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The Jessie C. Eury Library has numerous biblical commentaries to support students and faculty at Lincoln Christian University.
A biblical commentary is an explanation or exegesis of a book or passage in the Bible. Commentaries:
Commentaries are shelved in the Reference Collection and General Stacks.
Reference Collection commentaries:
Reference commentaries are for in-library use, but may be checked out overnight as needed.
All other commentaries are shelved in General Stacks.
General Stacks commentaries:
Keep in mind that when you are writing an exegetical paper, often you are focusing on a specific passage rather than the entire book. You can place a Scan Request for just the section you need!
These selected Reference Collection commentary series include both Old Testament and New Testament commentaries. These commentaries may be checked out overnight. This is not an exhaustive list.
There are several commentary series that while in General Stacks are very helpful to consult when studying to prepare lessons and sermons. This is not an exhaustive list.
To search for books on the Bible it is helpful to use Library of Congress Subject Headings.
To narrow a search place another word such as commentaries after the initial search.
To find commentaries about a specific book of the Bible, use the following format:
Bible O.T. Book of Bible. Commentaries
Bible N.T. Book of Bible. Commentaries
To learn more about Old Testament and New Testament commentaries in the Jessie C. Eury Library consult the Old Testament and New Testament Research Guides.
To learn more about Old Testament and New Testament commentaries, consult the following resources: