Paul Lawrence studied Akkadian, Hebrew and Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Liverpool where he earned his Ph.D. for his work on the relationship of Assyrian generals to the king. In 1984 he worked in northern Iraq on an archaeological dig by the banks of the Tigris River just north of ancient Nineveh. He also worked for several years with the Turkish Bible Society in Istanbul on a translation of the Old Testament into modern Turkish. Currently he is research assistant to Honorary Senior Fellow K. A. Kitchen in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, where he also teaches. Senior Consulting EditorAlan Millard is Honorary Senior Fellow in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology and former Rankin Professor of Hebrew Ancient Semitic Languages at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of many articles and books as well as coeditor of the Dictionary of the Ancient Near East (British Museum Press) and a consulting editor for the New Bible Dictionary (IVP). Consulting EditorsHeinrich von Siebenthal is lecturer in New Testament at the Freie Theologische Akademie Giessen, Germany, and the author of numerous academic books and articles. John Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, Illinois. He is coauthor of Manners and Customs in the Bible and The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament. Alan Millard is Honorary Senior Fellow in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology and former Rankin Professor of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of many articles and books as well as coeditor of the Dictionary of the Ancient Near East (British Museum Press) and a consulting editor for the New Bible Dictionary (IVP). Heinrich von Siebenthal is lecturer in New Testament at the Freie Theologische Akademie Giessen, Germany, and the author of numerous academic books and articles. John Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. He is coauthor of Manners and Customs in the Bible and The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament.