Technical Commentaries
Balz, Horst, and Wolfgang Schrage. Die “katholischen” Briefe: Die Briefe des Jakobus, Petrus, Johannes, und Judas. NTD. 12th ed. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1973. Brief, technical discussion, assuming that 2 Peter is pseudonymous.
Bauckham, Richard. Jude, 2 Peter. WBC. Waco, Tex.: Word, 1983. The most important conservative commentary on these letters in decades; arguably the best technical commentary now available. Rich in references to extrabiblical materials and marred only by its assumption of pseudonymity for 2 Peter.
Bigg, Charles. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude. ICC. New York: Scribners, 1903. Classic treatment, oriented to historical and grammatical issues.
Huther, J. E. Critical and Exegetical Handbook to the General Epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1887. Focus on the Greek text.
Mayor, Joseph B. The Epistle of St. Jude and the Second Epistle of St. Peter: Greek Text with Introduction, Notes and Comments. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1979 (= 1907). Lengthy treatment, focusing especially on historical and linguistic matters.
Neyrey, Jerome H. 2 Peter, Jude: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. AB. New York: Doubleday, 1993. The most recent English-language technical commentary, incorporating social-critical and literary approaches.
Paulsen, Henning. Der zweite Petrusbrief und der Judasbrief. Meyer Kommentar. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1992. Straightforward interpretation.
Other Commentaries and Expositions
Blum, Edwin A. “2 Peter.” In The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, vol. 12, ed. by Frank E. Gaebelein. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981. Solid exposition.
Calvin, John. The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews and the First and Second Epistles of St. Peter. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1963. Fine literary and theological insight from the prince of Reformation commentators.
Green, Michael. The Second Epistle General of Peter and the General Epistle of Jude. TNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1968. Pungently written, clear and practical exposition. Excellent defense of the Petrine authorship of 2 Peter.
Hillyer, Norman. 1 and 2 Peter, Jude. NIBC. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1992. Useful mid-level exposition.
Kelly, J. N. D. A Commentary on the Epistles of Peter and of Jude. HNTC. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1969. Careful treatment of the text.
Lloyd-Jones, D. M. Expository Sermons on 2 Peter. London: Banner of Truth, 1983. Theological and practical application of the text or of points from within the text.
Important Monographs and Articles
Bauckham, Richard J. Jude and the Relatives of Jesus in the Early Church. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1990. The most thorough exploration of Jude’s background and place in church history now available.
Charles, Daryl. Literary Strategy in the Epistle of Jude. London: Associated University Presses, 1993. A rare monograph on Jude, focusing on its structure, but including treatment of many more issues.
Green, E. M. B. 2 Peter Reconsidered. London: Tyndale, 1961. Outstanding defense of the Petrine authorship of 2 Peter.
Osburn, Carroll D. “Discourse Analysis and Jewish Apocalyptic in the Epistle of Jude,” in Linguistics and New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Discourse Analysis, ed. David Alan Black (Nashville: Broadman, 1992), 287–319.
Watson, Duane F. Invention, Arrangement, and Style: Rhetorical Criticism of Jude and 2 Peter. SBLDS 104. Atlanta: Scholars, 1988. Interesting insight into the arguments of the letters against the Greco-Roman background.