Vernon Robbins has led the way among scholars interested in a new, more comprehensive manner of interpreting the Scriptures. He has designated this approach 'socio-rhetorical.' These essays in his honor provide an excellent introduction to his new expansive methodologies. Recently published commentaries are already reflecting the outcomes of Robbins's groundbreaking proposals. — Thomas H. Olbricht, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion, Pepperdine University