Acknowledgements
Projects of this nature are never undertaken alone. I would like to thank the University of Pretoria for welcoming me as a research associate in the Department of New Testament and Related Literature and the faculty and staff of Evangelische Theologische Faculteit Leuven for aiding the project all along the way. God has given us the community of faith to motivate, encourage and work alongside (Heb. 10:23–25). I give thanks to the Lord for the many Christ-followers he has put in my path throughout the research and publishing of this resource. With gratitude to … my Doktorväter, Prof. Dr Jacobus Kok and Dr H.H. Drake Williams III, whose kind and patient tutorage nudged me into deeper, more scholarly explorations of the New Testament. … to Elsie Wilms, who provided humor and reassurance at critical moments. … my students at Colorado Christian University who have consistently encouraged me by their own questions and eagerness to learn. … Elise Hegarty who vigilantly indexed bibliographic information, Lucas Barnts who scanned the vast majority of source material for this project and Ethan Metz who spent hours reviewing Greek quotes throughout the manuscript. … Gayle Gunderson, Oliver Schultz and the library faculty of Colorado Christian University who endured persistent interlibrary loan requests and who continued checking out books to me even while moving the entire collection to a new facility. … Dr David Kotter who supported this project from inception by constantly strategizing synergistic points of collaboration with my teaching responsibilities. … Fotis Romeos and Costas Tsevas who first took me to ancient Corinth in 2004 and kindled a passion to learn from the believers who once lived in that city. … Jeff Baldwin who first introduced me to Evangelische Theologische Faculteit where this research was undertaken and who went to be with the Lord the very day the provisional draft was submitted. … my parents, William and Sherry Bosworth, whose prioritization of excellent educational opportunities early in life made this pursuit possible. … our children, Stephen and Clara, who affably allowed me to take along stacks of oddly titled books to ski lodges while they snowboarded the slopes of the Colorado Rockies. … and, most importantly, with gratitude to my wife, Lorraine, who believed this project was possible long before I did, and whose example of always seeking to learn and apply new truths has propelled me along in more ways than I can express.