James H. Charlesworth has been a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Duke University, and the George L. Collord Profess of New Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Seminary. He also serves as president of the Foundation on Judaism and Christian Origins. He has written more than 100 books and edited hundreds more. He has been involved in research and archaeological explorations in Israel since 1968. He has been awarded three honorary doctorates, the Ohio Wesleyan University’s Special Achievement Award, and the Samaritan Peace Prize, among other honors.