Kendall Davis discusses how to pick the right commentary for the job. Depending on what you're trying to do, different commentaries are going to be more or less useful. He talks about some different kinds of commentaries and gives recommendations of commentary series that seminarians should be aware of. 

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Lib Guide on Commentaries! https://csl.libguides.com/c.php?g=845951&p=6068418

Concordia Commentary https://books.cph.org/professional/concordia-commentary

Tyndale Commentaries https://www.ivpress.com/tyndale-new-testament-commentaries

Brazos http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/series/brazos-theological-commentary-on-the-bible

Word https://www.bestcommentaries.com/series/word-biblical-commentary-wbc/

New International Greek Testament Commentary (NIGTC) https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/CategoryCenter.aspx?CategoryId=SE!NIGTC

New International Commentary on the New/Old Testament (NICNT/NICOT) https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/CategoryCenter.aspx?CategoryId=SE!NICNT

Baylor Handbook https://www.bestcommentaries.com/series/baylor-handbook-on-the-greek-new-testament-bhgnt/

Ancient Christian Commentary https://www.ivpress.com/ancient-christian-commentary-on-scripture

Ancient Christian Texts https://www.ivpress.com/ancient-christian-texts