Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Religious Studies and Spence L. Wilson Senior Research Fellow at Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee. His previous books include King David: A Biography and How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature—Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today.
Matthieu Richelle is Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Université catholique de Louvain, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He has published sixty scholarly articles and five books, including Interpreting Israel's Scriptures: A Practical Guide to the Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and 2 Rois 2,19-13,25: Le cycle d'Elisée, an exegetical commentary on the Elisha cycle.