The NICOT: Every Volume of the Old Testament

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The New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT) is the sister series of the NICNT and one of the most consulted for studying and preaching the Old Testament. It is published by Eerdmans, and its first volumes came out in 1976. Today its editors are Robert L. Hubbard Jr. and Bill T. Arnold.

According to the publisher's description, all the contributors share two convictions: that the Old Testament is the word of God as he gave it to Israel, and that in those thirty-nine books his inspired and authoritative message is heard today. Each volume opens with an introduction to the book's background, authorship, date, structure and theology. Then comes the author's own translation from the Hebrew and a verse-by-verse commentary.

As with the NICNT, volumes are revised or replaced over time. This post gathers the current ones, the ones already superseded and the books still waiting for their volume. Selecting a cover opens sample pages from Logos or Google Books. Only the second edition of Ecclesiastes, published in 2026, does not yet have a sample.

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Covers of the current volumes

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Genesis 1–17Victor P. HamiltonEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Genesis 18–50Victor P. HamiltonEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →LeviticusGordon J. WenhamEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →NumbersTimothy R. AshleyEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Deuteronomy 1–11Bill T. ArnoldEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →DeuteronomyPeter C. CraigieEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →JoshuaMarten H. WoudstraEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →JudgesBarry G. WebbEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →RuthPeter H. W. LauEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →1 SamuelDavid Toshio TsumuraEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →2 SamuelDavid Toshio TsumuraEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Ezra and NehemiahHannah K. HarringtonEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →JobJohn E. HartleyEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →PsalmsNancy L. deClaissé-Walford, Rolf A. Jacobson y Beth LaNeel TannerEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Proverbs 1–15Bruce K. WaltkeEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Proverbs 15–31Bruce K. WaltkeEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →EcclesiastesTremper Longman IIIEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Song of SongsTremper Longman IIIEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Isaiah 1–39John N. OswaltEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Isaiah 40–66John N. OswaltEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →JeremiahJohn GoldingayEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →LamentationsJohn GoldingayEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Ezekiel 1–24Daniel I. BlockEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Ezekiel 25–48Daniel I. BlockEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Daniel 1–6Aubrey E. Buster y John H. WaltonEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →HoseaJ. Andrew DearmanEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Joel, Obadiah and JonahJames D. NogalskiEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →AmosM. Daniel Carroll R.English · EerdmansVer vista previa →Nahum, Habakkuk and ZephaniahThomas RenzEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →Haggai and MalachiMignon R. JacobsEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →ZechariahMark J. BodaEnglish · EerdmansVer vista previa →

Current volumes

Eerdmans's catalog currently has 31 published volumes. They cover 32 of the 39 books of the Old Testament, although Daniel only in part.

• Genesis 1–17: Victor P. Hamilton, The Book of Genesis, Chapters 1–17 (1990). Eerdmans
• Genesis 18–50: Victor P. Hamilton, The Book of Genesis, Chapters 18–50 (1995). Eerdmans
• Leviticus: Gordon J. Wenham, The Book of Leviticus (1979). Eerdmans
• Numbers: Timothy R. Ashley, The Book of Numbers (2nd ed., 2022). Eerdmans
• Deuteronomy 1–11: Bill T. Arnold, The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapters 1–11 (2022). Eerdmans
• Deuteronomy: Peter C. Craigie, The Book of Deuteronomy (1976). Eerdmans
• Joshua: Marten H. Woudstra, The Book of Joshua (1981). Eerdmans
• Judges: Barry G. Webb, The Book of Judges (2012). Eerdmans
• Ruth: Peter H. W. Lau, The Book of Ruth (2023). Eerdmans
• 1 Samuel: David Toshio Tsumura, The First Book of Samuel (2007). Eerdmans
• 2 Samuel: David Toshio Tsumura, The Second Book of Samuel (2019). Eerdmans
• Ezra and Nehemiah: Hannah K. Harrington, The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (2022). Eerdmans
• Job: John E. Hartley, The Book of Job (1988). Eerdmans
• Psalms: Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford, Rolf A. Jacobson and Beth LaNeel Tanner, The Book of Psalms (2014). Eerdmans
• Proverbs 1–15: Bruce K. Waltke, The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 1–15 (2004). Eerdmans
• Proverbs 15–31: Bruce K. Waltke, The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 15–31 (2005). Eerdmans
• Ecclesiastes: Tremper Longman III, The Book of Ecclesiastes (2nd ed., 2026). Eerdmans
• Song of Songs: Tremper Longman III, Song of Songs (2001). Eerdmans
• Isaiah 1–39: John N. Oswalt, The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1–39 (1986). Eerdmans
• Isaiah 40–66: John N. Oswalt, The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 40–66 (1998). Eerdmans
• Jeremiah: John Goldingay, The Book of Jeremiah (2021). Eerdmans
• Lamentations: John Goldingay, The Book of Lamentations (2022). Eerdmans
• Ezekiel 1–24: Daniel I. Block, The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 1–24 (1997). Eerdmans
• Ezekiel 25–48: Daniel I. Block, The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 25–48 (1998). Eerdmans
• Daniel 1–6: Aubrey E. Buster and John H. Walton, The Book of Daniel, Chapters 1–6 (2025). Eerdmans
• Hosea: J. Andrew Dearman, The Book of Hosea (2010). Eerdmans
• Joel, Obadiah and Jonah: James D. Nogalski, The Books of Joel, Obadiah, and Jonah (2023). Eerdmans
• Amos: M. Daniel Carroll R., The Book of Amos (2020). Eerdmans
• Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah: Thomas Renz, The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (2021). Eerdmans
• Haggai and Malachi: Mignon R. Jacobs, The Books of Haggai and Malachi (2017). Eerdmans
• Zechariah: Mark J. Boda, The Book of Zechariah (2016). Eerdmans

Deuteronomy appears twice because the series is in transition. Arnold published the first volume of a new commentary, and the second, covering chapters 12 to 34, has not yet come out. In the meantime, Eerdmans keeps Craigie's volume in the catalog.

Replaced volumes

In recent years a large part of the series has been renewed. The earlier editions are still in circulation secondhand and in digital libraries, so it is worth checking the year when buying.

• Ruth: Robert L. Hubbard's (1988) was replaced by Lau's (2023).
• Ezra and Nehemiah: F. Charles Fensham's (1982) was replaced by Harrington's (2022).
• Jeremiah: J. A. Thompson's (1980) was replaced by Goldingay's (2021).
• Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah: Leslie C. Allen's volume (1976) was replaced, for the first three books, by Nogalski's (2023).
• Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah: O. Palmer Robertson's (1990) was replaced by Renz's (2021).
• Haggai and Malachi: Pieter A. Verhoef's (1987) was replaced by Jacobs's (2017).
• Numbers and Ecclesiastes: Ashley (2022) and Longman (2026) published second editions of their own commentaries.

What is missing

Seven books currently have no volume in the series: Exodus, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Esther and Micah. Micah was left uncovered when Allen's volume left the catalog. For Chronicles, Eerdmans has already announced The Second Book of Chronicles, by Paul S. Evans, for May 2027. The second volume of Daniel, on chapters 7 to 12, by Buster and Walton, has also been announced.

And in Spanish?

Unlike the NICNT, which has translations from Tesoro Bíblico, CLIE and Portavoz, I have not found any NICOT volume translated into Spanish. That is why the carousel shows only the English editions.

Be careful with books by the same authors that do not belong to the series. For example, Proverbios: un breve comentario, by Bruce K. Waltke and Ivan D. V. De Silva (Kerigma), translates a different, shorter work and not the NICOT Proverbs. If a translation of the series appears, I will add it here.

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