Commentaries on Genesis

The gold standard in Genesis commentaries for decades now. more

An extremely thorough and studied commentary by a well-respected OT scholar. more

As others have noted, the format of the Word series is terrible, and makes for difficult reading. more

Another example of a more in-depth critical and theological commentary. more

Sateesh Reddy . more

I find the division between the volumes to be oddly placed (and really, could be a single volume). more

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Most commentators on commentaries commend Hamilton for his thoroughness in examining the interpretive difficulties in Genesis and his generally conservative conclusions (though some are frustrated that he ends up ambiguous regarding Mosaic authorship). more

Like Wenham and Mathews, Hamilton writes from a generally conservative evangelical perspective. more

Hamilton is a conservative evangelical, and the series is generally seen as being more conservative than WBC, which is probably the reason he gets a little less attention from the less-conservative end of scholarship. more

My one complaint about this commentary is Matthews' tendency to see allusions in almost everything, even when the evidence is merely a single Hebrew word (which, in my mind, is not in itself sufficient to establish an allusion). more

Personally, I believe this is the best commentary in the entire NAC series. more

I was initially sceptical that I should have this commentary, but now I consider it to be one of the best commentaries I have ever used. more

Along with the complimentary volumn on Genesis by Dr. more

I loved the first volume of this commentary and have recently received and found useful the second volume as well. more

Precisely what you'd expect from John Goldingay, given his contribution in the Baker series on the Psalms. more

Sparkling clarity and pleasant conclusions! I couldn't be happier with this update to Kidner's very brief commentary. more