The commentaries below interpret and explain the biblical text from a Jewish perspective.
Most Jewish commentaries focus on the Torah (the first 5 books of the Old Testament, also known as the Pentateuch), though some commentaries also cover other books from the Old Testament.
The Torah includes the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
The Torah: A Modern Commentary seriesRamban: the Torah with Ramban's commentary
Reading the Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes
Torah Encounters: Genesis
The Women's Torah Commentary
The Jewish Study Bible
The Jewish Annotated Apocrypha
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Artscroll English Tanach (Stone edition)
Haftarot: the Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation
The Bible, the Talmud, and the New Testament
Eerdmans Illuminations Commentary series
Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Readings on Genesis and Gender
Fighting over the Bible: Jewish Interpretation, Sectarianism and Polemic from Temple to Talmud and Beyond
The Question of God's Perfection: Jewish and Christian essays on the God of the Bible and Talmud
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