Brazos theological commentary on the Bible
A careful, Evangelical discussion of the meaning of the biblical text whose primary purpose is to identify its theological significance.
The Church’s Bible
A series on books of the Bible that assembles significant quotations from Patristic and later Christian commentators passage by passage through the book being studied. Isaiah (Wilken) and Song of Songs (Norris) have appeared thus far.
Dictionary of the Old Testament by
Four large volumes provide dictionaries exploring the major topics of the four divisions of the Pentateuch, with contributions from a variety of (mainly) Evangelical scholars: Pentateuch, Historical Books, and Wisdom, Poetry & Writing. The volume on the Prophets has not yet appeared.
Guides to Biblical Scholarship: Old Testament Series
The best set of paperback surveys of methods of Biblical interpretation.
The Oxford Encyclopedias by
Current, one-volume or two-volume sets explore approaches to the Bible, including the Bible and Arts (T. Beal ed.), the Books of the Bible (M. D. Coogan ed.), the Bible and Ethics (R. L. Brawley ed.), the Bible and Theology (S. E. Balentine ed.), the Bible and Archaelogy (D. M. Master et al. eds.), Biblical Interpretation (S. L. McKenzie ed.), the Bible and Gender Studiees (J. M. O’Brien ed.) the Bible and Law (B. Strawn ed.), the Bible and Gender Studies (Julia M. O’Brien ed.), Historical Books of the Hebrew Bible (B. E. Kelle and B. Strawn eds.).
Septuagint Commentary Series
The first English attempt to produce a literary commentary on the Septuagint text, with special focus on Codex Vaticanus. Volumes on Genesis, Joshua, and some of the apocryphal books have appeared.
Sources for Biblical and Theological Study.
Collections of the most important articles in the particular field, whether specific biblical texts (e.g., R. Hess and D. Tsumura on Genesis 1-11) or on methods (e.g., C. E. Carter and C. L. Meyers on social sciences approaches).