Commentaries on Numbers
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Top 3 Commentaries
Numbers. TOTC. InterVarsity Press, 2008.
bigcat
The Tyndale series is a balancing act between keeping commentaries conservative and accessible yet answering questions about the text in an intellectually honest way. more
Daniel Duvall
Outstanding! Numbers became a favorite book of mine after reading this. more
Tim Challies
Once again, as with both Genesis and Leviticus, Gordon Wenham finds himself right at the top of the list. more
Jeremy Pierce (parableman)
For a more evangelical commentary on a more popular level, Gordon Wenham's TOTC (1981) is very good but extremely brief to be of too much value for someone used to reading the kind of work Wenham usually does. more
Derek Thomas
Overall, a good, brief exposition of the text. more
Numbers. JPSBC. Jewish Publication Society of America, 1990.
Tim Challies
This is this series’ first exposure to the JPS Torah Commentary series which is written by Jewish scholars. more
Jeremy Pierce (parableman)
Jacob Milgrom's JPS commentary (1990) is by far my favorite commentary from mainstream academia. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith Mathison)
The JPS Torah commentaries are written by Jewish scholars and are quite technical, but for those who are interested in digging deeply into the text, they usually offer numerous valuable insights. more
Denver Seminary Journal
Commentary on the Hebrew text which accepts a substantial historicity to the accounts. more
Numbers. NAC. Broadman & Holman, 2000.
Tim Challies
As with several previous books of the Bible, the first choice is quite clear while others are a little more difficult to figure out. more
Jeremy Pierce (parableman)
The NAC by R. more
Brian LeStourgeon
Cole is semi-technical exposition. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith Mathison)
The argument could be made that Cole's commentary belongs in the second position before Ashley. more
Denver Seminary Journal
Evangelical commentary that interacts with realia, historical issues, literary, and theological matters. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| 2023 | Awabdy, Mark | Numbers | Baker Commentary on the Old Testament |
| 2022 | Bergey, Ronald | Numbers | ESV Expository Commentary |
| 2022 | Bergey, Ronald; Duguid, Iain M.; Sklar, Jay A.; Palmer, Christine E. | Volume 1: Genesis–Numbers | ESV Expository Commentary |
| forthcoming | Albertz, Rainer; Römer, Thomas | Numbers | International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Baker, David W. | Numbers | Believers Church Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Bibb, Bryan D. | Numbers | Word Biblical Commentary |
| forthcoming | Blacketer, Randy | Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy | Reformation Commentary on Scripture |
| forthcoming | Briggs, Richard S. | Numbers | Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming | Cole, R. Dennis | Numbers | Christian Standard Commentary |
| forthcoming | Collins, C. John | Numbers | Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Danaher, William | Leviticus and Numbers | Belief: Theological Commentary on the Bible |
| forthcoming | Danaher, William | Numbers | Belief: Theological Commentary on the Bible |
| forthcoming | Gosling, Frank | Numbers | Historical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Harper, G. Geoffrey | Numbers | Pillar Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming | Havea, Jione | Numbers | Wisdom Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Hildebrandt, Wilf | Numbers | Pentecostal Commentary |
| forthcoming | Morales, L. Michael | Numbers | Apollos Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming | O'Dowd, Ryan P. | Numbers Through the Centuries | Blackwell Bible Commentaries |
| forthcoming | Paynter, Helen | Numbers | Bible in God's World Commentary |
| forthcoming | Prince, David | Exalting Jesus in Numbers | Christ-Centered Exposition |
| forthcoming | Sklar, Jay A. | Numbers | Story of God Bible Commentary |