← Contents Select Bibliography on Obadiah

Annotated Bibliography on Obadiah

Baker, D. W. “Obadiah.” Pages 12–44 in Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. Ed. D. W. Baker, T. D. Alexander, B. K. Waltke. TOTC 23a. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1988. A brief, popular level exposition.

Barton, John. Joel and Obadiah. OTL. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001. A useful mainline look at historical and linguistic backgrounds.

Ben Zvi, E. A Historical-Critical Study of the Book of Obadiah. BZAW 242. Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1996. Not a commentary, but an in-depth study using untransliterated, untranslated Hebrew.

Clark, D. J., and N. Mundhenk. A Translator’s Handbook on the Books of Obadiah and Micah. Helps for Translators. London/New York: United Bible Society, 1982. Useful analysis of individual words and phrases for translation. Not a regular commentary.

Finley, T. J. “Obadiah.” Pages 339–80 in Joel, Amos, Obadiah. WEC. Chicago: Moody Press, 1990. Useful in-depth analysis of Hebrew text. Mostly accessible to those without Hebrew. Reprint: Finley Reprint. Dallas, Tex.: j1 Biblical Studies Press, 2003.

Limburg, J. “The Book of Obadiah.” Pages 127–36 in Hosea–Micah. Interpretation. Atlanta: John Knox, 1988. A brief commentary seeking to find application for the church.

Niehaus, J. “Obadiah.” Pages 495–541 in The Minor Prophets: An Exegetical and Expository Commentary, vol. 2. Ed. T. E. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993. Short but useful look at textual, historical, and theological issues from a conservative perspective.

Raabe, P. R. Obadiah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. AB 24D. New York: Doubleday, 1996. An excellent, detailed study of the book as a unified work.

Stuart, D. “Obadiah.” Pages 402–22. Hosea–Jonah. WBC 31. Waco, Tex.: Word, 1987. A useful commentary, especially for bibliography and the Hebrew text.

Wolff, H. W. “The Prophet Obadiah.” Pages 15–71 in Obadiah and Jonah: A Commentary. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986. A technical commentary with extensive bibliography, viewing the prophecy as a composite.

Text and Commentary on Obadiah