Commentaries on James
A list of the best commentaries on James ranked by scholars, journal reviws, and site users. You can find the best commentary on James for you using the tools on the right side.
Top 3
The Letter of James. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2000.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Probably the most popular commentary on James, by a scholar even better known for his commentary on Romans; solidly evangelical. more
Tim Challies
Moo’s commentary is widely regarded as the best treatment of James and is universally recommended by the commentators on the commentaries. more
Phillip J. Long
Doug Moo wrote the replacement in the Tyndale New Testament commentary on James in 1985 (originally published by Eerdmans, now Intervarsity). more
The Epistle of James. NIGTC. Eerdmans, 1982.
The Gospel Coalition
Davids provides a thorough analysis of the relevant issues related to Greek grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, giving particular attention to interpreting the Greek text of James in context. more
Scot McKnight
Davids, whose distinctive contribution was to see James as having gone through a redaction or two. more
The Letter of James. AYB. Yale University Press, 1995.
Phillip J. Long
Johnson’s commentary replaced the rather slender volume by Bo Reicke (remarkable for including the epistles of Peter and Jude in a mere 221 pages!) By contrast, Johnson’s commentary begins with 164 pages of introduction to the letter of James alone. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| Year | Author | Title | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| forthcoming 2026 | Brown, Sherri | James and Jude | Contextual Critical Commentary |
| forthcoming 2025 | Lockett, Darian R. | James | Christian Standard Commentary |
| forthcoming 2025 | Reese, Ruth Anne | James | New Covenant Commentary Series |
| forthcoming 2016 | Samra, James G. | James | Teach the Text Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Adewuya, J. Ayodeji | James | Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament |
| forthcoming | Batten, Alicia J. | James | Illuminations Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Crowe, Brandon D. | James | Evangelical Exegetical Commentary |
| forthcoming | George, Timothy | James | Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible |
| forthcoming | Green, Joel B. | James | New Testament Library |
| forthcoming | Hearon, Holly E.; Junker, Déborah | James | Wisdom Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Kamell Kovalishyn, Mariam J. | James | Story of God Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Klassen-Wiebe, Sheila | James | Believers Church Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Kloppenborg, John S. | James | Hermeneia |
| forthcoming | Mason, Eric | James | Bible in God's World Commentary |
| forthcoming | McDonough, Sean M.; Arthurs, Jeffrey D. | James | Kerux Commentaries |
| forthcoming | Nienhius, David | Preaching James | Proclamation: Preaching the New Testament |
| forthcoming | Reeder, Harry L. | James | Lectio Continua Expository Commentary on the New Testament |