Acknowledgments
The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund provided generous support for my work on this project, which is a revised version of my dissertation written at the University of Notre Dame. The completion of this project would not have been possible without the encouragement and feedback of my committee members, Profs Gary Anderson, John J. Collins, John Meier, Tzvi Novick, and Jim VanderKam, all of whom made a permanent impact on my development and scholarship in the years before and during this project. I am especially grateful for the mentorship and hours invested in me and my work by my advisor, Prof Jim VanderKam, throughout my years at Notre Dame and the completion of my dissertation. I also have benefited greatly from interactions with colleagues and the academic community at the University of Notre Dame. Finally, my most consistent support and most active conversation partner throughout my work on this project came from my wife and colleague, Christine.
One of my earliest motivations in working expeditiously on this project was the impending birth of our first child, Luke James Trotter, who was not able to see its completion and in whose memory this project is dedicated.