4. COMMENTARIES - ENTIRE BIBLE

• The Abingdon Bible Commentary, edited by F.C. Eiselen, Edwin Lewis & D.G. Downey (New York: Doubleday, 1929, 1957). Includes the Apocrypha.
• Abingdon Bible Handbook, by Edward P. Blair (Abingdon, 1975). Includes the Apocrypha.
• The Book of Books: The Growth of the Bible, by Klaus Koch (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1968)
• Clarke's Commentary, Volumes 1-6, by Adam Clarke (Nashville: Abingdon, ca. 1830)
• Collegeville Bible Handbook - (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1997) - This compact (6.75" x 5.5" x 1" OR  17cm x 14cm x 3cm) is a very handy reference and has an excellent introduction and reliable summary of each book of the Bible, with color illustrations. Includes the Apocrypha.
• Guide to Its Writings -- The Old Testament: A Guide to Its Writings, by Hans Walter Wolff, translated by Keith R. Crim, and The New Testament: A Guide to Its Writings, by Gunther Bornkamm, translated by Reginald H. and Ilse Fuller (Fortress Press, 1973)
• Handbook -- Handbook to the Old Testament and Handbook to the Old Testament, by Claus Westermann, Translated and Edited by Robert H. Boyd (Augsburg Press, 1967, 1969)
• HarperCollins Bible Commentary, Revised Edition [book review] - edited by James Luther Mays with the Society of Biblical Literature (New York: Harper Collins, 2000). Includes the Apocrypha.
• Harper's Bible Commentary, by William Neil (New York: Harper & Row, 1975) - Now titled, The Pocket Commentary. Includes the Apocrypha.
• Harper's Bible Commentary - edited by James Luther Mays with the Society of Biblical Literature (New York: Harper Collins, 1988). Includes the Apocrypha.
• The Interpreter's Bible, Volumes 1 through 12, edited by George Arthur Buttrick (Nashville: Abingdon, 1951-1957)
• The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary on the Bible, edited by Charles M. Laymon (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1971). Includes the Apocrypha.
• The Jerome Biblical Commentary, edited by Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, and Roland E. Murphy (Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1968). Includes the Apocrypha. See also the BibleTexts.com book review on the outstanding updated (1990) commentary, The New Jerome Biblical Commentary [book review].
• New Jerome Bible Handbook, edited by Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Roland E. Murphy, & Raymond E. Brown et al (Liturgical Press, 1992)
  
• The New Jerome Biblical Commentary [book review] - edited by Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, and Roland E. Murphy (Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1990) Includes the Apocrypha.
• Logos-4 Bible Software 2.1 CD - (see "Logos Bible Software" above for more details). Includes the Apocrypha.
• The One-Volume Bible Commentary, edited by J.R. Dummelow (New York: Macmillan, 1909, 1936)
• The Oxford Bible Commentary, edited by John Barton and John Muddiman (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001)
• Peake's Commentary on the Bible, edited by Matthew Black and H.H. Rowley (New York: Nelson, 1962)
• Reader's Guide to the Bible, including the Apocrypha, by Richard H. Hiers (Abingdon). Includes the Apocrypha.
• Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally, by Marcus J. Borg (NY: HarperCollins, 2001)
• Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures - by Mary Baker Eddy (Boston: The Writings of Mary Baker Eddy, 2000) [book review] - The study of the weekly Bible Lesson requires the Christian Science Quarterly plus this book, which provides explanations of the Bible verses cited in the Quarterly.
• Searching the Scriptures: A Feminist Commentary, edited by Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza (NY: Crossroad, 1994) - This book is primarily a commentary on the entire New Testament and some other early Christian writings, but other earlier Jewish writings also are included.
• Searching the Scriptures: A Feminist Introduction, edited by Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza (NY: Crossroad, 1993)
• Strange Scriptures that Perplex the Western Mind, by Barbara M. Bowen (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1944)
• Women's Bible Commentary, Expanded Edition, with Aprocrypha - edited by Carol A. Newsom & Sharon H. Ringe (Atlanta: Westminster John Knox Press, 1992). An excellent resource. See a response to questions about this commentary at http://www.bibletexts.com/qa/qa045.htm. Includes the Apocrypha.

• The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, edited by Charles F. Pfeiffer and Everette F. Harrison (Chicago: Moody Press, 1962)

COMMENTARIES ON THE CANON, BIBLE TRANSLATING, AND BIBLE TRANSLATIONS

• The Bible in English: Its History and Influence by David Daniell (New Haven, CN: Yale University Press, 2003)
• The Bible in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Howard Clark Kee (New York: American Bible Society)
• The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions, by Bruce M. Metzger (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001)
• Bible Translating: An Analysis of Principles and Procedures, with Special Reference to Aboriginal Languages, by Eugene A. Nida (London: United Bible Societies)
• Bible Translations for Popular Use, by William L. Wonderly (NY: United Bible Societies)
• The Book. A History of The Bible by Chistopher de Hamel (NY: Phaidon, 2001)
• Creating and Crafting the Contemporary English Version: A New Approach to Bible Translation (American Bible Society, 1996)
• The Formation of the Christian Bible, by Hans von Campenhausen (Fortress Press)
• From One Medium to Another: Basic Issues for Communicating the Scriptures in New Media, by Robert Hodgson and Paul A. Soukup (American Bible Society, 1997)
• God's Word in Man's Language, by Eugene A. Nida (Word)
• Good News for Everyone: How to Use the Good News Bible, by Eugene A. Nida (Word)
• History of the Bible in English, Third Edition, by F.F. Bruce (NY: Oxford University Press, 1978) - An excellent resource.
• In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture, by Alister McGrath (New York: Anchor Books, 2001)
• The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust the Modern Translations? by James R. White (Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1995) - An excellent resource.
• Language, Society, and Bible Translation, by Ernst R. Wendland (Bible Society of South Africa)
• The Lost Bible: Forgotten Scriptures Revealed, by J.R. Porter (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001) - summarizes OT and NT non-canonical writings
• A Ready Reference History of the English Bible (NY: American Bible Society)
• The Reforming Power of the Scriptures: A Biography of the English Bible, by Mary Metzner Trammell & William G. Dawley (Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society, 1996)
• So Many Versions? Twentieth Century English Versions of the Bible, by Sakae Kubo and Walter Specht (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1975)
• See also "Commentaries on the Old Testament -- Whole Old Testament" at http://www.bibletexts.com/bibliogr/05com-ot.htm#ot-canon.

• See also "Commentaries on the New Testament Canon, Translating, and Bible Translations at http://www.bibletexts.com/bibliogr/06com-nt.htm#nt-canon.

OTHER RELEVANT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LISTS

• (See also Commentaries - Old Testament.)
• (See also Commentaries - New Testament.)
• (See also Dictionaries and Special Indices.)
• (See also the appendices on "Scriptural References" in the back of the books listed in:)
• Histories - Entire Bible
• Histories - Old Testament
• Histories - Intertestamental Period Testament
• Histories - New Testament and Early Christianity
• Theology