John (Moody Gospel Commentary)
J. CARL LANEY(B.S., University of Oregon; M.Div., Th.M., Western  Conservative Baptist Seminary; Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary) is professor  of biblical literature at Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, Portland, Oregon.   He is the author of commentaries on First and Second Samuel, Ezra and Nehemiah,  and Zechariah for theEveryman's Bible Commentaryseries.  Dr. Laney has  also written several other books, includingGod(Understanding Christian  Theology Series),Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary, The Divorce MythandBaker's Concise Bible Atlas.  He resides in Portland, Oregon.