Recommended NT commentaries

New Testament Commentary Recommendations from Dr. Joel Beeke, April 2009

NT Series or overall NT emphasis:

Hendriksen, William and Simon Kistemaker. New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Baker

Book House, 1953-.

Lenski, R. C. H. The Interpretation of the New Testament. Minneapolis, Minn.: Augsburg Pub.

House, 1961-1966.

Lünemann, Gottlieb, Joh Ed Huther, and Friedrich Hermann Christian Düsterdieck. Commentary

on the New Testament. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1883-1887.

Stonehouse, Ned Bernard, F. F. Bruce, Gordon D. Fee, William L. Lane, Joel B. Green, Leon

Morris, Douglas J. Moo, Paul Barnett, James B. Adamson, Peter H. Davids, I. Howard

Marshall, and Robert H. Mounce. The New International Commentary on the New

Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974-.

Gospels (overall)

Brown, John. Discourses and Sayings of our Lord Jesus Christ. Rev. and enl. ed. London:

Banner of Truth Trust, 1967.

Matthew

Alexander, Joseph A. The Gospel According to Matthew. Lynchburg, Va.: James Family

Christian Pub., 1979?.

Boice, James Montgomery. The Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2001.

Carson, D. A. When Jesus Confronts the World : An Exposition of Matthew 8-10. Grand Rapids,

Mich.: Baker Book House, 1987.

Dickson, David. A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew.

Edinburgh ; Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth Trust, 1981.

Ferguson, Sinclair B. Kingdom Life in a Fallen World : Living Out the Sermon on the Mount.

The Christian Character Library. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress, 1986.

Legg, John. The King and His Kingdom : The Gospel of Matthew Simply Explained. Welwyn

Commentary Series. Darlington England ; Webster, NY: Evangelical Press, 2004.

Ridderbos, Herman N. Matthew. Bible Student's Commentary. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Regency

Reference Library, 1987.

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Ryle, J. C. Expository Thoughts on the Gospels : Matthew. Edinburgh ; Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of

Truth Trust, 1986.

Watson, Thomas. The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5: 1-12. New ed., revised in layout.

ed. London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1971.

Mark

Alexander, Joseph A. Commentary on the Gospel of Mark. Limited Classical Reprint Library.

Minneapolis, MN: Klock & Klock Christian Pub., 1980.

Ferguson, Sinclair B. Let's Study Mark. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1999.

Hughes, R. Kent. Mark : Jesus, Servant and Savior. Preaching the Word. Westchester, Ill.:

Crossway Books, 1989.

Morison, James. A Practical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Mark. 4th ed., rev. ed.

Minneapolis, MN.: Klock & Klock Christian Publishers, 1981.

Luke

Bock, Darrell L. Luke. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids,

Mich.: Baker Books, 1994-c1996.

Milne, Douglas J. W. Let's Study Luke. Edinburgh ; Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth Trust, 2005.

John

Boice, James Montgomery. The Gospel of John : An Expositional Commentary. Grand Rapids:

Zondervan Pub. House, 1975-.

Carson, D. A. The Gospel According to John. Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, Mich.: Inter-

Varsity Press; W.B. Eerdmans, 1991.

Hutcheson, George. The Gospel of John. A Geneva Series Commentary. London: The Banner of

Truth Trust, 1972.

Pink, Arthur Walkington. Exposition of the Gospel of John. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Pub.

House, Ministry Resources Library, 1975.

Ridderbos, Herman N. The Gospel According to John : A Theological Commentary. Grand

Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 1997.














Acts

Alexander, Joseph A. Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. Limited Classical Reprint

Library. Two volumes complete in one. ed. Minneapolis: Klock & Klock Christian

Publishers, 1980.

Dick, John. Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles. 2d ed. New York: R. Carter, 1845.

Foakes-Jackson, F. J. and Kirsopp Lake, eds. The Beginnings of Christianity : The Acts of the

Apostles. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1979.

Gloag, Paton J. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. Minneapolis:

Klock & Klock, 1979.

Hughes, R. Kent. Acts : The Church Afire. Preaching the Word. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books,

1996.

Johnson, Dennis E. Let's Study Acts. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 2003.

Keddie, Gordon J. You are My Witnesses : The Message of the Acts of the Apostles. Darlington:

Evangelical Press, 1993.

Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn. Compelling Christianity. Studies in the Book of Acts. 1st U.S. ed.

Vol. 6. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2007.

———. Triumphant Christianity. Studies in the Book of Acts. 1st U.S. ed. Vol. 5. Wheaton, Ill.:


———. Glorious Christianity. Studies in the Book of Acts. 1st U.S. ed. Vol. 4. Wheaton, Ill.:


———. Victorious Christianity. Studies in the Book of Acts. 1st U.S. ed. Vol. 3. Wheaton, Ill.:


———. Courageous Christianity. Studies in the Book of Acts. 1st U.S. ed. Vol. 2. Wheaton, Ill.:


———. Authentic Christianity. Studies in the Book of Acts. 1st U.S. ed. Vol. 1. Wheaton, Ill.:


Stott, John R. W. The Spirit, the Church, and the World. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press,

1990.

















Romans

Boice, James Montgomery. Romans. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1991-c1995.

Brown, John. Analytical Exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans.

Minneapolis: James Family Christian Pub. Co., 1979.

Chalmers, Thomas. Lectures on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans. 2d. ed. New

York: Robert Carter, 1843.

Hodge, Charles. A Commentary on Romans. A Geneva Series Commentary. London: Banner of

Truth Trust, 1972.

Hughes, R. Kent. Romans : Righteousness from Heaven. Preaching the Word. Wheaton, Ill.:


Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn. Romans. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1970-2003.

Murray, John. The Epistle to the Romans : The English Text with Introd., Exposition, and Notes.

The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979.

Plumer, William S. Commentary on Romans. Kregel Reprint Library. Grand Rapids, Mich.:

Kregel, 1971.

Shedd, William Greenough Thayer. A Critical and Doctrinal Commentary on the Epistle of St.

Paul to the Romans. Minneapolis: Klock & Klock Christian, 1879, 1978 printing.

Stott, John R. W. Romans : God's Good News for the World. The Bible Speaks Today Series.

Downers Grove, Ill.; InterVarsity Press, 1994.

1, 2 Corinthians

de Valdés, Juan, John T. Betts, Edward Boehmer, and Juan Pérez. Juan De Valdés' Commentary

upon St. Paul's First Epistle to the Church at Corinth: Now for the First Time Translated

from the Spanish, having Never before been Published in English. London: Trübner & Co.,

1883.

Edwards, Thomas Charles. A Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians. Limited

Classical Reprint Library. Minneapolis: Klock & Klock, 1979.

Ellsworth, Roger. Strengthening Christ's Church : The Message of 1 Corinthians. Welwyn

Commentary Series. Durham: Evangelical Press, 1995.



















Hodge, Charles, A Commentary on 1 & 2 Corinthians. A Geneva Series Commentary.

Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1974.

Hughes, R. Kent. 2 Corinthians : Power in Weakness. Preaching the Word. Wheaton, Ill.:


Jackman, David. Let's Study 1 Corinthians. Edinburgh ; Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth Trust,

2004.

MacArthur, John. 1 Corinthians. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. Chicago: Moody

Press, 1984.

Naylor, Peter. A Study Commentary on 1 Corinthians. An EP Study Commentary. Darlington ;

Webster, New York: Evangelical Press, 2004.

———. A Study Commentary on 2 Corinthians. EP Study Commentary. Darlington: Evangelical

Press, 2002-.

Galatians

Andrews, E. H. Free in Christ : The Message of Galatians. Welwyn Commentary Series.

Darlington, England: Evangelical Press, 1996.

Brown, John. An Exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians. Evansville, Ind.:

Sovereign Grace Book Club, 1957.

Calvin, Jean. Sermons on Galatians. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1997.

Luther, Martin. Commentary on Galatians. Kregel Reprint Library. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel

Publications, 1979.

Perkins, William, Gerald T. Sheppard, Brevard S. Childs, John H. Augustine, and Ralph

Cudworth. A Commentary on Galatians. Pilgrim Classic Commentaries. New York: Pilgrim

Press, 1989.

Ridderbos, Herman N. The Epistle of Paul to the Churches of Galatia : The English Text with

Introd., Exposition and Notes. The New International Commentary on the New Testament.

Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans, 1953.

Stott, John R. W. The Message of Galatians. The Bible Speaks Today. London: Inter-Varsity P.,

1968.















Ephesians

Baynes, Paul. An Entire Commentary upon the Whole Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians :

Wherein the Text is Learnedly and Fruitfully Opened with a Logical Analysis, Spiritual and

Holy Observations, Confutation of Arminianism and Popery, and Sound Edification for the

Diligent Reader. Nichol's Series of Commentaries. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1866.

Calvin, Jean. Sermons on the Epistle to the Ephesians. Rev. translation. London: Banner of Truth

Trust, 1973.

Ferguson, Sinclair B. Let's Study Ephesians. Edinburgh ; Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth Trust,

2005.

Goodwin, Thomas and Paul Baynes. An Exposition of Ephesians, Chapter 1 to 2:10. Puritan

Commentary. Evansville, Ind.: Sovereign Grace Book Club, 1958-1959.

Hodge, Charles. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians. London: Banner of Truth Trust,

1964.

Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn. An Exposition of Ephesians. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books,

1979.

M'Ghee, Robert J. Expository Lectures on the Epistle to the Ephesians. 2nd ed. New York:

Robert Carter, 1853.

Olyott, Stuart. Alive in Christ : Ephesians Simply Explained. Welwyn Commentary Series.

Darlington: Evangelical Press, 1994.

Philippians

Boice, James Montgomery. Philippians : An Expositional Commentary. Grand Rapids:

Zondervan Pub. House, 1971.

Carson, D. A. Basics for Believers : An Exposition of Philippians. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker

Books, 1996.

Daillé, Jean. An Exposition of Philippians. Tyndale Bible Society, 196?

Ferguson, Sinclair B. Let's Study Philippians. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1997.

Jones, Hywel R. Philippians. Focus on the Bible. Fearn, Ross-shire: Christian Focus, 1993.

Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn. The Life of Peace : An Exposition of Philippians 3 and 4. Grand

Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1992, c1990.

———. The Life of Joy : An Exposition of Philippians 1 and 2. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1989.



















Silva, Moisés. Philippians. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids,

Mich.: Baker Book House, 1992.

Colossians

Airay, Henry and Thomas Cartwright. Lectures upon the Whole Epistle of St. Paul to the

Philippians. Nichol's Series of Commentaries. Stoke-on-Trent: Tentmaker Publications,

200?, .

Baynes, Paul, Justinian Stubbs, Richard Badger, and Nicholas Bourne. A Commentarie upon the

First and Second Chapters of Saint Paul to the Colossians : Wherein, the Text is Cleerely

Opened, Observations Thence Perspicuously Deducted, Vses and Applications Succinctly

and Briefely Inferred : Sundry Holy and Spirituall Meditations Out of His More Ample

Discourse Extracted, Together with Divers Places of Scripture Briefely Explained'. Early

English Books, 1475-1640 ; 1720:8. London: Printed by Richard Badger, for Nicholas

Bourne, and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1635.

Byfield, Nicholas. An Exposition upon the Epistle to the Colossians : Being the Substance of

Near Seven Years' Week-Day Sermons. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1869.

Davenant, John and Josiah Allport. An Exposition of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians.

London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1831-1832.

Hughes, R. Kent. Colossians and Philemon : The Supremacy of Christ. Preaching the Word.

Westchester, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1989.

Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn. Love so Amazing : Expositions of Colossians I. 1st North American

cloth ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1995.

1, 2 Thessalonians

Mayhue, Richard. 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Focus on the Bible. Fearn: Christian Focus, 1999.

Morris, Leon. 1, 2 Thessalonians. Word Biblical Themes. Dallas: Word Pub., 1989.

Stott, John R. W. The Message of Thessalonians : The Gospel & the End of Time. The Bible

Speaks Today. Leicester; Downers Grove: England; Ill., U.S.A. : Inter-Varsity Press, 1994.

Veldkamp, Herman. Waiting for Christ's Return : On Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians. St.

Catharines, Ont.: Paideia Press, 1978.

1, 2 Timothy & Titus

Calvin, Jean. Sermons on the Epistles to Timothy & Titus. 16th-17th Century Facsimile Editions.























Fairbairn, Patrick. A Commentary on 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. Geneva Series of Commentaries.


MacArthur, John. 1 Timothy. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. Chicago: Moody

Press, 1995.

———. 2 Timothy. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. Chicago, Ill.: Moody Press,

1995.

Stott, John R. W. Guard the Truth : The Message of 1 Timothy & Titus. The Bible Speaks Today.

Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1996.

Taylor, Thomas. Exposition of Titus. K & K Limited Classical Reprint Library. Minneapolis,

Minn.: Klock & Klock, 1980.

Philemon

Attersoll, William. A Commentarie upon the Epistle of Saint Paule to Philemon ... 2nd ed.,

corrected & enl. ed. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1633.

Drysdale, A. H. The Epistle to Philemon. Limited Classical Reprint Library. Minneapolis: Klock

& Klock Christian Publishers, 1982.

Dyke, Daniel. Two Treatises. London: Printed by Aug. Math. for Robert Milbourne, 1633.

Hughes, R. Kent. Colossians and Philemon : The Supremacy of Christ. Preaching the Word.

Westchester, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1989.

Hebrews

Gouge, William. A Commentary on the Whole Epistle to the Hebrews : Being the Substance of

Thirty Years' Wednesday's Lectures at Blackfriars, London. Nichol's Series of

Commentaries. Edinburgh: J. Nichol, 1866-67.

Hughes, Philip Edgcumbe. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Grand Rapids, Mich.:

W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1977.

Hughes, R. Kent. Hebrews : An Anchor for the Soul. Preaching the Word. Wheaton, Ill.:


Jones, Hywel R. Let's Study Hebrews. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 2002.

Owen, John and W. H. Goold. An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Grand Rapids: Baker

Book House, 1980.

















Phillips, Richard D. Hebrews. Reformed Expository Commentary. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub.,

2006.

Pink, Arthur Walkington. An Exposition of Hebrews. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House,

2003, c1954.

Stuart, Moses. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. 3rd ed., corrected and enl. ed.

Eugene, Or.: Wipf and Stock, 2003, 1833.

Vos, Geerhardus. The Teaching of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Nutley, N.J.: Presbyterian and

Reformed Pub. Co., 1974.

James

Johnstone, Robert, D.D. Lectures, Exegetical and Practical, on the Epistle of James. Limited

Classical Reprint Library. Minneapolis: Klock & Klock Christian Publishers, 1978.

Keddie, Gordon J. The Practical Christian. Welwyn Commentary: Evangelical, 1989.

Kendall, R. T. The Way of Wisdom : Patience in Waiting on God : Sermons on James 4-5.

Carlisle, England: Paternoster Press, 2002.

———. Justification by Works : How Works Vindicate True Faith : Sermons on James 1-3.

Carlisle, England: Paternoster Press, 2001.

Manton, Thomas. An Exposition on the Epistle of James. A Geneva Series Commentary.

London: Banner of Truth, 1962.

1, 2 Peter

Adams, Jay Edward. Trust and Obey : A Practical Commentary on First Peter. Grand Rapids,

Mi.: Baker Book House, 1979.

Adams, Thomas, fl and James Sherman. An Exposition upon the Second Epistle General of St.

Peter. Edinburgh: J. Nichol, 1863.

Bentley, Michael. Living for Christ in a Pagan World : 1 and 2 Peter Simply Explained. Welwyn

Commentary Series. Darlington Co. Durham: Evangelical, 1990.

Brown, John. Parting Counsels : An Exposition of 2 Peter 1. A Geneva Series Commentary.


———. Expository Discourses on the First Epistle of the Apostle Peter. Evansville, Ind.:

Sovereign Grace Book Club, 1958.















Leighton, Robert. Commentary on First Peter. The Kregel Reprint Library. Grand Rapids:

Kregel Publications, 1972.

Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn. Expository Sermons on 2 Peter. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust,

1983.

Nisbet, Alexander. An Exposition of 1 & 2 Peter. The Geneva Series of Commentaries.


Epistles of John

Boice, James Montgomery. The Epistles of John : an Expositional Commentary. Grand Rapids:

Zondervan, 1979.

Candlish, Robert Smith. The First Epistle of John. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House,

1952?.

Cotton, John. An Exposition of First John. Master's Commentary Series. Lafayette, Ind.:

Sovereign Grace Publishers, 2001.

Eaton, Michael A. 1, 2, 3 John. Focus on the Bible. Fearn: Christian Focus, 1996.

Hoeksema, Herman. Chapel Talks: II, III John and Jude. Grandville, MI: Theological School of

the Protestant Reformed Churches in America, 1976.

Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn. Life in Christ : Studies in 1 John. 1st U.S. ed. Wheaton, Ill.:

Crossway Books, 1993-1994.

Morgan, James, Samuel Cox. The Epistles of John. Limited Classical Reprint Library.

Minneapolis: Klock & Klock Christian Publishers, 1982.

Pierce, Samuel Eyles. An Exposition of the First Epistle General of John, Comprised in Ninety-

Three Sermons. London: J. Nisbet, 1835.

Pink, Arthur Walkington. Exposition of 1 John. Grand Rapids: Associated Publishers and

Authors, 1971.

Stott, John R. W. The Epistles of John, an Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale New

Testament Commentaries. 1st ed. Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co, 1964.

Jude

Jenkyn, William and James Sherman. An Exposition upon the Epistle of Jude. Beaver Falls, Pa.:

Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 1988?.
















Manton, Thomas. A Commentary on Jude. A Geneva Series Commentary. Edinburgh ; Carlisle,

PA: Banner of Truth Trust, 1958.

Revelation

Allen, E. D. Armageddon : Studies in the Revelation of St. John. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and

Reformed Pub. Co., 1964.

Brooks, Richard. The Lamb is all the Glory. Welwyn Commentary Series. Welwyn: Evangelical

Press, 1986.

Durham, James. A Commentary on Revelation. Willow Street, Pa.: Old Paths Publications, 2000.

Hendriksen, William. More than Conquerors : An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation.

Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1982.

Hoeksema, Herman and Homer C. Hoeksema. Behold, He Cometh! : An Exposition of the Book

of Revelation. 2nd ed., with addition of Scripture and subject indexes. ed. Grandville, Mich.:

Reformed Free Pub. Association, 2000.

Johnson, Dennis E. Triumph of the Lamb : A Commentary on Revelation. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P &

R Pub., 2001.

Poythress, Vern S. The Returning King : A Guide to the Book of Revelation. Phillipsburg, N.J.:

P&R, 2000.

Ramsey, James B. The Book of Revelation : An Exposition of the First Eleven Chapters

Originally Published Under the Title "the Spiritual Kingdom". A Geneva Series

Commentary. Edinburgh ; Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth Trust, 1977.














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