Appendix

If you’re new to Bible commentaries or want to expand your reference library, I recommend the following options.

GENERAL BIBLE COMMENTARIES

FULL BIBLE

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary of the Whole Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2003.

Wenham, G. J., et al., eds. New Bible Commentary, 21st-century ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1994.

OLD TESTAMENT

Goldstein, Elyse, ed. The Women’s Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights, 2000.

Walton, John H., Victor H. Matthews, and Mark W. Chavalas. IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2000.

NEW TESTAMENT

Keener, Craig S. IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2014.

COMMENTARIES ON PHILIPPIANS

Getz, Gene A. Paul: Living for the Call of Christ. Men of Character series. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2000.

Martin, Ralph P. Philippians: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, vol. 11. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 1987.

Motyer, J. A. The Message of Philippians: Jesus Our Joy. The Bible Speaks Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1984.

Piper, John. Why I Love the Apostle Paul: 30 Reasons. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019.

Thielman, Frank. Philippians: The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

APPS

Bible Gateway (or biblegateway.com)

Bible Hub (or biblehub.com)

Bible Study Tools (or biblestudytools.com)

Blue Letter Bible (or blueletterbible.org)

YouVersion (or youversion.com)

BIBLE DICTIONARY

Marshall, I. Howard, et al., eds. New Bible Dictionary, 3rd ed. Leicester, England: InterVarsity Press, 2004.

BIBLE HISTORY

Bright, John. A History of Israel. 4th ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2000.

BIBLICAL MAPS

Isbouts, Jean-Pierre. The Biblical World: An Illustrated Atlas. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2007.

Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Time Lines. Torrance, CA: Rose Publishing, 2015.