David A. Fiensy has a PhD from Duke University and has taught New Testament in colleges and graduate schools, worked in research institutes, and served in Christian pastorates. He is now professor emeritus at Kentucky Christian University. He is the author of Jesus the Galilean; The Social History of Palestine in the Herodian Period; Christian Origins and the Ancient Economy (Cascade); Insights from Archaeology; and The Archaeology of Daily Life (Cascade).