About the Contributors
Gordon J. Wenham is senior professor of Old Testament at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education in Cheltenham, England. A recognized expert on the Pentateuch, he has written commentaries on Genesis, Leviticus, and Numbers, in addition to publishing numerous studies in the Old Testament. He coauthored Jesus and Divorce with William A. Heth and has written many books of his own, including Story as Torah: Reading Old Testament Narrative Ethically; Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch; and The Book of Leviticus in Eerdmans’ New International Commentary on the Old Testament series.
William A. Heth resides in Upland, Indiana, where he has been professor of New Testament and Greek at Taylor University since 1987. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees in New Testament literature and exegesis from Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He is the coauthor, with Gordon Wenham, of Jesus and Divorce.
Craig S. Keener is professor of biblical studies at Palmer Theological Seminary (formerly Eastern Baptist Seminary) in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He is also an associate minister at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia and a frequent lecturer and teacher of New Testament, New Testament background, and biblical interpretation in ministry and academic settings in the United States and Nigeria. He received his Ph.D. in New Testament and Christian Origins from Duke University.
Mark L. Strauss is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary in San Diego, where he has taught since 1993. Previously he taught at Biola University, Christian Heritage College, and Talbot School of Theology, and he has served on the staffs of several churches. His books include The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts and Distorting Scripture? The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy. He wrote the volume “Luke” in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary series, coauthored “Mark” in the revised Expositor’s Bible Commentary (forthcoming), and wrote the volume “Mark” in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary series (forthcoming). He received his doctorate from the University of Aberdeen.
Paul E. Engle, series editor for Counterpoints: Church Life, served for twenty-two years in pastoral ministry on the East Coast and in the Midwest and has been an adjunct teacher in several seminaries, teaching homiletics and doctor of ministry classes. He holds the M.Div. degree from Wheaton College Graduate School and the D. Min. degree from Westminster Theological Seminary. Paul is the author of eight books, including Baker’s Wedding Handbook, Baker’s Funeral Handbook, and Baker’s Worship Handbook. He serves as associate publisher for editorial development and as executive editor at Zondervan.