Old Testament Commentary Survey (4th ed.)

The layout of Longman’s work seems to be the best of all the commentary bibliographies. For each commentary, he offers not only a paragraph of text discussing strengths and weaknesses, but also a 5-star rating. This makes it very easy to scan through and find information quickly. Like Carson, he also has a list at the end which collects all of his 5-star ratings. He lists all of his commentaries in a separate section. Though Longman’s work is more limited in scope than Glynn and he does not offer direct comparisons like Carson, Longman’s layout makes his the most user friendly and therefore worth having.