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This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general...

God. Here the reference could be to the visible majesty of God, which is based ultimately on the graciousness of his character. The phrase will then be a recognition that glory and majesty belong to God, so that as a whole it forms an ascription of praise to him. Men and angels glorify God by recognising that he already possesses glory and worshipping him for it; in this sense they increase his glory. The word can thus also mean ‘praise’ (Schürmann, I, 114; C. Westermann*, 325 n. 17), but this
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