Dr. Charlie Dyer received his ThM and PhD degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary. After serving on the faculty and administration at Dallas Seminary for twenty years, Charlie joined the administration of Moody Bible Institute where he served for ten years as Provost and Dean of Education. In 2010 Charlie left academic administration to become Professor-at-Large of Bible and host of The Land and the Book radio program. In addition to his extensive teaching and speaking schedule, Charlie also leads tours to the Middle East and is the author of numerous books, including The Rise of Babylon, The New Christian Traveler’s Guide, A Voice in the Wilderness, and What’s Next?. He also authored “Jeremiah,” “Lamentations,” and “Ezekiel” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary, co-authored Nelson’s Old Testament Survey, and has contributed articles to Bibliotheca Sacra and chapters for several other books.

Philip E. Rawley is a former Moody Publishers textbook editor, one of the founding editors and writers for Today in the Word, and a freelance writer living in Rockwall, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida (BA) and Dallas Theological Seminary (ThM). Phil and his wife, Sarah, have two children and a grandson.