This is some information that will be helpful when I post my next video in the series on “Bible Software and Me”.
In Part four of how I use Bible software to study and prepare sermons I will be moving into background research and commentary research. Below is a list of resources that I use and have found helpful. You may have some of your own favorites.
The first step is to look at background material and only after you have read through that material should you move on to commentary work.
I will be explaining exactly how I proceed in the next video.
Background Resources
Background Commentaries
IVP Background Commentary on the New Testament
IVP Background Commentary on the Old Testament
New Manners and Customs of the Bible
New Testament Background Commentary: A New Dictionary of words, phrases, and situations in Bible order
Background Dictionaries
Dictionary of the Latter New Testament
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
Dictionary of New Testament Background
Dictionary of Paul and his Letters
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Zondervan Pictorial Bible Encyclopedia
I separate my commentaries into three (3) types.
The first types are those that are, what I call language commentaries. The second types are what I call Expository Commentaries and the third types I call application / devotional commentaries.
Commentaries
Language Commentaries
The United Bible Societies' New Testament Handbook Series
The United Bible Societies' Old Testament Handbook Series
Word Biblical Commentary
Wuest’s Word Studies in the Greek New Testament
Word Pictures in the New Testament
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament
A Textual Guide to the Greek New Testament
Expository Commentaries
The Expositor's Bible Commentary
The Expositor’s Bible
The College Press NIV
The College Press NIV
MacArthur’s NT Commentaries Collection
The New American Commentary Series
Lenski's Commentary on the New Testament
Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
The Pulpit Commentary
Baker’s New Testament Commentary
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Application / Devotional Commentaries
The Preacher's Commentary
Holman New Testament Commentary
The Bible Speaks Today: New Testament
Tyndale Commentaries
N.T. Wright’s “For Everyone” series
I don’t usually read every commentary in every type. I usually will read three from each type for a total of 9.
