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Andrew Ollerton

Dr Andrew Ollerton is a theologian, pastor, popular communicator and an Honorary Research Associate at Tyndale House, Cambridge. He works with Bible Society to raise confidence in the Bible and to equip Bible communicators. He is the author of The Bible: a story that makes sense of life and The Bible Course.

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Tony Watkins

Tony is the Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House. His PhD explored ideas of flourishing in the prophetic literature and narratives in today’s media. Tony has been a speaker and writer on the Bible and media for many years. He previously worked in partnership with various organisations including the Lausanne Media Engagement Network, Damaris Norway, and IFES Graduate Impact. He was an adjunct lecturer at NLA University College, Norway, and been a visiting lecturer at several other academic institutions. Tony is married to Jane, who is Director of Mentoring for Growing Young Disciples.

https://tyndalehouse.com/about/staff/tony-watkins/

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Alec Ryrie

Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Durham, and the author of The World’s Reformation: How Protestantism Became a Global Religion (Yale University Press, to be published in 2026)

https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/alec-ryrie/

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Karl Gunther

Historian of the Reformation from the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education in the University of Florida, and author of ‌ Participation & Covenant in Puritan Theology Reformation Unbound: Protestant Visions of Reform in England, 1525–1590 (Cambridge University Press, 2014)

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Peter J. Williams

Dr Peter J. Williams is the Principal and CEO of Tyndale House, Cambridge. He seeks to combine making new technical discoveries about the Bible with growing a culture of researchers who are devoted to Christ. He also loves to share fresh perspectives on the Bible with popular audiences. Since 2007 he has been leading Tyndale House. Dr Williams is also an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, Chair of the International Greek New Testament Project and a member of the Translation Oversight Committee of the English Standard Version of the Bible. He assisted Dr Dirk Jongkind in Tyndale House’s production of a major edition of the Greek New Testament and his book Can We Trust the Gospels? (Crossway, 2018) has been translated into 14 languages. His latest book, The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher (Crossway), was published in October 2023.



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Simon Burton

John Laing Senior Lecturer in Reformation History at the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, and author of ‌ Participation & Covenant in Puritan Theology (Davenant Press, 2025)

https://edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-simon-burton

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Thomas C. Schmidt

Thomas C. Schmidt received his PhD from Yale University and is Associate Professor at Fairfield University and a Visiting Fellow at Princeton University. His publications concern topics such as the historical Jesus, the formation of the New Testament, the history of Christianity in Eastern contexts, and the origin of Christmas. Notably, Schmidt has produced peer-reviewed translations from Latin, Greek, Syriac, and Arabic texts. His books have been published with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and others.


Information about his book Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ – including a free download of the book (PDF) – can be found at josephusandjesus.com.



https://josephusandjesus.com

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