{"id":61724,"date":"2025-12-01T01:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=61724"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:32:17","slug":"best-commentaries-on-habakkuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/best-commentaries-on-habakkuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Commentaries on Habakkuk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Matt Erickson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Erickson serves as the Senior Pastor of Eastbrook Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kenneth L. Barker and Waylon Bailey. Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NAC. Nashville: Broadman &amp; Holman, 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James Bruckner. Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NIVAC. 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