A member of the Society of Jesus, Paul Beauchamp was professor of sacred scripture at the Centre Sèvres in Paris and at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. His research centered on the relationship of the Old and New Testaments and on wisdom literature. Among his books: L Un et l Autre Testament; Psaumes nuit et jour; Parler d Écritures saintes.

Peter Rogers, SJ, PhD, is Professor of French at Loyola University, New Orleans. His previous books include: Proust: Speculative Scripture (Studies in Twentieth Century Literature); The Mystery Play in Madame Bovary: moeurs de province (Rodopi Press). Translations: Gabriel Marcel, Awakenings (Marquette University Press); with Richard Golsan: Dispatches from the Balkan War (University of Nebraska Press). Paul Beauchamp, Fifty Biblical Portraits (Marquette University Press).