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Josephus was a first-century Pharisee, soldier, informant to the Romans, and writer. He left behind the most extensive writings on ancient Jewish history still in existence.

Don Fanning gave up a golf scholarship to minister for 30 years in South America with his wife Jan, as a jungle pilot, writer, church planter, professor, and founder of Libros Aguila, publisher of Christian school textbooks. For a decade he has been Director of Global Ministries and Chair of Intercultural Studies at Liberty University.

C. Gordon Olson was converted and called to ministry while studying engineering and majored in theology at Dallas Seminary. Ministering in Pakistan (1956-64), he founded the Pakistan Fellowship of Evangelical Students, ministered in Urdu among indigenous Brethren assemblies, helped organize the Evangelical Fellowship of Pakistan and edited lessons for the Bible Correspondence School. He was professor of Missions and Theology at Northeastern Bible College (1967-90) for 24 years, has spoken in 300 churches and pastored four in metro NYC. He has been a trustee member of three missions: Christar, Bible Basics Int., and the Urban LifeSource Connection. He received the D.Miss. from Trinity International University. His theology of salvation, Getting the Gospel Right: A Balanced View of Salvation Truth (2005), is viewed as a theological breakthrough in resolving the tension between God’s sovereignty and human free will. He is currently an adjunct professor at Liberty University and a Bible and missions conference speaker.

Frederick W. Danker is deservedly recognized as one of today foremost Greek lexicographers. Unique among contemporary biblical scholars, Danker has lived to see the publication of two major Greek dictionaries that he himself edited. While he was part of the editorial team that produced the second edition of A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, he alone thoroughly revised the entire dictionary to produce the third edition, popularly known as BDAG. Projects like these have considerably advanced New Testament lexicography in the twentieth century and have laid a solid foundation for further lexicographical work in the twenty-first. Biblical Greek Language and Lexicography celebrates the life and work of Professor Danker. In character with his contribution to Greek scholarship, the essays have been chosen to assist Biblical Greek students and their teachers to develop a deeper understanding of aspects of Greek language and lexicography.

James Hastings (1852–1922) was a distinguished scholar and pastor. He was founder and editor of the Expository Times and is also well known for editing the five-volumeDictionary of the Bible, as well as the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, the Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels, and the Dictionary of the Apostolic Church.

Lawrence O. Richards is currently a full-time author and speaker. He has written over 200 Christian books, including commentaries on every book of the Bible and Zondervan bestselling Adventure Bible and Teen Study Bible, which he did with his wife, Sue.

Warren Baker, S.T.M, D.R.E., is the Senior Editor of AMG Publishers. He co-authored theComplete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament, was general editor of the Complete Word Study Strong’s Concordance and the Complete Word Study Old Testament.

John Rea is retired professor of Old Testament at Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Howard F. Vos has had a distinguished career as an expert in historical, geographical, biblical, and archaeological research. A prolific author and editor, he is responsible for twenty-five books that are standards in their field. He has traveled extensively in the Bible lands and excavated many sites in Israel. Vos is currently Emeritus Professor of History and Archaeology from The King’s College in New York.

Charles F. Pfeiffer was professor of ancient literature at Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.