BRAD E. KELLE is professor of Old Testament at Point Loma Nazarene University. He holds a PhD from Emory University and is the author and editor of several books and articles on prophetic literature and Israelite and Judean history. He also is the editor of the Ancient Near Eastern Prophets section of Religious Studies Review and has served as the president of the Society of Biblical Literature Pacific Coast Region. Dr. Kelle is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene.