word or phrase, such as υἱός in 1:5, ἀδελφοί in 2:12, and the forgiveness of sins in 10:16f. It is also true that the author delimits his quotations with care, and is selective in his exposition. He is not concerned, in the manner of a modern commentator, or even of the author of the Qumran pesher on Habakkuk, to offer a continuous exposition of the text. Certain aspects of his exposition may be misunderstood as atomising because they are based on theological presuppositions which a modern commentator