Comprehensive and understandable, the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series brings the timeless messages and relevance of the New Testament to today's readers. With recent scholarship, this series provides vital background and addresses important questions such as authorship and cultural context. The New Collegeville Bible Commentary includes New American Bible translation and will appeal to preachers, teachers, Bible study groups, and Bible readers. In his thorough, yet concise commentary on Galatians and Romans, Robert Karris, O.F.M., encourages his readers to take a "head on" approach to reading and interpreting biblical text, discusses form and purpose, message, and basic outline to help readers understand Galatians and Romans. With his section-by-section commentary, Karris offers readers of all backgrounds further opportunity to study and reflect on the books of Galatians and Romans.

Robert J. Karris, OFM, ThD, is head of research at the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, New York. He has published more than fifteen books, including Liturgical Press titles Jesus and the Marginalized in John's Gospel, Symphony of New Testament Hymns, and Commentary on Galatians and Romans.