Author: John Bergsma

John S. Bergsma is Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville (Steubenville, OH). He holds three degrees in ancient languages and theology from Calvin College and Seminary and a Ph.D. in ancient Christianity and Judaism from the University of Notre Dame. He is a specialist in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is the author of numerous scholarly and popular level books, including, "The Jubilee from Leviticus to Qumran: A History of Interpretation, VTSup 115 (Brill, 2007) and, more recently, Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity (Penguin Random House, 2019). He also sought after as a Catholic speaker and appears regularly at parishes and conferences. He lives in Steubenville, OH, with his wife Dawn and their eight children. On Twitter: @JohnSBergsma www.JohnBergsma.com