Diane Jacobson is director of the Book of Faith Initiative for the ELCA. She is professor emeritus of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she taught 1982-2010. She co-authored Opening the Book of Faith:Lutheran Insights for Bible Study (2008) and served on the consulting board and as a contributor to Lutheran Study Bible (2009). She is, first and foremost, a lover ofScripture. "I'm in love with this Book,"; she says. "My calling is to teach Scripture for the sake of God"s world, and to invite others into the wonders and rewards of exploring the Bible together.";Dr. Mark Allan Powell is a Lutheran pastor and Bible professor at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio. He is also one of the authors of Opening the Book of Faith.