pose a problem of one sort or another. Here the commentators can be a great help in identifying debated issues in a particular text. Here too examining a variety of translations may target a point of debate.5 Next, sort out the proposed interpretations and attempt to identify the reasons in support of the different points of view. The particulars of the text and its immediate context are more important at this point than arguments based on theological systems or logical extrapolations. If the debated