Commentaries

There are sixty-six (66) commentaries in this series, with 39 on books of the Old Testament and 27 on books and letters of the New Testament.  Below is a list of the 66 commentaries being worked on. (The highlights indicate the ones that have been completed.)  To access a particular commentary, just click on the highlighted link below.

Index of Commentaries on the OLD TESTAMENT

The PentateuchGenesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

The Historical Narratives Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1stSamuel, 2ndSamuel, 1stKings, 2ndKings, 1stChronicles, 2ndChronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

The Wisdom Literature Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song Of Songs

The Major Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel

The Minor Prophets …  Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi .

 

Index of Commentaries on the NEW TESTAMENT

The Gospels (NT Narratives)  Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

Acts of The Apostles …  Acts

The Pauline Epistles …  Romans, 1stCorinthians, 2ndCorinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1stThessalonians, 2ndThessalonians, 1stTimothy, 2ndTimothy, Titus, Philemon

The General Epistles  Hebrews, James, 1stPeter, 2ndPeter, 1stJohn, 2ndJohn, 3rdJohn, Jude

Apocalyptic Epistle …  Revelation .

 


Another Way of Ordering the Books of The Bible

The traditional order of the books of the Bible (as listed above) only became fixed in the mid–15th century with the advent of printing. Prior to that, the books were presented or listed in a variety of orders.  The order below present the books of the Bible according to their natural literary structures. It also recombines some biblical books that have traditionally been divided, as well as listing them in a different order.

In the case of the First Testament or Old Testament, the traditional order was preceded by an era of fluidity, among Christians, as well as among the Jews, which gave rise to many sequences, not only of the five traditional groups (gospels, Acts, Pauline epistles, general epistles, Revelation], but also of books within each group.

One order that seems to be gaining popularity lists the books in a way that considers historical circumstances, theological traditions and literary genres. The order is listed below.

OLD TESTAMENT 

The COVENANT HISTORY … Genesis … Exodus … Leviticus … Numbers … Deuteronomy … Joshua … Judges … Ruth … Samuel-Kings .

The PROPHETS … Jonah … Amos … Hosea … Micah … Isaiah … Zephaniah … Nahum … Habakkuk … Jeremiah … Obadiah … Ezekiel … Haggai … Zechariah … Joel … Malachi .

The WRITINGS … Psalms … Lamentations … Song of Songs … Proverbs … Ecclesiastes … Job … Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah … Esther … Daniel .

NEW TESTAMENT  

MATTHEW and WORKS ADDRESSED TO JEWISH BELIEVERS

  • Matthew … Hebrews … James

MARK and WORKS ADDRESSED TO ROMAN AUDIENCE

  • Mark … 1Peter … 2Peter … Jude

LUKE-ACTS and PAULINE EPISTLES

  • Luke-Acts … 1Thessalonians … 2Thessalonians … 1Corinthians … 2Corinthians … Galatians … Romans … Colossians … Ephesians … Philemon … Philippians … 1Timothy … Titus … 2Timothy

JOHN and LETTERS OF JOHN

  • John … 1John … 2John … 3John … Revelation (usually listed separately because of its unique perspective and literary form) .

 

 

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