RESOURCE: Best New Testament Commentaries

This is to finish off yesterday's blog. This list is also from the Denver Seminary Journal, a very nice place to start. The book by D.A. Carson is also fantastic.

And now to quote from Denver:

The lists of commentaries for each N.T. book are divided into three sections: the first contains those we consider the best detailed, critical commentaries using the Greek text; the second lists more mid-level works using the English text (some with references to the Greek in footnotes); and the third consists of briefer commentaries often with a special focus on application. One priority title is asterisked for each level.

Abbreviations for series:
AB = Anchor Bible
BECNT = Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
BST = Bible Speaks Today
ECC = Eerdmans Critical Commentaries
HNTC = Harper New Testament Commentary (also called Black's NTC)
ICC = International Critical Commentary
Int = Interpretation
NAC = New American Commentary
NCB = New Century Bible
NCBC = New Cambridge Bible Commentary
NIBC = New International Biblical Commentary
NICNT = New International Commentary on the New Testament
NIGTC = New International Greek Testament Commentary
NIVAC = NIV Application Commentary
NTC = New Testament Commentary
PNTC = Pillar New Testament Commentary
TNTC = Tyndale New Testament Commentary
WBC = Word Biblical Commentary

MATTHEW

*Hagner, D. A. Matthew (WBC), 2 vols. Dallas: Word, 1993-95.
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*Blomberg, C. L. Matthew (NAC). Nashville: Broadman, 1992.
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*Wilkins, M. J. Matthew (NIVAC). G.R.: Zondervan, 2004.

MARK

*Guelich, R. A. Mark 1 - 8:26 (WBC). Dallas: Word, 1989; and Evans, C. A. Mark 8:27 - 16:20 (WBC). Nashville: Nelson, 2001.
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*Edwards, J. R. The Gospel according to Mark (PNTC). G.R. Eerdmans, 2002.
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*Garland, D. Mark (NIVAC). G.R.: Zondervan, 1996.

LUKE

Bock, D. L. Luke (BECNT), 2 vols. G.R.: Baker, 1994-96.
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*Green, J. B. The Gospel of Luke (NICNT, rev.). G.R.: Eerdmans, 1997.
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*Bock, D. L. Luke (NIVAC). G. R.: Zondervan, 1996.

JOHN

*Köstenberger, A. John (BECNT). Grand Rapids: Baker.
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*Carson, D. A. The Gospel according to John (PNTC). G.R.: Eerdmans, 1991.
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*Burge, G.M. John (NIVAC). G.R.: Zondervan, 2000.

ACTS

*Barrett, C .K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (ICC, rev.), 2 vols. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1994-1998.
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*Witherington, B. The Acts of the Apostles. A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. G.R.: Eerdmans, 1998.
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*Fernando, A. Acts (NIVAC). G.R.: Zondervan, 1998.

ROMANS

*Cranfield, C. E. B. The Epistle to the Romans (ICC, rev.), 2 vols. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark. 1976-79.
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*Moo, D. J. The Epistle to the Romans (NICNT, rev.). G.R.: Eerdmans, 1996.
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*Osborne, G. R. Romans (NTC). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2004.

1 CORINTHIANS

*Thiselton, A. C. The First Epistle to the Corinthians (NIGNT). G.R.: Eerdmans,
2000.
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*Fee, G. D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians (NICNT, rev.). G.R.: Eerdmans, 1987.
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*Blomberg, C. L. 1 Corinthians (NIVAC). G.R.: Zondervan, 1994.

2 CORINTHIANS

*Martin, R. P. 2 Corinthians (WBC). Waco: Word, 1986.
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*Barnett, P. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians (NICNT, rev.). G.R.: Eerdmans,
1997.
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*Belleville, L. 2 Corinthians (NTC). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1996.

GALATIANS

*Longenecker, R. N. Galatians (WBC). Dallas: Word, 1990.
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*Witherington, B., III. Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on Paul's Letter to the Galatians. G.R.: Eerdmans; Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1998.
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*Hansen, G. W. Galatians (NTC). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1994.

EPHESIANS

*Hoehner, H. Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary. G.R.: Baker, 2002.
*Lincoln, A. T. Ephesians (WBC). Dallas: Word, 1990.
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*O'Brien, P. T. The Letter to the Ephesians (PNTC). G.R.: Eerdmans, 1999.
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*Snodgrass, K. Ephesians (NIVAC). G.R.: Zondervan, 1996.

PHILIPPIANS

*O'Brien, P. T. The Epistle to the Philippians (NIGTC). G. R.: Eerdmans, 1991.
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*Fee, G.D. Paul's Letter to the Philippians (NICNT, rev.). G. R.: Eerdmans, 1995.
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*Thielman, F. Philippians (NIVAC). G. R.: Zondervan, 1995.

COLOSSIANS AND PHILEMON

*O'Brien, P. T. Colossians, Philemon (WBC). Waco: Word, 1982.
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*Barth, M. and Blanke, H. Colossians (AB). New York: Doubleday, 1994; The Letter to Philemon (ECC). G.R.: Eerdmans, 2000.
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*Garland, D. E. Colossians (NIVAC). G. R.: Zondervan, 1998.

1, 2 THESSALONIANS

*Wanamaker, C. A. The Epistles to the Thessalonians (NIGTC). G. R.: Eerdmans,
1990.
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*Malherbe, A. J. The Letters to the Thessalonians (AB). New York: Doubleday, 2001.
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*Holmes, M. W. 1 & 2 Thessalonians (NIVAC). G. R.: Zondervan, 1998.

PASTORALS

*Marshall, I. H. with P. H. Towner. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the
Pastoral Epistles (ICC, rev.). Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1999.
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*Johnson, L. T. The First and Second Letters to Timothy (AB). New York: Doubleday, 2001.
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*Towner, P. H. 1 - 2 Timothy and Titus (NTC). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1994.

HEBREWS

*Lane, W. L. Hebrews (WBC), 2 vols. Dallas: Word, 1991.
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*Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Hebrews (NICNT). G. R.: Eerdmans, 1990.2
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*Guthrie, G. H. Hebrews (NIVAC). G. R.: Zondervan, 1998.

JAMES

*Davids, P. H. The Epistle of James (NIGTC). G. R.: Eerdmans, 1982.
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*Moo, D. J. The Letter of James (PNTC). G. R.: Eerdmans, 2000.
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*Tamez, E. The Scandalous Message of James. New York: Crossroad, 2002.2

1 PETER

*Michaels, J. R. 1 Peter (WBC). Waco: Word, 1988.
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*Davids, P. H. The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT). G. R.: Eerdmans, 1990.
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*Marshall, I. H. 1 Peter (NTC). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1991.

2 PETER AND JUDE

*Bauckham, R. Jude, 2 Peter (WBC). Waco: Word, 1983.
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*Schreiner, T. R. 1, 2 Peter, Jude (NAC). Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2003.
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*Moo, D. J. 2 Peter, Jude (NIVAC). G. R.: Zondervan, 1996.

1, 2, 3 JOHN

*Smalley, S. S. I, II, III John (WBC). Waco: Word, 1984.
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*Brown, R. The Epistles of John (AB). Garden City: Doubleday, 1982.
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*Burge, G. M. Letters of John (NIVAC). G. R.: Zondervan, 1996.

REVELATION

*Aune, D. E. Revelation (WBC), 3 vols. Dallas: Word, 1997-1998.
*Osborne, G. R. Revelation (BECNT). G.R.: Baker, 2002.
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*Mounce, R. H. The Book of Revelation (NICNT). G. R.: Eerdmans, 1997.2
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*Keener, C. S. Revelation (NIVAC). G. R.: Zondervan, 2000.