Acknowledgments

Similarly, I want to thank Ryan Troglin, who really assumed responsibility for the management of this project and helped me to transform the content from sermon and teaching to a commentary that would serve the church for years to come. Without him, this project would have remained incomplete.

I am thankful for all the faithful preachers and scholars who have added to my understanding of the book of Hebrews and to the teaching faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, with whom I have been privileged to teach and lead for almost twenty-five years.

Finally, as always, my greatest debt in this life is to my wife, Mary, who has so sweetly and perceptively encouraged me in every good work, who listened to me preach and teach almost every word, who encouraged me beyond all measure, and who adds more to my life than any words can express.