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Christian Ministries (CAPS): Biblical Studies Reference Sources (electronic)

OT/NT Introductions & Surveys (ebooks)

Exploring the Old Testament: Pentateuch by Gordon J. Wenham
Exploring the Old Testament: Historical Books by Philip E. Satterthwaite; J. Gordon McConville
Exploring the Old Testament: Psalms & Wisdom Literature by Ernest C. Lucas
Exploring the Old Testament: Prophets by J. Gordon McConville
ISBN: 9780830825448
Exploring the New Testament: Gospels & Acts by David Wenham; Steve Walton
ISBN: 9780830825394
Exploring the New Testament: Letters & Revelation by I. Howard Marshall; Stephen Travis; Ian Paul
ISBN: 9780830825400
Old Testament Survey by David Allan Hubbard; William Sanford LaSor; Frederic William Bush
ISBN: 9780802837882
An Introduction to the New Testament by David A. deSilva

Commentaries (ebooks)

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Due to the limited availability of e-commentaries from publishers, most series listed below are incomplete. Click a series title to see the biblical books available in that series.

New International Commentaries on the Old Testament (NICOT)
Most OT Books
New International Commentaries on the New Testament (NICNT)
Most NT Books
The New American Commentary
Most OT & NT Books
Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
Most OT, NT, & Apocrypha Books
Baker Exegetical Commentaries
Most NT Books
Pillar New Testament Commentaries (PNTC)
Most NT Books
Old Testament Library
All OT Books
New Testament Library
Most NT Books
Understanding the Bible Commentary Series
Most OT & NT books
Abingdon Old & New Testament Commentaries
Most OT books

All NT books
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
Most OT Books
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
All NT Books
Hermeneia: a critical and historical commentary on the Bible
Judges

1&2 Chronicles

Psalms

Song of Songs

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Micah

Zephaniah

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Philippians

Colossians & Philemon

Pastoral Epistles

Hebrews

James

Johannine Epistles

Select Apocryphal Books & Early Church Writings
The IVP Bible Background Commentary - Old Testament
Single volume

OT
The IVP Bible Background Commentary - New Testament
Single volume

NT
Interpretation, A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (series)
All OT & NT Books
Teach the Text Commentary Series
Select OT and NT books
Brazos Theological Commentaries
Select OT & NTBooks
Belief: A Theological Commentary
Genesis

Deuteronomy

1&2 Samuel

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Lamentations & the Song of Songs

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians & Philemon

1&2 Thessalonians

1&2 Timothy, Titus

Hebrews

James

1&2 Peter, Jude

Revelation
International Critical Commentary
Most OT & NT Books
Baker Commentary on the Old Testament
Genesis

Job

Psalms (3 vol.)

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

Hosea - Micah
Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary
Minor Prophets I (Hosea - Jonah)

Minor Prophets II (Micah - Malachi)
New International Greek Testament Commentaries (NIGTC)
Matthew

Mark

Luke

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Colossians & Philemon

1&2 Thessalonians

Pastoral Epistles

Hebrews

James

Revelation
Ancient Christian Commentary
All OT & NT Books
Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament
Most NT Books
Westminster Bible Companion (series)
Most OT & NT Books
Apollos Old Testament Commentaries
ISBN: 9780830825257
Exodus

Ruth

Obadiah, Jonah, Micah

Haggai, Zechariah, & Malachi
Wisdom Commentary
Leviticus

Ruth

2 Kings

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Lamentations

Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah

Micah

Haggai & Malachi

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

2 Corinthians

1-2 Thessalonians

1-2 Timothy, Titus

Ephesians

Philippians, Colossians, Philemon

Hebrews

1&2 Peter, Jude
Believers Church Bible Commentaries
Most OT & NT Books
IVP New Testament Commentary Series
Romans

1&2 Thessalonians
Women's Bible Commentary by Carol A. Newsom (Editor)
Reformation Commentary on Scripture Series
Genesis 1-11

Joshua, Judges, Ruth

1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles

Psalms

Jeremiah, Lamentations

Ezekiel, Daniel

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians & Ephesians

Philippians, Colossians

1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon

Hebrews, James

Note: these commentaries focus on interpretations from the Reformation era (e.g., Luther, Calvin, etc.) rather than more modern scholarship

Dictionaries and Handbooks (ebooks)

The Anchor Bible Dictionary by David Noel Freedman (Ed.)
ISBN: 0385193602
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible by David Noel Freedman (Editor)
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch by T. Desmond Alexander (Editor); David W. Baker (Editor)
ISBN: 9780830867370
Publication Date: 2010
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books
ISBN: 9780830817825
Publication Date: 2005
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings by Tremper Longman III (Editor)
ISBN: 9780830817832
Publication Date: 2008
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets by Mark J. Boda (Editor)
ISBN: 9780830817849
Publication Date: 2012
Dictionary of New Testament Background by Craig A. Evans (Editor)
ISBN: 9780830867349
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels by Joel B. Green (General Editor); Jeannine K. Brown (Associate Editor)
ISBN: 9780830824564
Publication Date: 2013
Dictionary of Paul and His Letters by Gerald F. Hawthorne (Editor)
ISBN: 9780830874910
Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments by Ralph P. Martin; Peter H. Davids (Editor)
ISBN: 9780830867363
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery by Leland Ryken (Editor)
ISBN: 9780830814510
A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible by Leland Ryken
ISBN: 1785390937
A Cultural Handbook to the Bible by John J. Pilch
ISBN: 9780802867209
Publication Date: 2012
The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible by Michael D. Coogan (Editor); Bruce M. Metzger (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195146417

Web Resources

Blue Letter Bible
A site that can be very helpful for looking up passages, finding Strong's numbers, and seeing a passage alongside the original Greek or Hebrew (look for the "Tools" button after a search). Be wary of the commentaries and reference resources on this site, as they are generally older, public domain sources.
StudyLight.org
A useful site for finding verses, viewing a passage in English alongside Hebrew or Greek in an interlinear Bible, and looking up Strong's numbers or TDNT/TWOT references.
Bible Study Tools
Similar to the above sites

Encyclopedias (ebooks)

Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity by Angelo Di Berardino (Editor)
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible by Michael D. Coogan (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195377378
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Theology
ISBN: 9780199858699
Encyclopedia Judaica by Fred Skolnik; Michael Berenbaum
ISBN: 9780028659282