David Calabro is an assistant professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He received a BA in Near Eastern studies from BYU in 2000, an MA in Hebrew Bible from Vanderbilt University in 2003, and a PhD in Near Eastern languages and civilizations from the University of Chicago in 2014. Before coming to BYU, Calabro was the curator of Eastern Christian Manuscripts at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library in Collegeville, Minnesota. His research focuses on the cultural history of Near Eastern religions, including topics of ritual, narrative, and sacred space.

George A. Pierce is an associate professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He received a BA in history from Clearwater Christian College, an MSc in archaeological information systems from the University of York, an MA in biblical studies (archaeology concentration) from Wheaton College, and a PhD in Near Eastern languages and cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles. Pierce served as research faculty at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer Sheva, Israel. He is currently the lead architect and supervisor of the geographic information systems team for the Tel Shimron Excavations in the Jezreel Valley, Israel.