{"id":61781,"date":"2025-12-01T01:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=61781"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:13:56","slug":"best-commentaries-on-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/best-commentaries-on-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Commentaries on Judges"},"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 Steve Mathewson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Mathewson is senior pastor of CrossLife Evangelical Free Church in Libertyville, Illinois. 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