The Psalms are particularly rich for study bible notes. Christopher Ash wrote the commentary on Job for Crossway’s Preaching the Word series and contributed the notes for the Grace & Truth Study Bible. Those saddened that Raymond Dillard only wrote a commentary on 2 Chronicles before his passing in 1993 might be interested to see his notes on both 1 Chronicles and Esther (NIV2020). Armerding contributed the NLTSB notes for Judges. Turning to the historical books, theologian Michael Horton wrote the notes in the ESVGT and many of the insights of Richard Hess’s excellent TOTC commentary on Joshua are found in his notes (HCSSB and BTSB). Merrill (HCSBS and NLTSB), Dempster (this time in the BTSB), and Australian Presbyterian, J. Deuteronomy has been commented on by senior scholar Eugene H. Students of the book of Numbers can learn from Gordon Wenham (ESVSB) and Michael Morales (ESVGT and G&TSB). Leviticus has notes from TEDS’s Richard Averbeck (BTSB) and RTS’s John Currid (ESVSB). Exodus gives us notes from Alexander (this time in the G&TSB) and Walter Kaiser (NIVSB2020). Desmond Alexander’s biblical theology might love the Genesis notes in the ESV Study Bible. In the Pentateuch, fans of Stephen Dempster’s book, Dominion and Dynasty, might love his notes on Genesis (G&TSB) while those who like T. The rest of this article highlights some of my favorite gems. For readers who just want to see the raw data, I have created a spreadsheet that lists the contributors for the books of the Bible for eight of the most popular study bibles. The purpose of this post is to “unmurk,” or demystify these resources. Their perspectives provide fascinating insights on the biblical text, but it is not immediately obvious which authors have contributed which books to a study Bible. Greear) have written the study notes for a book of the Bible. ![]() Other times, authors known for systematic theology (Michael Horton or Kelly Kapic), biblical theology (Graham Goldsworthy), philosophy (ethicist Craig Bartholomew), or preaching (Kevin DeYoung or J. ![]() Sometimes, the author of a full (lengthy!) commentary on a book of the Bible has summarized their findings and included their “best stuff” in the notes to a study bible. ![]() A tremendous number of modern biblical translations, full-length monographs on biblical themes, and biblical commentaries are at our fingertips.īut perhaps the most common tool for biblical study is the actual “Study Bible.” While some study bibles are, astonishingly, the work of a single author (looking at you, John MacArthur), most assemble a formidable team of scholars who contribute insights to the book of the Bible with which they are most familiar. We live in a golden age of biblical studies. Usually, this newsletter will discuss resources and thoughts on corporate worship.
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