Acknowledgments

The editors would like to thank the following individuals and institutions for their contributions to the editorial and composition stages of the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible.

Editors of the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Old Testament

David W. Baker

Daniel Block

Daniel Bodi

Eugene E. Carpenter

Mark W. Chavalas

R. Dennis Cole

Izak Cornelius

Paul W. Ferris, Jr.

Roy E. Gane

Duane Garrett

Richard S. Hess

John W. Hilber

Andrew E. Hill

Kenneth G. Hoglund

Philip S. Johnston

V. Phillips Long

Tremper Longman III

Ernest C. Lucas

Frederick J. Mabie

Dale W. Manor

Daniel M. Master

Victor H. Matthews

Alan R. Millard

John Monson

Iain Provan

Simon Sherwin

J. Glen Taylor

Anthony Tomasino

Steven Voth

Bruce Wells

Edwin M. Yamauchi

Other Content Providers

• InterVarsity Press for their permission to use portions of the IVP Bible Background Commentary for both the Old and New Testaments

• HarperCollins Christian Publishing and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary for their permission to use twenty-four articles in the New Testament from the NIV Archaeological Study Bible

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible Editorial and Composition Team

• Natalie J. Block, content editor

• Nancy Erickson, Hebrew editor

• John R. Greco, New Testament theological reviewer

• Sherri Hoffman, Matthew Van Zomeren and Nancy Wilson, page composition

• Ron Huizinga, art director

• Peachtree Editorial and Proofreading Service

• Holly Lynne Smith, Old Testament theological reviewer

• Thinkpen Design, cover and interior design

• Michael Vander Klipp, editor

• Jonathan Walton, editorial assistant and illustrator

• Kim Walton and Kim Tanner, visual editors