Kenneth Mathews (PhD, University of Michigan) is Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama, where he has taught Old Testament Studies and Biblical Interpretation for twenty years. Mathews' major publications include the original publication of a Dead Sea Scroll, The Leviticus Scroll, a two-volume commentary on the book of Genesis, and a preaching commentary on Leviticus. He is currently undertaking a commentary on Joshua.