Peter T. O Brien is Senior Research Fellow at Moore Theological College, newton, New South Wales, Australia, and former Professor of New Testament and Academic Dean of Union Biblical Seminary, Yavatmal, India. Professor O Brien received the B.D. from the University of London, the Lic.Th. from Moore Theological College and the Ph.D. from the University of Manchester. He is the author of Introduction Thanksgivings in the Letter of Paul (Brill, 1977) as well as numerous articles on the Pauline epistles in New Testament Studies, Reformed Theological Review, and Tyndale Bulletin.