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Comments: Assessment and/or recommendation of the work.

Bible software: Name of company that produces resource on software

Website: Site where the resource is available on the web at no charge.

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Note: Logos (Libronix) links for individual references are not necessarily the lowest prices available so you are advised to search the net as you can often find several resources in a collection that can be very economical (relatively speaking)! Excellent Bible software prices are found at  Rejoice Christian Software but this site no longer has an extensive collection of Logos products. For Logos (Libronix) software titles the best resource is Logos.com. While you are there be sure and check out their "pre-pub" program, where they offer deep discounts. Also check Discount Bible Software. Logos does have a "fairly steep" learning curve but they have numerous resources to help you out

Comments: The College Press NIV Commentary series is a reasonably good commentary but I would recommend using it only as a secondary resource to supplement a more classic work such as Bible Knowledge Commentary

Bible software: Logos (Libronix), Wordsearch

Comments: Notes on the Old and New Testament can be a useful supplemental resource. C H Spurgeon's comments that:

"Albert Barnes is a learned and able divine, but his productions are unequal in value, the gospels are of comparatively little worth, but his other comments are extremely useful for Sunday School teachers and persons with a narrow range of reading, endowed with enough good sense to discriminate between good and evil. If a controversial eye had been turned upon Barnes's Notes years ago, and his inaccuracies shown up by some unsparing hand, he would never have had the popularity which at one time set rival publishers advertising him in every direction. His Old Testament volumes are to be greatly commended as learned and laborious, and the epistles are useful as a valuable collection of the various opinions of learned men. Placed by the side of the great masters, Barnes is a lesser light, but taking his work for what it is and professes to be, no minister can afford to be without it, and this is no small praise for works which were only intended for Sunday School teachers. (from Commenting and Commentaries by CH Spurgeon)

Bible software: Available free from "e-sword".

Comments: Barclay's commentaries are not always theologically conservative and/or evangelical but they do contain some of the best cultural and historical insights available as well as some excellent Greek word studies. Barclay did not hold orthodox views concerning such non-negotiable topics such as the virgin birth of Jesus, the deity of Jesus, the way of salvation, eternal judgment, et al. A balanced evaluation of Barclay's theological aberrations is found here and the cautious student is advised to read this review before utilizing his commentaries.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix), Wordsearch

Comments: Well done, conservative, evangelical and as you might gather from the name usually with good applications.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix), Wordsearch,

Website: Only available for purchase

Book Version: James. Life Application Bible Commentary. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers
 

Comments: This is a "modern classic" which is thoroughly conservative and evangelical. It is recommended as one of the basic commentaries for your library.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix), Wordsearch, Rejoice Christian Software; Biblesoft; Quickverse, E-Sword

Comments: 55 Volume, 34,752 page work. If you do expositional preaching or teaching, you will definitely benefit from the many illustrative comments from multiple sources.

Bible software: Ages Software; Biblesoft

Comments: The College Press NIV Commentary series is a reasonably good commentary but I would recommend using it only as a secondary resource to supplement a more classic work such as Bible Knowledge Commentary

Bible software: Logos (Libronix), Wordsearch

Comments: Classic reformed commentary but be wary of his comments on prophetic passages in the Old Testament.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix), See Ages' Comprehensive John Calvin Collection

Comments: Not good enough to be your primary single volume commentary on the entire Bible (see MacDonald's Believer's Bible Commentary or the Bible Knowledge Commentary, both of which are better commentaries on the entire Bible). This should be a secondary resource.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix)

Comments: Adam Clarke (1760-1832) is the author of a commentary on the entire Bible that is found on many websites as well as computer Bible programs. Clarke was a Methodist, a Wesleyan, and an Arminian, (e.g., Clarke "suggested that although God can know all future events, He chooses not to know some events beforehand" Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible, page 808). He did not always interpret Scripture literally and thus not surprisingly was amillennial (did not believe Messiah would reign 1000 years in His earthly Kingdom - he interpreted Revelation as a Historicist) which led him to misinterpret the church as fulfilling many Old Testament promises given to and yet to be fulfilled to Israel. He was influential in the development of the doctrine of entire sanctification. Although Clarke affirmed the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, thus holding to a belief of "plenary dynamic inspiration" (idea of every thought inspired), he fell short of a belief in the "plenary verbal inspiration" (every single word inspired) (Bibliotheca Sacra: Volume 125, p 163, 1968). Click for full discussion of Clarke's interpretative approach.

Bible software: E-sword as well as most commercial software programs

Comments: The College Press NIV Commentary series is a reasonably good commentary but I would recommend using it as a secondary resource to supplement an excellent commentary such as MacArthur's Commentary on Romans

Bible software: Logos (Libronix), Wordsearch

Comments: Interesting and well written commentary. The Daily Study Bible series on the Old Testament (the counterpart to William Barclay's Daily Study Bible Series on the New Testament) like the NT counterpart can have some useful discussions but is not conservative nor literal in interpretative approach and thus should be used with considerable discernment.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix)

Comments: Practical articles on living out your Christian faith, calling us all to a walk of holiness. I would recommend buying the Logos/Logos (Libronix) product which makes all 120 volumes fully searchable.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix)

Comments: A good single volume commentary on the entire Bible. If you are considering buying a modern single volume, William MacDonald's Believer's Bible Commentary (see below) is recommended.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix)

Comments: One of the better conservative, evangelical Bible commentaries covering both the Old and New Testament. It is more detailed than the two volume Bible Knowledge Commentary but unfortunately is not available on Logos (Libronix), Wordsearch or Biblesoft.

Bible software: Pradis software by Zondervan

Comments: Garland's work is verse by verse commentary on the Revelation from a conservative, futuristic (literal) viewpoint. A Testimony of Jesus Christ is one of the best commentaries that has ever been written on the Revelation. Garland's well researched, straightforward approach will help you unravel the truth of this wonderful book, which far too often has been confounded by commentaries that stray from a literal interpretative view of Scripture. See related topic Revelation Commentaries which includes listing of commentaries categorized by their interpretative approach:

Bible software: View the HTML version of the commentary online. Also available in printable Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, as a Logos (Libronix) Personal Book, as a module for use with either the SwordSearcher or e-Sword Bible Study programs.

Comments: Lengthy comments on Scripture using Scripture as the main source of the commentary. As with all "older vintage" commentaries, although Gill is conservative, his comments tend not to be literal (and futuristic) in his interpretation of Old Testament prophetic passages, which are better handled by modern commentaries (such as Guzik below). Spurgeon has this to say concerning Gill:

"Beyond all controversy, Gill was one of the most able Hebraists (interpreters of Hebrew resources) of his day, and in other matters no mean (no less) proficient...Probably no man since Gill's days has at all equaled him in the matter of Rabbinical learning. Say what you will about that lore, it has its value: of course, a man has to rake among perfect dunghills and dust heaps, but there are a few jewels which the world could not afford to miss. Gill was a master cinder sifter among the Targums, the Talmuds, the Mishna, and the Gemara...He was always at work; it is difficult to say when he slept, for he wrote 10,000 folio pages of theology...He is far from being so interesting and readable as Matthew Henry...For good, sound, massive, sober sense in commenting, who can excel Gill? Very seldom does he allow himself to be run away with by imagination, except now and then when he tries to open up a parable, and finds a meaning in every circumstance and minute detail; or when he falls upon a text which is not congenial with his creed, and hacks and hews terribly to bring the word of God into a more systematic shape."

Bible software: Ages Software, E-sword

Bible software: CD from Enduring Word Media; Biblesoft

Comments: Classic commentary. Can be a bit wordy and often less practical than a more modern commentary such as John MacArthur's commentary on Romans.

Bible software: Ages Software

Comments: This two volume set is one of the best resources available (along with that by Zodhiates' - see below) for Hebrew word studies. Vine has an OT Lexicon but only covers select Hebrew words.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix):

Comments: Well done classic, conservative and devotional comments on all of Scripture. As with all "older vintage" commentaries,  Henry's comments tend not to be literal (and futuristic) in his interpretation of Old Testament prophetic passages, which are better handled by modern commentaries (such as Guzik above). Henry occasionally misinterprets literal OT promises to Israel as fulfilled in the NT church.

Bible software: E-sword as well as most commercial software programs

Comments: Hiebert’s use of the Greek language and insightful comments make anything by this author of use for pastors, teachers or for anyone who studies the Word in depth. Hiebert has other works on Mark, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, James, epistles of John.

Bible software: Not on Bible software but search Amazon or Alibris (a good source for used, hard to find books) See Hiebert

Comments: Classic conservative commentary on Romans. Can be a bit wordy sometime and therefore often less practical than for example modern works such as John MacArthur's commentary on Romans (see below).

Bible software: Wordsearch; Ages Software

Comments: Well written conservative commentary with frequent interesting illustrations and practical applications.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix); Wordsearch

Comments: Well written conservative commentary with frequent interesting illustrations and practical applications.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix): Wordsearch

Comments: Well written conservative commentary with frequent interesting illustrations and practical applications.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix); Wordsearch

Comments: Reasonably good commentary but tends to be wordy and sometimes hard to follow.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix)

Comments: Relatively brief verse by verse comments. As with all "older vintage" commentaries, although generally conservative, the comments  are not always literal (and futuristic) in interpretation of Old Testament prophetic passages, which are better handled by modern commentaries (such as Guzik above). That said, of the pre-1900 commentaries, JFB is probably one of the better in interpretation of prophetic writings.

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Bible software: E-sword as well as most commercial software programs

Comments: Interesting background insights.

Bible software: Logos (Libronix)

Comments: A classic commentary covering the entire Old Testament, but not always conservative or literal.

Bible software:  E-sword; Logos (Libronix); Biblesoft; Quickverse