Arthur Wainwright was a Methodist pastor in England when he wrote this book. He subsequently taught for many years at the Candler School of Theology (Emory University, Atlanta, GA) where he is now Professor Emeritus of New Testament. His writings include The Trinity in the New Testament and Mysterious Apocalypse, and he prepared the Clarendon edition of John Locke's Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul.
