Professor of Christian Scriptures at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, USA. His books include The Intention of Matthew 23, Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel, Mark (NIVAC), Colossians / Philemon (NIVAC), 2 Corinthians (NAC), 'Gospel of Mark' in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, 1 Corinthians (BECNT) and Luke (ZECNT). He has published more than fifty articles, and his books have been translated into Spanish, Korean, Russian and Portuguese.