You could start with a Simple Search in WorldCat, our library catalogue:
Go to the Description of relevant books and scroll down to the Subjects field. Take note of relevant subject headings.
Then try an Advanced Search in WorldCat using keywords from the Subject headings found in the Descriptions of relevant books:
Useful Subject Headings:
The Bible Commentaries are found in the BS section of the library call number range. The more general works come first, followed by works about specific books of the Bible, arranged from Genesis to Revelation:
BS1-2970 The Bible
BS11-115 Early versions
BS125-355 Modern texts and versions
BS125-198 English
BS199-355 Other languages
BS410-680 Works about the Bible
BS500-534.8 Criticism and interpretation
BS535-537 The Bible as literature
BS546-558 Bible stories. Paraphrases of Bible stories. The Bible story
BS569-580 Men, women, and children of the Bible
BS580 Individual Old Testament characters
BS585-613 Study and teaching
BS647-649 Prophecy
BS650-667 Bible and science
BS670-672 Bible and social sciences
BS701-1830 Old Testament
BS705-815 Early versions
BS825-1013 Modern texts and versions
BS1091-1099 Selections. Quotations
BS1110-1199 Works about the Old Testament
BS1160-1191.5 Criticism and interpretation
BS1200-1830 Special parts of the Old Testament
BS1901-2970 New Testament
BS1937-2020 Early texts and versions
BS2025-2213 Modern texts and versions
BS2260-2269 Selections. Quotations
BS2280-2545 Works about the New Testament
BS2350-2393 Criticism and interpretation
BS2415-2417 The teachings of Jesus
BS2430-2520 Men, women, and children of the New Testament
BS2525-2544 Study and teaching
BS2547-2970 Special parts of the New Testament
BS2640-2765.6 Epistles of Paul
The Turkstra Library has many (!) commentaries on biblical books available as eBooks and in print. For a links to key commentary series that we collect, please see below. For links to commentaries on individual biblical books, please see the Biblical Studies library research guide. The commentary list on that guide is in-process but it is gradually becoming more complete!
Alphabetical List of Multi-volume Bible Commentaries in the Redeemer Library:
Bible Commentaries Comparison Chart will tell you which English translation a commentary uses, the theological view (e.g., Broadly evangelical, Reformed, Moderately critical), the target audience (lay people, pastors, professors), and Features (what makes a series unique).
Best Commentaries.com : combines reviews & ratings from journals, books, and users to create an aggregate ranking for Bible commentaries.
Every January the Denver Journal, an online Evangelical review journal of biblical and theological studies, publishes lists of recommended Biblical Studies books. These are VERY extensive lists that group the books into many useful categories and indicate the books that the editors consider the best in each category. Included in these bibliographies are extensive lists of recommended commentaries.
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