Blecker, Michael Paulin. "Roman Law and 'Consilium' in the Regula Magistri and the Rule of St Benedict." Speculum: A Journal of Mediaeval Studies XLVII, No. 1 (January 1972): 1-28.

Details the influence of Roman law in matters of the consilium, or "corporation," on sixth-century monasticism as evidenced in the Regula magistri, and subsequently in the Rule of St. Benedict.

Chamberlin, John. The Rule of St. Benedict: The Abingdon Copy. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1982, 87 p.

Translation of an important tenth century Old English manuscript of the Rule preceded by a brief introduction on Benedict's life and the manuscript history of his Rule.

Chapman, Dom John. Saint Benedict and the Sixth Century. New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1929, 239 p.

Studies the Rule of St. Benedict, its sources, and the social conditions in Europe at the time it was written.

Cusack, Pearse Aidan. "The Temptation of St. Benedict: An Essay at Interpretation through the Literary Sources." The American Benedictine Review 27, No. 2 (June 1976): 143-63.

Focues on the symbolism of Benedict's temptation as told in Saint Gregory's Second Dialogue.

Hardy, Gilbert G. "Fallenness and Recovery in the Monastic Rules of Benedict of Nursia and Dōgen Zenji: Parallels or Contradictions?" The American Benedictine Review 38, No. 4 (December 1987): 420-42.

Comparative analysis of the exemplary monastic rules of Christianity and Buddhism. Hardy concludes that "they both presuppose the fallenness of mankind, and they both look toward a state of recovery and peace."

Heufelder, Emmanuel. The Way to God: According to the Rule of Saint Benedict, translated by Luke Eberle. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1983, 299 p.

Translation of the Rule with extensive commentary focused on the first twenty chapters of the document.

Hickey, Philip E. "The Theology of Community in the Rule of St. Benedict." The American Benedictine Review 20, No. 4 (December 1969): 431-71.

Examines Benedict's essential idea of community as presented in his Rule.

Kardong, Terrence G. Benedict's "Rule": A Translation and Commentary. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1996, 641 p.

Translation and extensive interpretation of the Rule.

Kilzer, Sister Martha Clare. "The Place of Saint Benedict in the Western Philosophical Tradition." The American Benedictine Review 25, No. 2 (June 1974): 174-99

Investigates the philosophical and ascetic undercurrents of Benedict's monastic Rule.

Latteur, Emmanuel. "The Twelve Degrees of Humility in St. Benedict's Rule: Still Timely?" The American Benedictine Review 40, No. I (March 1989): 32-51.

Argues the enduring usefulness of Benedict's twelve degrees of humility.

Lawson, Richard H. "Some Prominent Instances of Semantic Variation in the Middle High German Benedictine Rules." Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik 22 (1984): 147-54.

Offers evidence which contradicts the notion that the text of the Latin Rule was considered "untouchable" by translators.

Lienhard, Joseph T. "The Study of the Sources of the Regula Benedicti: History and Method." The American Benedictine Review 31, No. I (March 1980): 20-38.

Probes the sources, allusions, and method of composition of the Rule of St. Benedict.

Maynard, Theodore. "The Holy Rule." In Saint Benedict and His Monks, London: Staples Press Limited, 1954, pp. 70-89.

Describes the character of the Rule and its significance to Christian monasticism.

Odermann, Valerian John. "Interpreting the Rule of Benedict: Entering a World of Wisdom." The American Benedictine Review 35, No. I (March 1984): 25-49.

Hermeneutic study of the Rule as an example of the biblical genre of "wisdom literature."

Oetgen, Jerome. "The Old English Rule of St. Benedict." The American Benedictine Review 26, No. 1 (March 1975): 38-53.

Discusses the influence of three Old English versions of the Rule.

Parry, David. Households of God: The "Rule" of St Benedict with Explanations for Monks and Lay-People Today. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1980, 199 p.

Translation of and commentary on the Rule, which attempts to reconcile the text with modern spirituality and life.

de Vogüé, Adalbert. The Rule of Saint Benedict: A Doctrinal and Spiritual Commentary, translated by John Baptist Hasbrouck. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1983, 403 p.

Critical exegesis of selected portions of the Rule of St. Benedict.

Wathen, Ambrose. "The Exigencies of Benedict's Little Rule for Beginners—RB 72." The American Benedictine Review 29, No. I (March 1978): 41-66.

Looks at "the notion of good zeal in chapter 72" of the Rule in order "to comprehend Benedict's final synthetic statement about life together in the monastery."