Bringing Jesus to the Desert (Ancient Context, Ancient Faith)
Bradley Nassif (PhD, Fordham University) is a professor of Biblical & Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, IL.  He is the co-editor of The Philokalia: Exploring a Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality and general editor of New Perspectives on Historical Theology: Essays in Memory of John Meyendorff.Gary M. Burge (PhD, King's College, Aberdeen University) is a professor of New Testament in the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College and Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois. Gary has authored a number of books, includingWho Are God’s People in the Middle East? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians;JohnandLetters of Johnin theNIV Application Commentaryseries;The New Testament in Antiquity(coauthored with Lynn Cohick and Gene Green); and the first three volumes in theAncient Context, Ancient Faithseries,The Bible and the LandandJesus, the Middle Eastern Storyteller, andEncounters with Jesus. Gary specializes in the Middle East, its churches, and its history in the Hellenistic period.