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What follows are my recommendations for the four or five best recent evangelical commentaries on each book of the Bible. In the future I hope to annotate this list and add recommended historical commentaries and related resources. Lists like this inevitably have an element of subjectivity to them. In addition, I have worked more with certain books and commentaries more than others.

Genesis
Mathews, NAC
Wenham, WBC
Steinmann, TOTC
Waltke with Fredericks
McKeown, THOTC

Annotations on Genesis commentaries

Exodus
Alexander, AOTC
Stuart, NAC
Garrett, KEL
Currid, EPSC
Hamilton

Annotations on Exodus commentaries

Leviticus
Sklar, TOTC
Kiuchi, AOTC
Rooker, NAC
Wenham, NICOT
Hartley, WBC

Numbers
Ashley, NICOT
Allen, REBC
Harrison, WEC
Cole, NAC
Ross, Holiness to the Lord

Deuteronomy
Block, NIVAC
Wright, NIBC
Cragie, NICOT
Merrill, NAC
McConville, AOTC

Joshua
Howard, NAC
Woudstra, NICOT
Hess, TOTC
Dale Ralph Davis, FoB

Judges
Block, NAC
Webb, NICOT
Younger, NIVAC

Ruth
Block, ZECOT
Hubbard, NICOT
Bush, WBC
Schwab, REBC

Samuel
Steinmann, CC
Long, TOTC
Youngblood, REBC
Firth, AOTC
Dale Ralph Davis, FoB

Kings
Provan, NIBC
Dale Ralph Davis, FoB
House, NAC
Patterson and Austel, REBC
Wiseman, TOTC

Ezra & Nehemiah
Steinmann, CC
Shepherd and Wright, THOTC
Kidner, TOTC
Williamson, WBC
Yamauchi, REBC

Esther
Bush, WBC
Tomasino, EEC
Jobes, NIVAC
Steveson

Chronicles
Pratt, Mentor
Selman, TOTC
Merrill, KEL
McConville, DSB

Job
Talbert
Ash, PtW
Andersen, TOTC
Belcher, FoB
Seow, Iluminations

Psalms
Ross, KEL
VanGemeren, REBC
Hamiltion, EBTC
Grogan, THOTC
Kidner, TOTC

Proverbs
Waltke, NICOT
Steinmann, CC
Van Leeuwen, NIB
Longman, BCOTWP
Garrett, NAC

Ecclesiastes
Bartholomew, BCOTWP
Fredericks, AOTC
Kidner, BST
Eaton, TOTC
Garrett, NAC

Song of Songs
Longman, NICOT
Garrett, WBC
Mitchell, CC
Hess, BCOTWP

Isaiah
Oswalt, NICOT
Motyer
Smith, NAC
Young
Gorgan, REBC

Jeremiah
Feinberg, EBC
Longman, UBCS
Kaiser and REata
Kidner, BST
Harrison, TOTC

Lamentations
Chou, EEC
Longman, UBCS
Harrison, TOTC

Ezekiel
Block, NICOT
Cooper, NAC
Alexander, REBC
Stuart, PC

Daniel
Tanner, EEc
Miller, NAC
Steinmann, CC
Archer, EBC

Hosea
McComiskey
Stuart, WBC
Garrett, NAC
Mackay, MC
Dearman, NICOT

Joel
Busenitz, MC
Finley, WEC
Garrett, NAC
Nass, CC
Barker, ZECOT

Amos
Niehaus in McComiskey
Finley, WEC
Hoyt, EEC
Stuart, WBC
Smith, MC

Obadiah
Raabe, AB
Niehaus in McComiskey
Finley, WEC
Timmer, TOTC
Block, ZECOT

Jonah
Timmer, TOTC
Hoyt, EEC
Lessing, CC
Youngblood, ZECOT
Alexander, TOTC

Micah
Barker, NAC
Waltke
Hoyt, EEC
Dempster, THOTC
Timmer, TOTC

Nahum
Renz, NICOT
Timmer, ZECOT
Armerding, EBC
Robertson, NICOT
Baker, TOTC

Habakkuk
Robertson, NICOT
Patterson, WEC
Shepherd, KEL
Renz, NICOT
Bailey, NAC

Zephaniah
Robertson, NICOT
Motyer in McComiskey
Patterson, WEC
Bailey, NAC
DeRouchie, ESVEC

Zechariah
Klein, NAC
Wolters, HCOT
Merrill, WEC
Barker, EBC
Boda, NICOT

Malachi
Merrill, WEC
Stuart in McComiskey
Clendenen, NAC
Hill, NAC
Duguid, EPSC

Matthew
Carson, REBC
Keener
Osborne, ZECNT
France, NICNT
Nolland, NIGTC

Mark
Edwards, PNTC
France, NIGTC
Strauss, ZECNT
Lane, NICNT
Hiebert

Luke
Bock, BECNT
Edwards, PNTC
Garland, ZECNT
Marshall, NIGTC
Green, NICNT

John
Carson, PNTC
Ridderbos
Klink, ZECNT
Keener
Michaels, NICNT

Acts
Peterson, PNTC
Schnabel, ZECNT
Keener
Longenecker, REBC
Witherington

Romans
Moo, NICNT
Schreiner, BECNT
Murray, NICNT
Thielman, ZECNT
Longenecker, ZECNT

1 Corinthians
Fee, NICNT
Garland, BECNT
Lockwood, CC
Rosner and Ciampa, PNTC
Thiselton, NIGTC

2 Corinthians
Garland, NAC
Harris, NIGTC
Guthrie, BECNT
Barnett, NICNT
Hughes, NICNT

Galatians
Moo, BECNT
Schreiner, ZECNT
Ridderbos, NICNT
Bruce, NIGTC
Longenecker, WBC

Ephesians
Thielman, BECNT
Hoehner
Baugh, ECC
O’Brien PNTC

Philippians
Fee, NICNT
O’Brien, NIGTC
Silva, BECNT
Hansen, PNTC

Colossians & Philemon
Moo, PNTC
O’Brien, WBC
Garland, NIVAC

Thessalonian Epistles
Weima, BECNT
Thomas, REBC
Hiebert
Fee, NICNT
Green, PNTC

Pastoral Epistles
Mounce, WBC
Yarbrough, PNTC
Barcley, EPSC
Kostenberger, EBTC or REBC
Burk, ESVEC

Hebrews
O’Brien, PNTC
Lane, WBC
Cockerill, NICNT
Hughes
Gutherie, NIVAC

James
McCartney, BECNT
Moo, PNTC
Blomberg, ZECNT
Hiebert
Guthrie, REBC

1 Peter
Schreiner, NAC
Grudem, TNTC
Hiebert
Charles, REBC

2 Peter and Jude
Schreiner, NAC
Bauckham, WBC
Hiebert
Charles, REBC

Johannine Epistles
Yarbrough, BECNT
Aiken, NAC
Kruse, PNTC

Revelation
Fanning, ZECNT
Osborne, BECNT
Thomas
Beale, NIGTC or Schreiner BECNT (for an idealist perspective)
Leithart, ITC (for a preterist perspective)