Reference Books and Commentaries You Should Buy - An Annotated List of over 500 Suggested Volumes

Sep 2, 2026

Reference Books and Commentaries You Should Buy compiles an annotated list designed to help a Bible college library strengthen interpretation and study resources. It specifies interpretive book guidance, provides example bibliographic entries, and organizes major reference categories across Bible dictionaries, concordances, atlases, systematics, word study tools, and extensive commentary coverage for both OT and NT, including section-specific entries. A structured table of contents supports quick selection, with abbreviation tools and edition-focused prefaces for readers updating holdings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatDOCX

Pages88

Reading Time31 min

AccessFree to download

Reference Books

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

Introduction

NIV Study Bibles

Concordances

Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

One Volume Commentaries on the OT or NT

Bible Atlases

Systematic Theologies

OT History and Backgrounds

NT History and Backgrounds

OT Introductions/Surveys

NT Introductions/Surveys

OT Biblical Theologies

NT Biblical Theologies

Greek Word Study Tools

Hebrew Word Study Tools

Bible Exposition and Homiletics

Commentaries

Commentary Series

How to Use the Summary Charts

Old Testament Commentaries

New Testament Commentaries

Bibliography

Abbreviations

Reference Books and Commentaries You Should Buy Rick Griffith, ThM, PhD Singapore Bible College Fourth Edition © July 2020 First edition (300 copies, March 92) Second edition (30 copies, July 95) 3rd printing (20 copies, Jan 96) 4th printing (10 copies, Jan 98) 5th printing (20 copies, April 98) 6th printing (20 copies, Oct 98) Third edition (30 copies, April 00) 8th printing (20 copies, Feb 02) 9th printing (10 copies, July 07) 10th printing (10 copies, Feb 08) 11th printing (10 copies, Feb 09) 12th printing (10 copies, Jan 11) 13th printing (10 copies, Jan 12) 14th printing (BSD, July 20) Include books on interpretation: Osborn, Zuck, etc. Murphy, Roland E. Ecclesiastes. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas, TX: Word, 1992. lxix + 170? pp. $22.99. SBC Library Should Have: Demy, Timothy J. and Stuart, Gary P., eds. Suicide: A Christian Response. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1998. 490 pp. $22.98. House, H. Wayne, ed. Israel: The Land and the People. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1998. 348 pp. $17.88. Reference Books and Commentaries You Should Buy An Annotated List of over 500 Suggested Volumes 225 OT and 140 NT and 41 Bibliography Table of Contents TOC \f Abbreviations PAGEREF _Toc480627807 \h 4 Preface to the Second Edition PAGEREF _Toc480627808 \h 5 Preface to the Third Edition PAGEREF _Toc480627809 \h 8 Reference Books PAGEREF _Toc480627810 \h 9 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc480627811 \h 9 NIV Study Bibles PAGEREF _Toc480627812 \h 9 Concordances PAGEREF _Toc480627813 \h 11 Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias PAGEREF _Toc480627814 \h 12 One Volume Commentaries on the OT or NT PAGEREF _Toc480627815 \h 13 Bible Atlases PAGEREF _Toc480627816 \h 14 Systematic Theologies PAGEREF _Toc480627817 \h 15 OT History and Backgrounds PAGEREF _Toc480627818 \h 17 NT History and Backgrounds PAGEREF _Toc480627819 \h 17 OT Introductions/Surveys PAGEREF _Toc480627820 \h 18 NT Introductions/Surveys PAGEREF _Toc480627821 \h 19 OT Biblical Theologies PAGEREF _Toc480627822 \h 20 NT Biblical Theologies PAGEREF _Toc480627823 \h 21 Greek Word Study Tools PAGEREF _Toc480627824 \h 21 Hebrew Word Study Tools PAGEREF _Toc480627825 \h 22 Bible Exposition and Homiletics PAGEREF _Toc480627826 \h 23 Commentaries PAGEREF _Toc480627827 \h 25 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc480627828 \h 25 Contents PAGEREF _Toc480627829 \h 25 Cautions PAGEREF _Toc480627830 \h 25 Commentary Series PAGEREF _Toc480627831 \h 27 How to Use the Summary Charts PAGEREF _Toc480627832 \h 28 Old Testament Summary Chart PAGEREF _Toc480627833 \h 30 New Testament Summary Chart PAGEREF _Toc480627834 \h 31 Old Testament Commentaries PAGEREF _Toc480627835 \h 32 Genesis PAGEREF _Toc480627836 \h 32 Exodus PAGEREF _Toc480627837 \h 33 Leviticus PAGEREF _Toc480627838 \h 34 Numbers PAGEREF _Toc480627839 \h 35 Deuteronomy PAGEREF _Toc480627840 \h 36 Joshua PAGEREF _Toc480627841 \h 37 Judges PAGEREF _Toc480627842 \h 37 Ruth PAGEREF _Toc480627843 \h 37 1 & 2 Samuel PAGEREF _Toc480627844 \h 38 1 & 2 Kings PAGEREF _Toc480627845 \h 39 1 & 2 Chronicles PAGEREF _Toc480627846 \h 39 Ezra-Nehemiah PAGEREF _Toc480627847 \h 40 Esther PAGEREF _Toc480627848 \h 41 Job PAGEREF _Toc480627849 \h 41 Psalms PAGEREF _Toc480627850 \h 42 Proverbs PAGEREF _Toc480627851 \h 43 Ecclesiastes PAGEREF _Toc480627852 \h 45 Song of Songs PAGEREF _Toc480627853 \h 46 Isaiah PAGEREF _Toc480627854 \h 47 Jeremiah PAGEREF _Toc480627855 \h 48 Lamentations PAGEREF _Toc480627856 \h 48 Ezekiel PAGEREF _Toc480627857 \h 49 Daniel PAGEREF _Toc480627858 \h 50 Hosea PAGEREF _Toc480627859 \h 51 Joel PAGEREF _Toc480627860 \h 51 Amos PAGEREF _Toc480627861 \h 53 Obadiah PAGEREF _Toc480627862 \h 54 Jonah PAGEREF _Toc480627863 \h 55 Micah PAGEREF _Toc480627864 \h 56 Nahum PAGEREF _Toc480627865 \h 57 Habakkuk PAGEREF _Toc480627866 \h

FAQs

What is the document’s main purpose for a library collection?

It provides an annotated list of reference books and commentaries to help build a well-rounded Bible college library focused on interpretation and study.

Which major categories of reference resources are covered?

It covers concordances, Bible dictionaries and encyclopedias, atlases, systematic theologies, word study tools, and multiple levels of introductions and theologies for both OT and NT.

How is commentary information organized for quick use?

The table of contents groups commentaries by OT and NT, lists many individual biblical books, and includes summary-chart guidance plus an abbreviations section to support identification.

Sep 2, 2026

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