Commentaries on Habakkuk
A list of the best commentaries on Habakkuk ranked by scholars, journal reviews, and site users. You can find the best commentary on Habakkuk for you using the tools on the right side.
Top 3
The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. NICOT. Eerdmans, 1990.
Ligonier Ministries (Keith A. Mathison)
Readers of this blog will notice that my top 5 suggestions for Zephaniah commentaries are identical to my top 5 suggestions for Nahum and Habakkuk commentaries. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith A. Mathison)
Readers of this blog will notice that my top 5 suggestions for Habakkuk commentaries is identical to my top 5 suggestions for Nahum commentaries. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith A. Mathison)
The best commentary on the Book of Nahum is the volume in the NICOT series by O. more
Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NAC. Broadman & Holman, 1998.
Jeremy Pierce (parableman)
Waylon Bailey's NAC is probably my favorite of all the commentaries I looked at. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith A. Mathison)
At about the same level of difficulty as the NICOT volume, the volume in the NAC series by Barker and Bailey is also a helpful commentary. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith A. Mathison)
At about the same level of difficulty as the NICOT volume, the volume in the NAC series by Barker and Bailey is also a helpful commentary. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith A. Mathison)
At about the same level of difficulty as the NICOT volume, the volume in the NAC series by Barker and Bailey is also a helpful commentary. more
Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. OTL. Westminster John Knox, 1991.
The Gospel Coalition
Roberts, a scholar who is optimistic “about the benefits of historical criticism,” has produced a work that includes “extensive text-critical and philological notes, written in a way that even interested nonspecialists can understand,” writes Longman. more
Princeton Theological Seminary
provides an accessible presentation of textual issues, ancient
Near Eastern backgrounds, and literary forms. more
Princeton Theological Seminary
provides an accessible presentation of textual issues, ancient Near Eastern backgrounds,
and literary forms. more
New and Notable
Habakkuk. CSC. Holman Reference, 2024.
ThomasCreedy
I think that Maxwell Booth has done a service to the church in calmly and carefully providing a deeply theological, deeply missiological, real and canonically sensitive reading of the book of Habakkuk. more
The Message of Joel, Micah, and Habakkuk (Rev. ed.). BST. IVP Academic, 2024.
The Gospel Coalition
Prior provides an overview of Joel, seeking to help readers understand the vivid imagery in the book and its theological significance. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| Year | Author | Title | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| forthcoming 2025 | Stovell, Beth M. | Minor Prophets II: Nahum–Malachi | Story of God Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Carter, J. Kameron | Daniel and the Twelve Minor Prophets | Belief: Theological Commentary on the Bible |
| forthcoming | Carter, J. Kameron | Habakkuk | Belief: Theological Commentary on the Bible |
| forthcoming | Hartzfeld, David | Habakkuk | Apollos Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming | Hearson, Blake | Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah | Pillar Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming | Hernández, Dominick S. | Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah | Bible in God's World Commentary |
| forthcoming | Jones, Jordan W. | Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah | Evangelical Exegetical Commentary |
| forthcoming | Meek, Russell L.; Matz, Robert | Jonah, Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk | Kerux Commentaries |
| forthcoming | Pak, Sujin | Minor Prophets | Reformation Commentary on Scripture |
| forthcoming | Petersen, Paul B.; Wells, A. Rahel | Habakkuk | Seventh-day Adventist International Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Prinsloo, Gert T. M. | Habakkuk | Historical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Ross, William A.; Mulroney, James A. E. | Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah | Brill Septuagint Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Stuart, Douglas | Micah–Malachi | Word Biblical Commentary |
| forthcoming | Suderman, W. Derek | Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah | Believers Church Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Syrian, Ephrem the | Commentaries on the Prophets | Ancient Christian Texts |
| forthcoming | Thomas, Heath A. | Nahum–Malachi | Baker Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Vanderhooft, David S. | Habakkuk | Hermeneia |