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.