A Bible commentary will explain, in depth, each book of the Bible. This is usually done by printing the Biblical text itself, noting any problem with translation of ancient manuscripts, offering historical and cultural background material on a Biblical passage, and giving an explanation of the meaning of the Biblical passage.
Bible
- Biography - BS570-580
- Canon - BS465
- Commentaries - BS482-498
Companions - SEE Handbooks, Manuals, etc.
- Comparative Studies
- Concordances - BS420-429
- Criticsim
- Criticism, Form - BS2377
- Criticism, Interpretation, etc. - BS500-534
- Criticism, Narrative
- Criticism, Redaction
- Criticism, Textual - BSBS471
- Dictionaries - BS440-443
- Encyclopedias
- Evidences, authority. etc. - BS480
- Geography - BS630-633
- Glossary
- Handbooks, Manuals, etc - BS417
- Hermeneutics
- History - BS445-460
- Homiletical use
- Indexes - BS432
- Inspiration - BS480
- Introductions - BS474-475
- Parables - BS680.P3
- Parallel versions
- Prayers - BS680.P64
- Prophecies - BS647-BS649
BS1198 (old Testament
BS2827 (New Testament)
see also - Jesus Christ - Prophecies
- Quotations - BS416
- Reference editions
- Sermons
- Sources
- Structuralist criticism
- Study and teaching - BS585-BS613
- Terminology
- - Pronunciation
- Theology - BS543
- Translations - BS449-BS450
- Use
Versions - BS450-460
Bible. Greek - SEE Greek language, Biblical
Bible. Latin
Bible and atheism
Bible and Christian union - BX9.5.B5
Bible and law
Bible and literature
Bible and science - BS650-667
Bible and technology
Bible as literature - BS535-537
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"There are many different commentary series’ because there are many different purposes and uses for Bible commentaries. Most readers want to know what English translation a commentary uses, information about the theological convictions of the author, and what makes a particular volume of series unique."
The following series of commentaries are shelved individually by books of the Bible. Type in the name of the commentary and the name of the book of Bible to find them in OneSearch. Or just go to the shelves and browse by Library of Congress Call number.
A full outline may be found below.
OLD TESTAMENT
BS 1231 - 1235.5 Genesis
BS 1241 - 1245.5 Exodus
BS 1254 - 1255.5 Leviticus
BS 1261 - 1265.5 Numbers
BS 1271 - 1275.5 Deuteronomy
BS 1291 - 1295.5 Joshua
BS 1301 - 1305.5 Judges
BS 1311 - 1315.5 Ruth
BS 1321 - 1325.5 1 Samuel
BS 1331 - 1335.5 1 & 2 Kings
BS 1341 - 1345.5 1 & 2 Chronicles
BS 1351 - 1355.5 Ezra
BS 1361 - 1365.5 Nehemiah
BS 1371 - 1375.5 Esther
BS 1411 - 1415.5 Job
BS 1418 - 1451 Psalms
BS 1461 - 1465.5 Proverbs
BS 1471 - 1475.5 Ecclesiastes
BS 1481 - 1485.5 Song of Solomon
BS 1511 - 1515.5 Isaiah
BS 1521 - 1525.5 Jeremiah
BS 1531 - 1535.5 Lamentations
BS 1541 - 1545.5 Ezekiel
BS 1551 - 1555.5 Daniel
BS 1561 - 1565.5 Hosea
BS 1571 - 1575.5 Joel
BS 1581 - 1585.5 Amos
BS 1591 - 1595.5 Obadiah
BS 1601 - 1605.5 Jonah
BS 1611 - 1615.5 Micah
BS 1621 - 1625.5 Nahum
BS 1631 - 1635.5 Habakkuk
BS 1641 - 1645.5 Zephaniah
BS 1651 - 1655.5 Haggai
BS 1661 - 1661.5 Zechariah
BS 1671 - 1675.5 Malachi
NEW TESTAMENT
BS 2570 - 2575.5 Matthew
BS 2580 - 2585.5 Mark
BS 2590 - 2595.5 Luke
BS 2610 - 2615.5 John
BS 2620 - 2625.5 Acts of the Apostles
BS 2660 - 2665.5 Romans
BS 2670 - 2675.5 1 & 2 Corinthians
BS 2680 - 2685.5 Galatians
BS 2690 - 2695.5 Ephesians
BS 2700 - 2705.5 Philippians
BS 2710 - 2715.5 Colossians
BS 2720 - 2725.5 1 & 2 Thessalonians
B S 2740 - 2745.5 1 & 2 Timothy
BS 2750 - 2755.5 Titus
BS 2760 - 2765.5 Philemon
BS 2770 - 2775.5 Hebrews
BS 2780 - 2785.5 James
BS 2790 - 2795.5 1 & 2 Peter
BS 2800 - 2805.5 1, 2 & 3 John
BS 2810 - 2815.5 Jude
BS 2820 - 2825.5 Revelation
APOCRYPHA
BS 1711 - 1715.5 1 & 2 Esdras
BS 1721 - 1725.5 Tobit
BS 1731 - 1735.5 Judith
BS 1741 - 1745.5 Additions to the Book of Esther
BS 1751 - 1755.5 Wisdom of Solomon
BS 1761 - 1765.5 Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach
BS 1771 - 1775.5 Baruch
BS 1781 - 1785.5 The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews
BS 1791 - 1795.5 Susanna
BS 1801 - 1805.5 Bel and the Dragon
BS 1811 - 1815.5 Prayer of Manasseh
BS 1821 - 1825.5 1, 2, 3 & 4 Maccabees