We are going to have a triple focus. We’re going to be concerned with the first author and the first readers—with what Paul was trying to say to the original recipients of his letters—but secondly, our concern is going to be with interpretation throughout the history of the church. This is where the Reformers come in as really important previous interpreters—earlier interpreters in the life of the church of Paul and his letters. And then, thirdly and finally, with our task in interpreting Paul’s