Commentaries
Find here Unashamed Workman’s recommended commentaries for the New Testament. The list has been collated partly on the basis of commentaries I have used myself and partly on the recommendations of others. The current list is mainly academic level works. I hope, however, to add others which are more application focused.
New Testament
Matthew
Carson, D. A. Matthew. EBC , 1984.
(*) Davies, WD. and Dale C. Allison. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel according to Saint Matthew. ICC, 1989.
Mark
France, R. T. The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary on the Greek Text. NIGTC, 2002.
(*) Lane, William L. Commentary on the Gospel of Mark. NICNT, 1974.
Luke
Bock, Darrell L. Luke. 2 vols. BECNT, 1994.
Marshall, I. Howard. Commentary on Luke. NIGTC, 1978.
John
(*) Carson, D. A. The Gospel According to John. PNTC, 1991.
Acts
Bock, Darrell L, Acts , BECNT, 2007
(*) Longenecker, Richard N, Acts, EBC, 1981
Romans
Cranfield, C. E. B. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. ICC , 1975–79.
(*) Moo, Douglas J. The Epistle to the Romans. NICNT, 1996.
1 & 2 Corinthians
Barrett, C. K. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. Black’s New Testament Commentary, 1968.
(*) Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. NICNT. Eerdmans, 1987.
(*) Barnett, Paul. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. NICNT. Eerdmans, 1997.
Martin, Ralph P. 2 Corinthians. Word Biblical Commentary,1986.
Galatians
Bruce, F. F. Galatians. NIGTC, Eerdmans, 1982.
(*) Longenecker, R, Galatians, Word Biblical Commentary, 1990.
Ephesians
Bruce, F. F. The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. NICNT, Eerdmans, 1984.
(*) O’Brien, Peter T. The Letter to the Ephesians. PNTC, Eerdmans, 1999.
Philippians
Fee, Gordon D. Philippians. NICNT, Eerdmans, 1995.
(*) O’Brien, Peter T. The Letter to the Ephesians. PNTC, Eerdmans, 1999.
Colossians
Bruce, F. F. The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. NICNT, 1984.
(*) O’Brien, Peter T. Colossians, Philemon. WBC, 1982.
1 and 2 Thessalonians
(*) Bruce, F. F. 1 and 2 Thessalonians. WBC, 1982.
Wanamaker, Charles A. The Epistles to the Thessalonians. NIGTC, 1990.
The Pastoral Epistles
Fee, G, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, NIBC. 1998.
(*) Mounce, William D. Pastoral Epistles. WBC, 2000.
Hebrews
Bruce, F. F. The Epistles to the Hebrews. NICNT, 1990.
(*) Lane, William L. Hebrews. WBC, 1991.
James
(*) Davids, Peter H. Commentary on James. NIGTC, 1982.
Moo, Douglas J. The Letter of James. PNTC, 2000.
1 Peter
(*) Davids, Peter H. The First Epistle of Peter. NICNT, 1990.
Grudem, Wayne. The First Epistle of Peter. TNTC, 1988.
2 Peter, Jude
(*) Bauckham, Richard J. Jude, 2 Peter. WBC, 1983.
Moo, Douglas J. 2 Peter and Jude. NIVAC, 1996.
1, 2, 3 John
(*) Kruse, Colin G. The Letters of John, PNTC, 2000
Stott, John R. W. The Epistles of St. John, Eerdmans, 1988.
Revelation
(*) Beale, G. K. The Book of Revelation. NIGTC, 1999.
Mounce, Robert H. The Book of Revelation. NICNT, Eerdmans, 1997.
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Calvin Theological Seminary Recommendations
Moore Theological College Book Recommendations
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unashamed 
Thanks. This is a great list.
I put together a similar post with my favorite commentaries on each NT book here:
http://justinchilders.blogspot.com/2007/02/building-good-commentary-library.html
great list. i don’t think it is on the web, and you probably know about it, but Fee and Stuarts list in the appendix to “How to Read the Bible for all its Worth” has been a guide to me. make sure you use the updated 3rd ed. it is different
I will be using the O’Brien commentary for Philippians in my next Greek class. I have read through part of it and it is excellent.
I’m working through Luke and have to say that the best commentary I have come across is that by Darrell Bock in the BECNT Series. Both volumes are exceptionally insightful and helpful.
Housekeeping note: The “Desiring God” link is not working
Please check out my website (www.book-academy.co.uk) for older commentaries recommended by the “Prince of Preachers” viz. Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Enjoy!
R.T. France’s work on Matthew in the NICNT series is excellent as well. He is a great commentary writer. He goes in depth but writes in a way you can sit and read his commentaries like a good novel!
I lock Bock pretty well but dislike his views on the Q gospel theory. Otherwise he is a very insightful scholar.
I would have to suggest that you add R.T. France’s Matthew Commentary in the NICNT series–I have found it to be amazingly enlightening and well composed (being amazingly easy to read while not lacking in scholarship either).