James W. Voelz is professor of exegetical theology (New Testament) at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, where he has taught since 1989. Previously he taught at Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois/Fort Wayne, Indiana (1975–1989), and served as pastoral assistant at Zion Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne (1984–1988). Voelz is a graduate of Concordia College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He earned his PhD in biblical studies from Cambridge University. He is a member of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS), the international NT society, and has been co-chair of seminars for over 20 years. He has presented numerous papers at the SNTS and at the Society of Biblical Literature, in which he is also on the steering committee of the Mark Section. His Fundamental Greek Grammar has been published by Concordia Publishing House since 1986, and his hermeneutics textbook, What Does This Mean? Principles of Biblical Interpretation in the Post-Modern World, since 1995. Voelz has lectured widely throughout The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod at conferences for pastors and laity alike.