Top Old Testament Commentaries
by Crux Sola (Nijay Gupta's Blog)
This list gathers the commentary recommendations from various expert OT scholars in the "My Top Six OT Commentaries" series hosted on the blog of NT scholar Nijay K. Gupta.
This collection has 117 books in 21 categories.
Genesis
Exodus
- Exodus. BCOT. Baker Academic, forthcoming 2026.
- Exodus. ABC. Asia Theological Association, forthcoming.
Leviticus
Special Studies in Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy. CCF. Eerdmans, forthcoming.
Joshua
Judges
- Judges” in Judges and Ruth. BCOT. Baker Academic, forthcoming 2028. “
Ruth
1 & 2 Samuel
Special Studies in 1 & 2 Samuel
1 & 2 Kings
Special Studies in 1 & 2 Kings
1 & 2 Chronicles
- 1 and 2 Chronicles. BGWC. Cascade Books, forthcoming.
- 1 and 2 Chronicles. NCBC. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Ezra-Nehemiah
- Ezra-Nehemiah. BGWC. Cascade Books, forthcoming.
- Ezra-Nehemiah. WBC. Zondervan Academic, forthcoming.
- Ezra-Nehemiah. OTL. Westminster John Knox, forthcoming.
Esther
Job
Special Studies in Job
Psalms
- Psalms 1–72. EEC. Lexham Press, forthcoming 2028.
- Psalms 73–150. EEC. Lexham Press, forthcoming 2030.
Song of Songs
- Song of Songs. BGWC. Cascade Books, forthcoming.
Lamentations
- Lamentations. BGWC. Cascade Books, forthcoming.