To be honest with you, I don’t have any particular favorite. My own personal belief is that the Bible is its own best commentary. If one knows the Hebrew and Greek alphabets so one can utilize the lexicons, one can find a lot of material for oneself. I, of course, prefer Jewish sources over Christian sources in most instances and prefer references such as the Encyclopedia Judaica, or the Jewish Encyclopedia which is available online (www.jewishencyclopedia.com) at no charge, or the Artscroll Tanach series by Mesorah Publishing Co. The problem with Clark and Barclay is that they are both so old that much of the information is either out of date or unknown to them. The same thing is true with the Pulpit Commentary, which is 50 volumes and published around 1918 (and I happen to have an original first edition set), but, again, I find it lacking because it is so old.
Unfortunately, there is nothing with which I am acquainted that is a modern up-to-date commentary of any substance.
Roy Blizzard
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