Identifying Commentaries for Collections

I am in the process of creating collections and I was wondering if there was an easy/quick way to tell if the commentary is exegetical, expository, or homiletical. Obviously I can look at the description or even inside the resource itself but many times it is hard to tell. When the resource and description are not clear what is a good way to tell the difference?

Thanks

Aaron

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Jerry M

Suggested Logos 4

Commentary Collections

and

Parallel Resources
Sets

Below are
four categories of commentaries:

·
Language focuses on the word meanings,
grammar, syntax, etc. of the biblical text.

·
Scholar or Critical also emphasizes original languages as well as academic
insights into the text.

·
Pastoral or Exegetical highlights the meaning of the text, provides contextual
information, and often contains outlines of the passage.

·
Application or Devotional suggests practical applications of the text while also
providing stories and illustrations.

The
commentaries in each category will make an excellent collection and parallel
resources set. As you view the lists please keep these observations in mind:

·
Some
of the commentaries are included in Logos Bible Software 4 base collections
while others must be purchased separately while still others are on Pre-Pub.

·
The
placement of commentaries in a category is somewhat subjective so you may
choose to organize the resources differently.

·
The
listing of a commentary does not mean its contents are endorsed by Morris
Proctor or Logos.

·
Tagging
the commentaries in the Library is perhaps the most effective way of creating
the collections and subsequent parallel resources sets.

·
Suggested
commentary tags include:

o
Language:
Language Commentaries

o
Scholar
or Critical: Critical Commentaries

o
Pastoral
or Exegetical: Exegetical Commentaries

o
Application
or Devotional: Application Commentaries

Language

Analytical Key to the Old
Testament
Grammatical Analysis of the
Greek NT
International Critical
Commentary
New International Greek
Testament Commentary
Textual Commentary on Greek NT
United Bible Societies’ (UBS) Handbook
Word Pictures in the NT
(Robertson)
Word Studies in the NT
(Vincent)
Wuest Word Studies in the Greek
NT

Scholar or Critical

Analytical Bible Expositor
Anchor Yale Bible Commentary
Ancient Christian Commentary on
Scripture
Ariel’s Bible Commentary
Baker Exegetical Commentary
Catena
Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels (Thomas Aquinas)
Charles Hodge Commentary
Classic Commentaries on the
Greek New Testament
Commentary on the OT (Keil
& Delitzsch)
Critical and Exegetical
Commentary
Eerdmans Critical Commentary
Form of the OT Literature
Greek Testament (Henry Alford)
Hermeneia
Horae Homileticae (Simeon)
JPS Bible and Torah Commentary
JPS Tanakh Commentary
Collection
Lange’s Commentary on the Hole
Scriptures
Lenski’s Commentary on the New
Testament
New
International Commentary on the Old and New Testament
Pillar NT Commentary
Socio-Rhetorical Commentary
Series
Word Biblical Commentary

Pastoral or Exegetical

Augsburg Commentary
Baker New Testament Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Old and
New Testament
Believer’s Church Bible
Commentary
Bible Lessons International
Collection
Bible Speaks Today (Stott)
Black’s NT Commentary
Boice’s Expositional
Commentaries
Calvin’s Commentaries
Clarke’s Commentary
College Press NIV Commentary
Collegeville Bible Commentary
Commentary on the Psalms
(Hengstenberg)
Cornerstone Biblical Commentary
Crossway Classic Commentaries
Daily Study Bible Series
Eerdmans
Wesleyan Bible Commentary
Epistle to the Romans (Moule)
Exegetical Summaries
Exposition of Ephesians
(Lloyd-Jones)
Expositions
of Holy Scripture (Alexander MacLaren)
Expositor’s Bible Commentary
Harper’s Bible Commentary
Holman NT Commentary
International Theological
Commentary
Interpretation: A Bible
Commentary for Preaching and Teaching
IVP Bible Background Commentary
IVP New Testament Commentary
IVP Old Testament Commentary
John Darby’s Synopsis of the
Book of the Bible
Lectionary Commentary
Luther’s Commentaries
MacArthur New Testament
Commentary
Minor Prophets Exegetical
Commentary
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible
Commentary
New American Commentary
New Bible Commentary
New Testament for English
Readers (Alford)
Numerical Bible
Old Testament Survey Series
Preacher’s Homiletic Commentary
Preaching the Word (Hughes)
Pulpit Commentary
Reading the New Testament
Commentary
Romans
(Barnhouse)
Roy Gingrich’s Commentaries in
Outline Form
Seventh-Day Adventist Bible
Commentary
Socio-Rhetorical Commentary
Series
Synopsis of the Books of the
Bible (Darby)
Treasury of David
Tyndale Commentaries
Tyndale Concise Bible
Commentary
Wesley’s Notes
Wesleyan Bible Commentary
Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines
on the New and Old Testament
Works of H.A. Ironside
Wycliffe Bible Commentary

Application or Devotional

AMG Concise Bible Commentary
Annotated Bible
Bible Exposition Commentary
Formations Commentary
Courson’s Application
Commentary
Everyday
Relevance: Your Bible Commentary
Exploring the Bible Commentary
Life Application Bible
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Commentary
Opening Up Commentary
People’s Bible
Preacher’s Commentary
Roy Gingrich’s Commentaries in
Outline Form
Standard Lesson Commentary
Standard Reference Library:
Through-the-Bible-Commentary
Teacher’s Commentary
Thru the Bible (McGee)
Verse by Verse
Walk! Messianic Jewish
Devotional Commentary
Warren Wiersbe’s Old Testament
“Be” Series
With the Word Bible Commentary

Alan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/198133#Comment_198133

This is most helpful. Is there a similar list classifying commentaries into conservative/moderate/liberal ?

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/435371#Comment_435371

Forum MVP, Pastor Mark Barnes, has posted a list of commentary series and volumes with suggested tags for Technical, Intermediate, Expository, Historical, and Background:

http://www.logosbiblesoftwaretraining.com/documents/suggested-commentary-tags/

Keep Smiling [:)]