Commentaries on Genesis
A list of the best commentaries on Genesis ranked by scholars, journal reviws, and site users. You can find the best commentary on Genesis for you using the tools on the right side.
Top 3
Genesis. 2 Vols. WBC. Thomas Nelson, 1987.
Crux Sola (Nijay Gupta's Blog)
Wenham’s classic 2-volume commentary combines close scrutiny of textual and translation details, drawing on ancient Near Eastern backgrounds where appropriate, plus excursuses on various topics. more
Dave Cook, D.Ed.Min.
The gold standard in Genesis commentaries for decades now. more
Warren Truesdale
An extremely thorough and studied commentary by a well-respected OT scholar. more
Princeton Theological Seminary
Another example of a more in-depth critical and theological commentary. more
The Book of Genesis. 2 Vols. NICOT. Eerdmans, 1995.
Crux Sola (Nijay Gupta's Blog)
This careful 2-volume commentary by a Wesleyan scholar is both detailed and textual, addressing matters of literary structure and ANE background, while reflecting on the literary and theological point of the text. more
Tim Challies
Most commentators on commentaries commend Hamilton for his thoroughness in examining the interpretive difficulties in Genesis and his generally conservative conclusions (though some are frustrated that he ends up ambiguous regarding Mosaic authorship). more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith A. Mathison)
Like Wenham and Mathews, Hamilton writes from a generally conservative evangelical perspective. more
Genesis. 2 Vols. NAC. Broadman & Holman, 1996.
armchairtheologian
My one complaint about this commentary is Matthews' tendency to see allusions in almost everything, even when the evidence is merely a single Hebrew word (which, in my mind, is not in itself sufficient to establish an allusion). more
Warren Truesdale
Personally, I believe this is the best commentary in the entire NAC series. more
Noel Muscutt
I was initially sceptical that I should have this commentary, but now I consider it to be one of the best commentaries I have ever used. more
New and Notable
Genesis 1–11. WT. Langham Global Library, 2022.
ThomasCreedy
[Conclusion to my longer review]
This is not a full critical commentary on Genesis 1-11 – I think the authors lean heavily on Wenham’s work in his Word Biblical Commentary [WBC] on the same textual selection – but there are various critical engagements, within the space constraints. more
Genesis. 2 Vols. SHBC. Smyth & Helwys, 2020.
Crux Sola (Nijay Gupta's Blog)
Expert study of Genesis that is attentive to the literary artistry of this foundational OT book. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| Year | Author | Title | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| forthcoming 2029 | Lamb, David T. | Genesis | Evangelical Exegetical Commentary |
| forthcoming 2027 | Cunha, Wilson de Angelo | A Commentary on Genesis | Kregel Exegetical Library |
| forthcoming 2026 | Brown, William P. | Genesis 1–11 | Interpretation Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming 2025 | Fentress-Williams, Judy | Genesis 12–50 | Interpretation Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming 2024 | Averbeck, Richard E. | Genesis | Pillar Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming 2024 | Schlimm, Matthew Richard | Genesis | Bible in God's World Commentary |
| forthcoming 2024 | Duguid, Iain M. | Genesis | ESV Expository Commentary |
| forthcoming 2024 | Duguid, Iain M.; Sklar, Jay A.; Palmer, Christine E.; Bergey, Ronald | Genesis–Numbers | ESV Expository Commentary |
| forthcoming | Baker, David W. | Genesis | Apollos Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming | Blum, Erhard | Genesis | Historical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Dempster, Stephen G. | Genesis | Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Fischer, Irmtraud; Warner, Megan | Genesis | Wisdom Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Gertz, Jan C. | Genesis | Illuminations Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Hendel, Ronald S. | Genesis | Anchor Yale Bible |
| forthcoming | Hiebert, Robert; Sigrist, David | Genesis | SBL Commentary on the Septuagint |
| forthcoming | Hiebert, Theodore | Genesis | Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries |
| forthcoming | Mathews, Kenneth A. | Genesis 12–50 | Christian Standard Commentary |
| forthcoming | Mattox, Mickey L. | Genesis 12–50 | Reformation Commentary on Scripture |
| forthcoming | Petersen, David L. | Genesis | Old Testament Library |
| forthcoming | Rickett, Dan | Genesis Through the Centuries | Blackwell Bible Commentaries |
| forthcoming | Römer, Thomas | Genesis 12–50 | Hermeneia |
| forthcoming | Schmid, Konrad | Genesis 12–36 | International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Schmid, Konrad | Genesis 37–50 | International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |