The Bible Book

TAMMI J. SCHNEIDER, PHD, CONSULTANT

Dr. Tammi J. Schneider is a Professor of Religion at

Claremont Graduate University, having received a doctorate

in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania. Her

books include: Sarah: Mother of Nations; Judges; Mothers of

Promise: Women in the Book of Genesis; and An Introduction

to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion. She excavates in Israel.

SHELLEY L. BIRDSONG, PHD

Dr. Shelley L. Birdsong is a member of the Religious Studies

faculty at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois. Her

interests range from topics such as women in the Bible to

specific text-critical issues in ancient Jeremiah manuscripts.

ANDREW KERR-JARRETT

Andrew Kerr-Jarrett read English at Trinity College,

Cambridge. He is a writer and editor of more than 25

years’ standing. He facilitates seminars and workshops

at the Mount Street Jesuit Centre in London, UK.

REV. DR. ANDREW STOBART

Rev. Dr. Andrew Stobart is a Methodist Minister in

Darlington, UK, and commissioning editor of Holiness,

an online theological journal published by Wesley House,

Cambridge. He studied theology at the London School of

Theology, Aberdeen University, and Durham University, and

has contributed to a number of reference works, including

DK’s The Illustrated Bible and The Religions Book.

BENJAMIN PHILLIPS, PHD, CONSULTANT

AND CONTRIBUTOR

Dr. Benjamin Phillips is Associate Dean and Associate

Professor of Systematic Theology at Southwestern Baptist

Theological Seminary’s Houston Campus, where he teaches

courses in Christian doctrine and preaching. He is also

Director of Southwestern’s Darrington Extension, which

offers a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies to offenders

in the Texas prison system.

GUY CROTON

Guy Croton is an author and editor who has written,

co-written, or edited books and articles on a variety of

subjects in a career spanning more than 30 years. A

Christian Humanist by religious and moral inclination,

he studied theology and biblical history as part of his

degree at the University of Sussex.

NICHOLAUS PUMPHREY, PHD

Dr. Nicholaus Pumphrey is the Assistant Professor of Religious

Studies and Curator of the Quayle Bible Collection at Baker

University, Baldwin City, Kansas. He specializes in Biblical

Studies, Ancient Near Eastern history and literature, and

Islamic Studies. He is currently a senior staff member on

the Tel Akko Total Archaeology Project in Akko, Israel.

CONTRIBUTORS

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