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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...

Exod. 20:18, where “all the people saw the voice … and the voice of the trumpet.” In the light of the allusion to Exod. 19:16, 19 in 1:10–11 (see the comments there), the awkward seeing of a voice in 1:12 is best seen as a continuation of the Exodus allusion (Philo, Decalogue 46–47, underscores the visibility of the voice in Exod. 19:16–19). In Ezek. 3:12–13 (LXX), which probably alludes to Exodus 20 and has been alluded to in Rev. 1:10, the prophet says, “The Spirit took me up, and I heard behind
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