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A distinguished team of the world's leading Biblical scholars and archaeologists, alongside renowned statesmen and stateswomen.

Steering Committee

11 Members
Pat Boone
Pat Boone Actor, Singer Beverly Hills, CA
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz Law Professor Emeritus, Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Susan Eisenhower
Susan Eisenhower Director, Eisenhower Group Washington, DC
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr Actor Hollywood, CA
Norman Koonce
Norman Koonce Former CEO, American Institute of Architects Washington, DC
Calvin Oren
Calvin Oren President, Visibild Inc. Baltimore, MD
David Roosevelt
David Roosevelt Author, Statesman Switzerland
Federico Sangiradi Wardal
Federico Sangiradi Wardal Count of Wardal Rome, Italy
Ray Willey
Ray Willey Historic Building Renovation Tucson, AZ
Chuck Williams
Chuck Williams Actor / Producer Hollywood, CA
Juan Williams
Juan Williams Fox News Contributor Washington, DC

Advisory Board

31 Members
Dan Bahat
Dan Bahat Excavator of Jerusalem; University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Neal Bierling
Neal Bierling Ancient Near Eastern Site Photographer; President, Phoenix Data Systems Ada, MI
Kirsti Copeland
Kirsti Copeland Biblical Scholar, Professor; Stanford University Palo Alto, CA
William Dever
William Dever Biblical Archaeologist, Excavator of Gezer; Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona Alampra, Cyprus
Pamela Gaber
Pamela Gaber Cypriot Archaeologist, Excavator of Idalion; Professor, Lycoming College Alampra, Cyprus
Larry Geraty
Larry Geraty Jordanian Archaeologist, Excavator of Madaba Plains; President (ret.), La Sierra University Riverside, CA
Sy Gitin
Sy Gitin Director Emeritus, Albright Institute; Excavator of Tel Miqne / Ekron Jerusalem, Israel
Ron Hendel
Ron Hendel Biblical Scholar; Professor, Hebrew Bible & Jewish Studies, U.C. Berkeley Berkeley, CA
James Hoffmeier
James Hoffmeier Egyptologist; Professor, Near Eastern Archaeology, Trinity International University Deerfield, IL
Aren Maeir
Aren Maeir Biblical Archaeologist, Excavator of Tell es-Safi / Gath; Professor, Bar Ilan University Jerusalem, Israel
Jodi Magness
Jodi Magness Biblical Scholar, Excavator of Masada; Professor, U.N.C. Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Amihai Mazar
Amihai Mazar Biblical Scholar, Excavator of Timnah & Bet She'an; Professor, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
Kyle McCarter
Kyle McCarter Biblical Scholar; Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
Josh McDowell
Josh McDowell Author, Speaker; Josh McDowell Ministries Dallas, TX
Carol Meyers
Carol Meyers Biblical Scholar, Excavator of Sepphoris; Professor Emerita, Duke University Durham, NC
Eric Meyers
Eric Meyers Biblical Scholar, Excavator of Sepphoris; Professor Emeritus, Duke University Durham, NC
Alan Millard
Alan Millard Biblical Scholar, Excavator of Petra; Professor Emeritus, University of Liverpool Liverpool, UK
Steve Ortiz
Steve Ortiz Biblical Archaeologist, Excavator of Gezer; Professor, Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
Stephen Pfann
Stephen Pfann President, University of the Holy Land; Director, Nazareth Village Research Project Jerusalem, Israel
Konstantinos Politis
Konstantinos Politis Near Eastern Archaeologist; Excavator of Zoara / Safi and Ra's al-Hadd Chalkis, Greece
Nicolae Roddy
Nicolae Roddy Biblical Scholar; Professor, Hebrew Bible, Creighton University Omaha, NE
William Schniedewind
William Schniedewind Biblical Scholar; Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Joe Seger
Joe Seger Excavator of Tell Halif; Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University Tucson, AZ
Daniel Smith-Christopher
Daniel Smith-Christopher Biblical Scholar; Professor, Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
Mark Smith
Mark Smith Biblical Scholar; Professor, Old Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ
Ron Tappy
Ron Tappy Biblical Archaeologist, Excavator of Tel Zayit; Professor Emeritus, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Pittsburgh, PA
James VanderKam
James VanderKam Biblical Scholar; Professor Emeritus, Hebrew Scriptures, Notre Dame University South Bend, IN
L. Michael White
L. Michael White Biblical Scholar; Professor, Classics & Christian Origins, U.T. Austin Austin, TX
Daniel Wolk
Daniel Wolk Rabbi Emeritus, Congregation Emmanuel Rye, NY
David Wolpe
David Wolpe Senior Rabbi, Sinai Temple Los Angeles, CA
Edward J. Wright
Edward J. Wright Biblical Scholar; Professor, Hebrew Bible & Early Judaism, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
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