This approach prevents the error of anachronism —reading modern values and assumptions into ancient texts.

It is common for students and researchers to search for the for ease of access and digital searchability.

Authored by Craig S. Keener , this volume provides verse-by-verse background for the entire New Testament.

Rather than offering theological interpretations or homiletical advice, this series focuses strictly on the background —the unstated context that the original authors assumed their readers possessed.