Therefore, you will want to check both sections of the library's collection to see all of the commentaries for a particular book of the Bible. In the following list, the call number for a commentary set is given where the volumes are shelved together as a complete set. Where no call number is given, the commentaries are shelved as individual volumes with varying call numbers. Commentaries shown in bold italic type require no knowledge of Hebrew or Greek. Some may include words from the original language, but not to a degree that would hinder use of the commentary based on unfamiliarity with the language.
Commentaries shown in italic type are more technical and most useful to the experienced exegete.
Anchor Bible . Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture . New series, of which only a few volumes have been published. Purpose is to give lay people who do not have knowledge of Greek, Latin, Syriac, and Coptic access to writings on the Scriptures from the first seven centuries of the church Barclay's Commentaries . Bible Speaks Today .