahn/Mitch/Walters ICSB
Johnson AB
Keegan NCoBC
Kelly BNTC
Liefeld NIVAC
Montague CCSS
Mounce WBC
Saarinen SCM/Brazos
Stott BST
Twomey WBBC
Traditional:
ACCS
Luther LW

2 Timothy
Davies Epworth
Dunn NIB
Farley OBSCS
Gloer RNT
Hahn/Mitch/Walters ICSB
Johnson AB
Keegan NCoBC
Kelly BNTC
Liefeld NIVAC
Montague CCSS
Mounce WBC
Saarinen SCM/Brazos
Twomey WBBC
Traditional:
ACCS

Titus
Davies Epworth
Dunn NIB
Farley OBSCS
Gloer RNT
Hahn/Mitch/Walters ICSB
Keegan NCoBC
Kelly BNTC
Liefeld NIVAC
Montague CCSS
Mounce WBC
Saarinen SCM/Brazos
Stott BST
Twomey WBBC
Traditional:
ACCS
Jerome

Philemon
Barth/Blanke ECC
Cousar NTL
Dunn NIGTC
Felder NIB
Gloer RNT
Keegan NCoBC
Martin BCBC
Martin Interp
Osiek ANTC
Patzia NIBC
Saarinen SCM/Brazos
Thompson THNTC
Weidmann WestBC
Wright TNTC
Traditional:
ACCS
Jerome

Hebrews
Attridge Herm
Beavis WC
Cockerill NICNT
Craddock NIB
Ellingworth NIGTC
Ellingworth/Nida UBSH
Gench WestBC
Guthrie NIVAC
Isaacs RNT
Koester AB
Lane WBC 1-8, 9-13
Mitchell SP
Royster
Vanhoye

James
Baker/Ellsworth
Brosend NCBC
Davids NIGTC
Gench WestBC
Farley OBSCS
Isaacs RNT
Johnson AB
Johnson NIB
Laws BNTC
Moo PNTC
Moo TNTC
Painter Paideia
Perkins Interp
Varner
Wall
Traditional:
ACCS

1 Peter
Bartlett NIB
Boring ANTC
Craddock WestBC
Davids NICNT
Elliott AB
Farley OBSCS
Goppelt
Keating CCSS
Perkins Interp
Richard RNT
Skaggs PCS
Watson Paideia
Traditional:
ACCS

2 Peter
Callan Paideia
Craddock WestBC
Davids BHGNT
Farley OBSCS
Keating CCSS
Kraftchick ANTC
Neyrey AB
Perkins Interp
Reese THNTC
Richard RNT
Skaggs PCS
Watson NIB
Traditional:
ACCS

1 John
Black NIB
Farley OBSCS
Johnson NIBC
Rensberger AOTC
Rensberger WestBC
Strecker Herm
Traditional:
ACCS

2 John
Black NIB
Farley OBSCS
Johnson NIBC
Rensberger AOTC
Rensberger WestBC
Strecker Herm
Traditional:
ACCS

3 John
Black NIB
Farley OBSCS
Johnson NIBC
Rensberger AOTC
Rensberger WestBC
Strecker Herm
Traditional:
ACCS

Jude
Brosend NCBC
Craddock WestBC
Davids BHGNT
deSilva Paideia
Farley OBSCS
Keating CCSS
Kraftchick ANTC
Neyrey AB
Perkins Interp
Reese THNTC
Richard RNT
Saarinen SCM/Brazos
Skaggs PCS
Watson NIB
Traditional:
ACCS

Revelation
Aune WBC 1-5
Beale NIGTC
Boring Interp
Boxall BNTC
Cory NCoBC
Keener NIVAC
Knight Readings
Lupieri
Murphy
Resseguie
Rowland NIB
Trafton Reading
Wilcock BST
Traditional:
Andrew of Caesarea FC

Abbreviations

  • AB: Anchor Bible (continued as AYB)
  • ACCS: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
  • ANTC: Abingdon New Testament Commentaries
  • AOTC: Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries
  • AYB: Anchor Yale Bible (continuation of AB)
  • BBC: Blackwell Bible Commentaries (“… Through the Centuries” series) (continued as WBBC)
  • BCOT: Baker Commentary on the Old Testament
  • BECNT: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
  • BerO: Berit Olam
  • BHGNT: Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament
  • BHHB: Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible
  • BNTC: Black’s New Testament Commentary
  • BST: The Bible Speaks Today
  • CC: Continental Commentary series
  • CCC: Crossway Classic Commentaries
  • CCSS: Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture
  • ECC: Eerdmans Critical Commentary
  • FBPC: Fortress Biblical Preching Commentary
  • FC: Fathers of the Church
  • FCMC: Fathers of the Church: Medieval Continuation
  • FOTL: The Forms of the Old Testament Literature
  • GR: Global Readings
  • HCOT: Historical Commentary on the Old Testament
  • Herm: Hermeneia
  • ICC: International Critical Commentary
  • ICNT: India Commentary on the New Testament
  • ICSB: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
  • IECOT: International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament
  • Interp: Interpretation
  • ISG: International Study Guides
  • ITC: International Theological Commentary
  • IVPNTC: IVP New Testament Commentary
  • JPSTC: The JPS Torah Commentary
  • KEL: Kregel Exegetical Library
  • LHBOTS: Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies
  • LW: Luther’s Works
  • NCB: New Century Bible
  • NCBC: New Cambridge Bible Commentary
  • NCCS: New Covenant Commentary Series
  • NCoBC: New Collegeville Bible Commentary
  • NIB: New Interpreter’s Bible
  • NIBC: New International Bible Commentary (continued as UBCS)
  • NICNT: New International Commentary on the New Testament
  • NICOT: New International Commentary on the Old Testament
  • NIGTC: New International Greek Testament Commentary
  • NIVAC: NIV Application Commentary
  • NTL: New Testament Library
  • OBS: Orthodox Bible Studies
  • OBSCS: Orthodox Bible Study Compagnon Series
  • OECS: Oxford Early Christian Studies
  • OTL: Old Testament Library
  • PCS: Pentecostal Commentary Series
  • PNTC: Piller New Testament Commentary
  • RNT: Reading the New Testament
  • SHBC: Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary
  • SP: Sacra Pagina
  • TCB: The Church’s Bible
  • THNTC: Two Horizons New Testament Commentary
  • TOTC: Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
  • TT: Teach the Text
  • UBCS: Understanding the Bible Commentary Series (continuation of NIBC)
  • UBSH: UBS Handbook (United Bible Societies Handbook)
  • WBBC: Wiley-Blackwell Bible Commentaries (continuation of BBC)
  • WBC: Word Biblical Commentary
  • WC: Wisdom Commentary
  • WestBC: Westminster Bible Companion
  • WSA: The Works of Saint Augustine
  • ZIBBC: Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary

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