Nijay K. Gupta is Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary. He is coeditor of the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (2nd. ed.) and The State of Pauline Studies, and serves as a senior translator for the New Living Translation. His publications include Paul and the Language of Faith, A Beginner's Guide to New Testament Studies, The Affections of Christ Jesus: Love at the Heart of Paul's Theology, and commentaries on Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, and 1-2 Thessalonians.