Helen Bond

Helen is professor of Christian origins at Edinburgh University. Her many excellent books include Women Remembered: Jesus’s Female Disciples, The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel, and The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed. Her research focuses on the social and political history of first century Judaea, the historical Jesus and the canonical gospels.

Bible Odyssey

Explore the fascinating origins of the Bible and its eventful history. On Bible Odyssey, the world’s leading scholars share the latest historical and literary research on this unique religious and culturally significant set of texts. Bible Odyssey is a public outreach of the Society of Biblical Literature, the oldest and largest learned society devoted to the critical investigation of the Bible.

Dave Roos

Dave is a journalist and writer who contributes to History.com, HowStuffWorks and the popular podcast Stuff You Should Know. Dave has a degree in religious studies from Duke University, and no, he didn’t play for the basketball team.