Thessalonica had been in existence about three hundred and sixty -five years and a free ciity for about a century when Paul first saw it.
The preparation of this volume was promised some years ago, but has been delayed by the many and multiform duties of practical life which have come to the author.
The book that i have used most for the purpose of the commentary are those of Alford, Kuhl, and von Soden, that of Dr. Hort for part of the First Epistle of St. Peter , that of Spitta for 2 Peter and Jude.
I had hoped that in my present position this diversion of time and attention would prove less exacting ; but the very opposite has been the case.
During the ten years a number of valuable contributions to the subject have appeared.
In the case of Josephus the figures preceding the parenthesis refer to books and sections of the edition of B.Niese , 7 vols., Berlin, 1887-95, those in parenthesis to the chapter and sections indicated in Whiston's English translation.
The books of Chronicles are secondary; they are of interest mainly through the new view which they give of Israel's history compared with the earlier narratives.
A Translator's Guide to the Letters from James, Peter, and Jude is a commentary belonging to the series of Guides prepared as part of the general series, Helps for Translators.
A Translator's Guide to Paul's Letter to Timothy and Titus is a continuation of the series of Guides prepared as part of the general series, Helps for Translator's
A Translator's Guide to Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians is a continuation of the series of Guides prepared as part of the general series, Helps for Translators.