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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...

yield to temptation’ (4QFlor 1:8), that the verb reflects a Hebrew causative, and that the negative qualifies the idea of entry, so that the thought is not ‘do not cause us to succumb to temptation’, but rather ‘cause us not to succumb to temptation’. This sense fits in admirably with the additional clause in Mt.: in the midst of temptation and tribulation God will deliver his people from the power of evil. The second part of the section on prayer is a parable peculiar
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