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Top 5 Commentaries: Genesis

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This list is copied from Ligonier The first five books of the Old Testament, the Hebrew Torah, are often called the Pentateuch. A helpful introduction to this part of Holy Scripture is the book From Paradise to the Promised Land by T. D. Alexander. The first book of the Pentateuch is one of the most well-known books of the Bible. Understanding this first book, the book of Genesis, is crucial to understanding the Old Testament and the entire Bible. There is a wealth of commentaries on Genesis. In this post, I will briefly describe five of the most generally helpful commentaries available on the first book of the Bible.

Top 5 Commentaries: Exodus

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This list copied from Ligonier In a 1996 guide to the best commentaries, Derek Thomas wrote, “There is a famine of really good commentaries on Exodus.” Dr. Thomas’ commentary guide has since been updated, but at that time, the best contemporary commentary one could recommend on the book of Exodus was by Brevard Childs, and it could not be recommended unconditionally because it reflected Childs’ critical stance. Thankfully, the situation has changed in the last couple of decades, and there are now a number of good commentaries on Exodus from which to choose.