David Garland (Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is William B. Hinson professor of Christian Scriptures and associate dean for academic affairs at George W. Truett Seminary, Baylor University. He is the New Testament editor for the revised Expositor's Bible Commentary and the author of various books and commentaries, including Mark and Colossians/Philemon in the NIV Application Commentary, and the article on Mark in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary. He and his wife, Diana, reside in Waco, Texas. Andreas is a professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies and the chair of the religious studies department at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California where he lives with his wife, Alice. He is the Old Testament editor for the revised Expositor's Bible Commentary and has authored many articles and books on the Psalms and other Bible Studies. Todd D. Still, who holds the PhD from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, serves as an associate professor of Christian Scriptures (New Testament and Greek) at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University. A Pauline specialist, Dr. Still's previous publications include the book Conflict at Thessalonica: A Pauline Church and its Neighbors (Sheffield Academic Press, 1999) and scholarly articles in journals such as New Testament Studies, Expository Times, and Review and Expositor. Robert L. Thomas (Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books and other works, including the commentaries on 1 and 2 Thessalonians in the Holt series.