Samuel J. Freney works in Sydney, Australia, in Christian ministry with university students and translation projects for Australian indigenous languages. He earned his PhD in theological studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

List of Tables - Acknowledgments - List of Abbreviations and Conventions - Introduction - Background Issues - Linguistic Models and Methodology - The Synoptic Gospels - Other Narrative: John, Acts - Epistolary Material - Conclusions - Bibliography -Index.