Latest commentaries for the Yale Anchor & Hermeneia series

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Robrecht

May 25, 2025 01:03

These are by far-and-away the best commentary series for critical scholarship. On the old forum, these were frequently requested. That should be reflected here.

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  Accordance Bible

  May 31, 2025 02:50

  Here's Matt Quintana 's info on these:

  Anchor Yale Bible Series

  Publisher: Yale University Press
  Genre: Biblical Commentary
  Retail Price: $65–$85
  ISBN: (see list below)
  Reason to Consider in Accordance: The AYB is one of the top critical commentary series available. Accordance currently has the majority of the volumes, but is missing everything after 2017. The latest volumes are:

  • Amos by Göran Eidevall (2017, ISBN 9780300178784)
  • Ezekiel 38–48 by Stephen L. Cook (2018, ISBN 9780300218817)
  • The Gospel of Judas by David Brakke (2022, ISBN 9780300173260)
  • 1 Maccabees by Daniel R. Schwartz (2022, ISBN 9780300159936)
  • Micah by Bob Becking (2023, ISBN 9780300159950)
  • Ezra by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi (2023, ISBN 9780300149692)
  • Joshua 13–24 by Thomas B. Dozeman (2023, ISBN 9780300265408)
  • Jonah by Rhiannon Graybill, John Kaltner, and Steven L. McKenzie (2023, ISBN 9780300206678)
  • Genesis 1–11 by Ronald Hendell (2024, ISBN 9780300149739)
  • Judges 13–21 by Jack M. Sasson (releasing Aug 2025, ISBN 9780300278132)

  Hermeneia Series

  Publisher: Fortress Press
  Genre: Biblical Commentary
  Retail Price: $60–$85
  ISBN: (see list below)
  Reason to Consider in Accordance: The Hermeneia series is one of the top critical commentary series available. Accordance currently has the majority of the volumes, but is missing everything after 2018 (including one volume from 2009). The latest volumes are:

  • The Odes of Solomon by Michael Lattke (2009, ISBN 9780800660567)
  • Jubilees (2 vols.) by James C. VanderKam (2018, 9780800660352)
  • Judith by Lawrence M. Wills (2019, ISBN 9780800661052)
  • Proverbs 1: 1–15 by Bernd U. Schipper (2019, ISBN 9780800660673)
  • Judges 1: 1:1–10:5 by Mark S. Smith and Elizabeth M. Bloch-Smith (2021, ISBN 9781506480497)
  • Jonah by Susan Niditch (2023, ISBN 9780800699031)
  • Song of Songs by Adele Berlin (2025, ISBN 9780800699017)

  Matt Quintana I'm going to merge your two posts here so everything is consolidated here. Go ahead and vote on them here.

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  Matt Quintana

  May 31, 2025 03:20

  Good idea—thanks!

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