IVP New Testament Commentary Books in Order

IVP New Testament Commentary contains 20 books, published between 1991 and 2010. The first book is 1 Peter (1991) and the newest is 1-2 Thessalonians (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1991–2010
Total pages
5,864 across 20 books
Reading time
98–147 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,864 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

The IVP New Testament Commentary is a Bible commentary series, with 20 catalogued volumes published between 1991 and 2010. Each volume treats a New Testament book or a group of them: titles run from 1 Peter (1991) to 1-2 Thessalonians (2010) and take in Hebrews, James, Galatians, Luke and Acts. Contributors are credited volume by volume, among them Grant R. Osborne, I. Howard Marshall, Marianne Meye Thompson and Robert W. Wall. The median volume runs 268 pages.

How many IVP New Testament Commentary books are there?

IVP New Testament Commentary has 20 books, released between 1991 and 2010.

IVP New Testament Commentary Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 IVP New Testament Commentary books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    1 Peter1991 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991184
  2. 2
    Hebrews1992 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992168
  3. 3
    1-3 John1992 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992168
  4. 4
    James1993 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993206
  5. 5
    Colossians & Philemon1993 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993225
  6. 6
    Galatians1994 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994212
  7. 7
    1-2 Timothy & Titus1994 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994271
  8. 8
    Luke1994 · 412 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994412
  9. 9
    Acts1995 · 422 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995422
  10. 10
    2 Corinthians1996 · 357 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996357
  11. 11
    Ephesians1997 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997178
  12. 12
    Matthew1997 · 444 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997444
  13. 13
    Revelation1997 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997265
  14. 14
    Philippians1999 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999204
  15. 15
    John1999 · 526 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999526
  16. 16
    Romans2004 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004400
  17. 17
    1 Corinthians2004 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004343
  18. 18
    Mark2007 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007351
  19. 19
    2 Peter & Jude2009 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009249
  20. 20
    1-2 Thessalonians2010 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010279

Where to start with IVP New Testament Commentary

Start with 1 Peter (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest IVP New Testament Commentary book?

1-2 Thessalonians (2010) is the newest IVP New Testament Commentary book released so far.

Is there a new IVP New Testament Commentary book coming?

No next IVP New Testament Commentary book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

IVP New Testament Commentary at a glance

No recent titles
The newest IVP New Testament Commentary title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
IVP New Testament Commentary books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,864 pages across all 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most IVP New Testament Commentary books, 15 of 20, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 20 titles, 2 are credited to Grant R. Osborne, 1 to I. Howard Marshall, 1 to Marianne Meye Thompson and 1 to Robert W. Wall. A further 16 writers are credited. 3 titles carry no credit.

What the IVP New Testament Commentary books are about

All 20 IVP New Testament Commentary books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bible is tagged on 19 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Bible 19 of 20 books
  • Commentaries 19 of 20 books
  • Bible, commentaries, n. t. gospels 4 of 20 books
  • Bible, commentaries, n. t. catholic epistles 3 of 20 books
  • Kommentar 3 of 20 books
  • Bible, commentaries, n. t. corinthians 2 of 20 books
  • Bible, study and teaching, n. t 2 of 20 books
  • Commentaires 2 of 20 books
  • Religion 2 of 20 books