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Commentaries

Commentaries – General

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Bible Bible Lessons International Collection Basic commentary targeted to lesson building (2000s)
Bible Resource: High Definition Commentary:Philippians First in the High Definition Commentary Series focused on Discourse Grammar with Graphic focus

Commentaries – Critical

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Bible Continental Commentary Series Fairly liberal perspective; supplements Hermeneia
Bible Hermeneia Tends toward more liberal; emphasizes external sources (1990s)
Bible Word Biblical Commentary Tends toward evangelical; frequently recommended (2000s)

Commentaries – Specialty

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
NT Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament in-depth discussion of OT quotations and allusions in NT
NT Commentary on the NT from the Talmud Hebraica Discusses Talmudic parallels (1850s)
OT JPS Torah Commentary Jewish perspective; in-depth (1990s)
Misc SIL (Exegetical) Summary Summarized exegetical decisions
NT UBS New Testament Handbook Series Key concepts to translate plus cross cultural comments and textual criticism
OT UBS Old Testament Handbook Series Key concepts to translate plus cross cultural comments and textual criticism


Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias – General

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
General Anchor (Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary) 6 vols. (in one); considerable depth; tends toward liberal perspective
General The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised (ISBE) 4 vols. (in one); moderate depth; tends toward conservative evangelical perspective
General The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (ZEB) 5 vols.; considerable depth; tends toward conservative evangelical perspective

Encyclopedias – Theological

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
General Resource: Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible Tends toward evangelical perspective
General Encyclopedia of Christianity Tends toward a more liberal perspective
Historical Dictionary of Historical Theology Concentrates on authors

Encyclopedias – Historical

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Archeol Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1996) Standard reference; in most packages


Maps and Charts

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Combo Logos System Maps / Images Comes with Logos packages; extensive and indexed
Combo Holman Book of Biblical Charts, Maps, and Reconstructions Good charts; maps in color; good 3d reconstructions
Combo Nelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts, Revised Charts by book; older BW maps
Maps Nelson’s 3-D Bible Mapbook Simple maps in color; a few 3-D


Lexicons

Lexicons – Hebrew OT

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Hebrew HALOT (Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament) Most frequent forum recommended
Hebrew TLOT (Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament) Specialty, with emphasis on word origen
Hebrew TWOT (Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament) Specialty, in-depth discussion, by period

Lexicons – Greek NT

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Greek BDAG (Greek-English Lexicon of the NT) Most frequent forum recommended (2000)
Greek LSJ (Greek-English Lexicon – Liddell/Scott) Specialty, with emphasis on classic greek period (1996)
Greek TDNT (Theological Dictionary of the NT) Specialty, in-depth by period (1964)
Greek TLNT (Theological Lexicon of the NT) Specialty, with emphasis on key theological words (1994)
Greek MM (Vocabulary of the Greek Testament – Moulton/Milligan) Specialty, from early papyri (1930)
Greek Lexham Analytical Lexicon Specialty, good for non-tagged greek word lookup (2008)

Lexicons – Semantic

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
HEB (also ARA GRK) Dictionary of Biblical Languages w/Semantic Domains: Hebrew (Swanson) Only available semantic lexicon for the OT; additional for aramaic and greek
GRK Greek-English Lexicon of the NT based on Semantic Domains (Louw Nida) Gold-standard for NT semantic lexicon organization

Lexicons – Other

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
LXX Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint Specialty for greek in LXX (2003)
Aramaic Targum Lexicon Specialty, emphasis on Targums (2004)

Grammars

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Hebrew The First Hebrew Primer: Textbook, Answer Book, and Audio Companion a beginning grammar
Hebrew Learning Biblical Hebrew: A New Approach Using Discourse Analysis a beginning grammar


Interlinears

Interlinears – Hebrew OT

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Hebrew Lexham Hebrew-English Interlinear Bible Sole choice for hebrew OT

Interlinears – Greek NT

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Greek Greek New Testament (UBS4) Included in earlier packages
Greek Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament Complex discourse analysis (with phrase markers)
Greek Lexham Greek-English Interlinear NT Uses SBL-greek NT
Greek Newberry Literal Interlinear NT Only majority-text interlinear

Interlinears – Other

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
LXX Lexham Greek-English Interlinear Septuagint Sole choice for greek OT
LXX Septuagint with Logos Morphology Reverse-interlinear matching greek to hebrew
PG OT Greek Pseudepigrapha with Morphology Combines extensive introductions with interlinears of the greek versions
AF Apostolic Fathers – Greek Texts Includes Lake, Lightfoot, and Holmes versions


Apparatus

Apparatus – Hebrew OT

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Hebrew BHS Apparatus Criticus Included in SESB packages
Hebrew Massorah Gedolah Marginal notes – BHS

Apparatus – Greek NT

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
Greek A Textual Commentary on the Greek NT (Metzger) Accompanied UBS4. Discussion on major varients in GNT
Greek Apparatus for the Greek NT SBL Edition High-level apparatus
Greek Nestle-Aland: NTG Apparatus Criticus (NA27) Medium-level apparatus
Greek Greek NT with Apparatus (UBS4) In-line medium-level apparatus emphasizing paragraphing
Greek Critical Apparatus to the Greek NT – Majority Text Emphasis on majority-text sources
Greek Novum Testamentum (Tischendorf) Considerable depth, but older

Apparatus – Other

Type Name of Resource Summary Comments
LXX Septuaginta Apparatus Critica (Ralfs) Higher level of notes
LXX Gottingen Septuagint Apparatus In-depth level of notes
Latin Biblia Sacra Vulgata Included in SESB


Forum User Reviews

Base Package Comparisons

Logos LE Base Packages (Reviewed by Jonathan Burke – Oct 2010)
New KF Base Packages (Free Upgrade from LE, but Platinum package lost content for new buyers)
What package should I go for? -

Resource Discussions

Bible Dictionary and Commentary Set, best bang for your buck
Can anyone recommend a Intro/Overview to the bible resource?
Catholic Resources: Need Your Recommendation
Commentaries strong in Textual Criticism
HALOT vs. A Concise HALOT? Analytical Key to the OT?
If you only could have 10 resources, which ones would you choose?
IVP vs ISBE & the Tyndale Commentaries
Lenski’s NT Commentaries - includes Mark Barnes commentary comparison
should I? – WBC
Qumran Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls Database plus How to use
Recommend a resource for Christ in the OT
Recommendation for good OT commentary
TOP FIVE!!! - links to 3 more forum discussions
Which journal to choose ??
Whose on First? HALOT or NIDOTT



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