The Pastoral Epistles

"Presents a new and comprehensive reading of the Pastoral Letters"Stanley Porter offers a comprehensive commentary on the Pastoral Epistles that features rigorous biblical scholarship and emphasizes Greek language and linguistics."Porter's commentary on the Pastoral Epistles is one of the most, if not the most, detailed grammatical commentaries on the Greek text. This commentary exhibits Porter's signature approach to Systemic Functional Linguistics and offers a plethora of new insights for scholarly discussion."--Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary"Porter writes a different kind of commentary for the Pastoral Epistles, one devoted to an accessible linguistic interpretation of the Greek that helps the reader understand the language of the texts and their situational context."--Cynthia Long Westfall, McMaster Divinity College"This is the most thorough commentary in English since the 1999 commentary by Marshall. Porter's vast knowledge of linguistics and primary and secondary sources is on display in this magnificent commentary, which I suspect will become the standard for the exegesis of the Greek text."--Osvaldo Padilla, Beeson Divinity School"A much-needed book. Porter sheds fresh light on the Pastoral Epistles and the issues surrounding them, especially authorship, by applying a consistent and rigorous linguistic model (Systemic Functional Linguistics) and placing emphasis where it belongs, on the Greek text. No one will want to study these books without recourse to Porter's meticulous, judicious, and thought-provoking work."--David L. Mathewson, Denver Seminary"This is not just one commentary among many but a unique commentary on the Greek text of the Pastoral Letters. It is intensive and detailed, consistent, thorough and encyclopedic, and extensive. This is a commentary full of original interpretations that presents a new and comprehensive reading of the Pastoral Letters."--Jesús Peláez, University Córdoba, Spain"Through rigorous application of Formal Systemic Functional Grammar, Porter sets forth a reading that will provoke and inform constructive discussion for years to come, not least because of conclusive arguments advanced for Pauline authorship."--Robert W. Yarbrough, Covenant Theological Seminary