Commentaries on Scripture

[Asteriktos]

A member of the board inquired in the unofficial chat about commentaries on the Scriptures. He was interested more in modern ones, but I figured it might be productive if we compiled a list of all the Scriptural commentaries that we know of that have been translated into English. Please add any that you are aware of.


Old Testament
St. Augustine - Exposition of the Psalms
St. Basil the Great - The Hexæmeron
St. Gregory of Nyssa - Commentary on Ecclesiastes
St. Gregory of Nyssa - Life of Moses (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Jerome - Commentary on Daniel
St. Jerome - Commentary on Psalms 1-96 (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Dionysius of Alexandria - Fragment of Commentary on Ecclesiastes
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus - A Metaphrase of Ecclesiastes
St. Hilary of Poitiers - Homilies on Psalms 1, 53, and 130
St. Victorinus of Pettau - On the Creation of the World
St. Bede the Venerable - Commentary on Genesis (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Bede the Venerable - Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Bede the Venerable - Commentary on the Song of Songs (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Bede the Venerable - Commentary on Tobit and Habakkuk (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Genesis -- In 2 Volumes (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on the Psalms (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Origen - Homilies on Genesis and Exodus (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Origen - Homilies on Judges (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Origen - Homilies on Numbers (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Origen - Homilies on Joshua (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Origen - Homilies on Ezekiel (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Origen - Homilies on Jeremiah and 1 Kings (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Cyril of Alexandria - Commentary on the Twelve Prophets -- In 2 Volumes (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Didymus the Blind - Commentary on Zechariah (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Cassiodorus - Explanation of the Psalms -- In 3 Volumes (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Theodore of Mopsuestia - Commentary on the Twelve Prophets (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Theodore of Mopsuestia - Commentary on Psalms 1-81 (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Diodore Of Tarsus -  Commentary Of Psalms 1-51 (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theodoret of Cyrus - Commentary on the Psalms -- In 2 Volumes (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theodoret of Cyrus - Commentary On Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theodoret of Cyrus - Commentary On Genesis and Exodus (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theodoret of Cyrus - Commentaries on Jeremiah, Baruch and the Book of Lamentations (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theodoret of Cyrus - Commentary on Ezekiel (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theodoret of Cyrus - Commentary on Daniel (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Cyril of Alexandria - Commentary on the Book of Exodus -- First Discourse (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Cyril of Alexandria - Commentary on Isaiah -- In 2 Volumes (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Gregory the Dialogist - Homilies on the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Symeon the New Theologian - The First-Created Man: Seven Homilies (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Johanna Manley - Lament of Eve (Commentary on Gen. 1-5) (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Johanna Manley - Isaiah Through the Ages (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Johanna Manley - Wisdom. Let Us Attend: Job, the Fathers, and the Old Testament (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Paul Nadim Tarazi - The Chrysostom Bible - Genesis: A Commentary (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Genesis 1-11
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Genesis 12-50
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Job
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Psalms 1-50
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Psalms 51-150
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Isaiah 1-39
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Isaiah 40-66
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Jeremiah, Lamentations
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Ezekiel, Daniel
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: The Twelve Prophets


Deuterocanonicals
Patristic Quotes of Deuterocanonical Texts (Sorted by Book) (Sorted by Author)
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Apocrypha


Gospels
St. Athanasius the Great - On Luke 10:22/Matt. 11:27
St. Augustine - On The Sermon on the Mount
St. Augustine - The Harmony of the Gospels
St. Augustine - Sermons on the New Testament (Gospels)
St. Augustine - Tractates on the Gospel of John
St. Clement of Alexandria - Who Is the Rich Man That Shall Be Saved? (Matt. 19:24)
St. Dionysius of Alexandria - Commentary on Luke 22:42-48
St. Ephraim the Syrian - Homily on the Sinful Woman (John 7:53-8:11)
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus - Homilies on the Annunciation (Lk. 1:26-38) (Homily 1) (Homily 2) (Homily 3)
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus - On Matt. 6:22-23
St. Hippolytus of Rome - The Discourse on the Holy Theophany
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on the Gospel of John
St. John Chrysostom - Homily on The Prayers of Jesus on the Night of the Betrayal
St. John Chrysostom - Homily on the Paralytic Let Down Through the Roof
St. John Chrysostom - Homily on "If Your Enemy Hunger, Feed Him"
Origen of Alexandria - Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew
Origen of Alexandria - Commentary on the Gospel of John
St. Asterius of Amasea - Sermon on The Rich Man and Lazarus
St. Asterius of Amasea - Sermon on The Unjust Steward
St. Bede the Venerable - Commentary on the Gospels -- In 2 Volumes (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Jerome - Commentary on Matthew (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Theodore of Mopsuestia - Commentary on the Gospel of John (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Gregory of Nyssa - Homilies on The Lord's Prayer and The Beatitudes (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theophylact of Ochrid - Explanation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theophylact of Ochrid - Explanation of the Holy Gospel According to Mark (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theophylact of Ochrid - Explanation of the Holy Gospel According to Luke (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theophylact of Ochrid - Explanation of the Holy Gospel According to John (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Archbp. Dmitri Royster - The Parables (amazon.com and other book sellers)
David E. Garland - Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Holy Apostles Convent and Dormition Skete - The Orthodox New Testament: The Holy Gospels
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Matthew 1-13
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Matthew 14-28
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Mark
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Luke
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: John 1-10
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: John 11-21

St. Cyril of Alexandria - Commentaries on the Gospel of Luke (Lk. 1-3) (Lk. 4-6) (Lk. 6-7) (Lk. 7-8)(Lk. 9) (Lk. 9-10) (Lk. 10-11) (Lk. 11-12) (Lk. 12-13) (Lk. 13-16) (Lk. 16-18) (Lk. 18-20) (Lk. 20-22) (Lk. 22-24)

St. Cyril of Alexandria - Commentary on the Gospel of John (Jn. 1) (Jn. 1-5) (Jn. 5-6) (Jn. 6-7) (Jn. 7-8) (Jn. 8-10) (Jn. 10-12) (Jn. 12) (Jn. 12-14) (Jn. 14-16) (Jn. 16-18) (Jn. 18-21)
 

Epistles
St. Augustine - Homilies on the First Epistle of John
St. Clement of Alexandria - Comments on First Peter
St. Clement of Alexandria - Comments on the Epistle of Jude
St. Clement of Alexandria - Comments on the First Epistle of John
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Acts
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Romans
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on First Corinthians
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Second Corinthians
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Ephesians
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Philippians
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Colossians
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on First Thessalonians
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Second Thessalonians
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on First Timothy
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Second Timothy
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Titus
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Philemon
St. John Chrysostom - Commentary on Galatians
St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on Hebrews
St. Jerome - Commentary on Galatians (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Victorinus of Pettau - Commentary on the Apocalypse
St. Bede the Venerable - Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Bede the Venerable - Commentary on the Seven Catholic Epistles (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Justin Popovich - Commentary on the Epistles of St. John the Theologian (amazon.com and other book sellers)
St. Theodoret of Cyrus - Commentary on the Letters of St. Paul (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Origen - Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans -- In 2 Volumes (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Oecumenius - Commentary on the Apocalypse (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Andrew of Caesarea - Commentary on the Apocalypse (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Archbp. Dmitri Royster - The Epistle of St. James: A Commentary (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Archbp. Dmitri Royster - The Epistle to the Hebrews: A Commentary (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Lawrence R. Farley - First and Second Corinthians: Straight from the Heart (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Paul Nadim Tarazi - First Thessalonians (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Paul Nadim Tarazi - Galatians (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Lawrence R. Farley - Prison Epistles: Phillippians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Lawrence R. Farley - The Gospel of Luke: Good News for the Poor (amazon.com and other book sellers)
Holy Apostles Convent and Dormition Skete - The Orthodox New Testament: Acts, Epistles, and Revelation
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Acts
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Romans
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: 1-2 Corinthians
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Hebrews
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude
Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Revelation

[Clare G.]

Jaroslav Pelikan - Acts (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series) (amazon.com and other book sellers)

Excellent. I'm working my way through this at the moment.

[minasoliman]

this should be a sticky

[Severian]

Excellent work, Asteriktos. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.

[Volnutt]

Thank you so much, Justin. 

[Hiwot]

Oh WOW!!!
this is awsome!
Thank you very much Asteriktos.

[akimori makoto]

Was this ever stickied?

[Achronos]

Whoa, this is awesome.

[IsmiLiora]

Noiiiiice.

Many years later, thank you, Asteriktos.

[eyesmile]

Yes!!!

Appreciation beyond words Asteriktos.

[Iconodule]

St. Theophylact's commentary on Galatians is now available in English: http://www.chrysostompress.org/catalog.html

[mabsoota]

i can't see a sticky label, so i'm posting here to bump it up the table of posts!
great resource
 

[Ortho_cat]

Noiiiiice.

Many years later, thank you, Asteriktos.

wait...what's wrong with ice??? 

[minasoliman]

i can't see a sticky label, so i'm posting here to bump it up the table of posts!
great resource
 

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It is stickied

[Asteriktos]

Lawrence R. Farley - Universal Truth: The Catholic Epistles of James, Peter, Jude, and John
Lawrence R. Farley - The Gospel of John: Beholding the Glory
Lawrence R. Farley - The Epistle to the Romans: A Gospel For All
Patrick Henry Reardon - The Trial of Job: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Job

[Clare G.]

And another on Romans:

Archbp. Dmitri Royster - St Paul's Epistle to the Romans: A Pastoral Commentary (amazon.com and other booksellers)
At 400+ pages, more detailed than his commentaries on Hebrews or James.

[Asteriktos]

St. John Chrysostom - Homilies on the Old Testament: Homilies on Isaiah and Jeremiah
St. John Chrysostom - Commentary on the Sages, Vol. 1: Commentary on Job
St. John Chrysostom: Commentary on the Sages, Vol. 2: Commentary on Proverbs and Commentary on Ecclesiastes

[StGeorge]

St Ephrem wrote commentaries (or interpretations) of several OT books--I believe at least the Torah.  I have read his on Genesis on Exodus.  The texts were translated into English and are part of a series of Church Fathers works.

[GabrieltheCelt]

Lawrence R. Farley - Universal Truth: The Catholic Epistles of James, Peter, Jude, and John
Lawrence R. Farley - The Gospel of John: Beholding the Glory
Lawrence R. Farley - The Epistle to the Romans: A Gospel For All
Patrick Henry Reardon - The Trial of Job: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Job

I can't recommend Fr. Lawrence enough, I'll tell you what! 

I've always wondered what the Orthodox thought of Matthew Henry's Commentary?  I don't own any, but I recall I liked them.

[GabrieltheCelt]

I've always wondered what the Orthodox thought of Matthew Henry's Commentary? 

B to the U to the M to the P! 

[GabrieltheCelt]

I've always wondered what the Orthodox thought of Matthew Henry's Commentary? 

B to the U to the M to the P! 

I reckon I got my answer.   

[Asteriktos]

I've always wondered what the Orthodox thought of Matthew Henry's Commentary? 

B to the U to the M to the P! 

I reckon I got my answer.   

Wish I could help 

[minasoliman]

I used to use the Matthew Henry Commentary before I was introduced to the Church fathers.  Honestly, I haven't found anything bad with it with the limited use I've had, but obviously since it comes from a Protestant tradition, caution is important.

[biro]

I must admit I don't think I've read any commentaries in a long time. Must fix that.

[Asteriktos]

Origen - Homilies on Leviticus
Origen - The Song of Songs, Commentary and Homilies

[Suryoyutho]

I've never heard a bad word about Blessed Theophylact's commentary, is it "OK" for an OO?

Father Tadros Malaty has written plenty that can be found for free online in English (most at orthodoxebooks.org, Gospel of St John at other places). The editing isn't the best (horrible) in some of the ebooks though.

Are there any "modern" translations of the St John Chrysostom gospel ones?

[Asteriktos]

I can't answer your OO question, but regarding modern translations of St. John Chrysostom's Gospel works, I assume by modern you mean newer than the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers translation from the 19th century?  If so, the Catholic University of America Press did a translation of St. John Chrysostom's commentary on the Gospel of John, which is available in paper and ebook forms. It is split into two volumes and is $40 per volume.

[Punch]

I used to use the Matthew Henry Commentary before I was introduced to the Church fathers.  Honestly, I haven't found anything bad with it with the limited use I've had, but obviously since it comes from a Protestant tradition, caution is important.

I still have, and occasionally use, Lenski's Commentaries on the New Testament.  They are conservative Lutheran and I find them quite useful.  In many ways, they are what lead me to the Orthodox Church.

[Asteriktos]

Some more...

Paulist Press
St. Augustine: Sermons for Christmas and Epiphany
St. Gregory of Nyssa: The Lord's Prayer, The Beatitudes
St. Augustine: The Literal Meaning of Genesis, in 2 Volumes

Catholic University of America Press
Ambrose: Hexameron, Paradise, Cain and Abel
Basil: Exegetic Homilies
Ambrose: Seven Exegetical Works
Hilary of Poitiers: Commentary on Matthew

[Asteriktos]

Ancient Christian Texts
Latin Commentaries on Revelation (Victorinus of Petovium, Apringius of Beja, Caesarius of Arles and Bede the Venerable)
Commentary on Jeremiah (Jerome)
Commentaries on Romans and 1-2 Corinthians (Ambrosiaster)
Commentaries on Galatians--Philemon (Ambrosiaster)
Incomplete Commentary on Matthew (Opus imperfectum)
Commentaries on Genesis 1-3 (Severian of Gabala, Bede the Venerable)

Liverpool University Press
Bede: Commentary on Revelation
Bede: A Biblical Miscellany

[Asteriktos]

*bump*

I've never heard a bad word about Blessed Theophylact's commentary, is it "OK" for an OO?

In the meantime, while hopefully someone more knowledgable will post, fwiw I've heard that St. Theophylact followed St. John Chrysostom fairly closely. Never compared the two, but that's what I've read.

[Asteriktos]

Available in Latin:

Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Genesis
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Exodus
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Leviticus
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Deuteronomy
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Numbers
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Joshua
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Kings
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Chronicles
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Judges
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Proverbs
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on 1 Maccabees
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Wisdom of Solomon
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Sirach
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Jeremiah
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Ezekiel
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Ruth
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Judith
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Esther
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Song of Songs
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Allegories in All the Scripture
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on Matthew (also available in German)
Rabanus Maurus - Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul

[Romaios]

Some expositive sermons on the Books of Tobit, Revelation and the Epistle of St. James by Fr. Athanasios Mitilinaios (translated from the Greek
by Constantine Zalalas) are available on http://www.pantocrator.me/en/ in audio format. More of his live recorded sermons on other books of Scripture are available in Greek on the same website.

[William]

Anyone know where I can get St. Ambrose's commentary on Luke without paying a million dollars?

[Asteriktos]

Anyone know where I can get St. Ambrose's commentary on Luke without paying a million dollars?

$20 - St. Ambrose - Exposition of the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke (CTOS)

[Iconodule]

St. Theophylact's commentary on Galatians is now available in English: http://www.chrysostompress.org/catalog.html

The commentary on Ephesians is now translated and should be available in March.

[William]

On of St. Theophylact's gospel commentaries is available online:

http://www.holytrinitymission.org/books/english/matthew_theophilactos.htm

They really are top notch, I wish they were all online. If anyone wants to get me an awesome Pascha present, well, there's an idea. 

[LenInSebastopol]

Makes this catechumen SWOON.

Much thanks, but in slow motion!

It should be a sticky!


Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner

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