Author’s Preface There are many to thank for their support, encouragement and assistance over the years that I worked on this commentary. I extend my thanks to Bethany Community Church of Seattle, to the women of Highland Park Presbyterian Church of Dallas and to various groups of La Crescenta Presbyterian Church for allowing me to try out some of my material in various forms. To my students who studied the epistles with me, and especially to those who read the commentary in draft and gave me helpful