cannot, of course, be undertaken satisfactorily without paying proper attention to the former (i.e., the task of biblical exegesis). But neither can the former task be regarded as sufficient, at least for the purposes of the church, unless it is informed by and contributes to the latter. The aim is not for comprehensiveness, either in the number of biblical books suggested or in the coverage of the hermeneutical issues raised in each book. But I hope that the range of books examined and the range