This new commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis which is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, textual, and critical context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these commentaries, with general comments on sections and sub-sections being followed by a detailed verse-by-verse treat- ment of the text.

An important aim of the authors is to interact with the most significant results of the New Testament research published in recent articles and monographs. This serves as a background for their own contributions to the ongoing effort to explore in greater depth the meaning of the biblical text.

The text on which these commentaries are based is the 1973 UBS Greek New Testament, edited by Kurt Aland and others. While engaging the major questions of text and interpretation at the appropriate level of scholarship, the authors will bear in mind the needs of the beginning student of Greek as well as the pastor or layperson who may have studied the language at some time but does not now use it on a regular basis.