Bible Study Tools: Part 8
The task of the Bible teacher is to communicate the Scriptures in a way that sheds light on God and our relationship with him. Atlases, geography books, and language textbooks help (see part 6), but the heart of a library are the commentaries.
My recommendations are listed in order of their helpfulness, so if you can only afford one commentary on a particular book, consider my #1. But I encourage you to take the time to carefully check out samples of all the suggested books before making your purchase. Most high quality resources are expensive, so it’s better to acquire books that won’t need to be replaced later. Many can be previewed online at Amazon, Google, etc.