Stephen G. Dempster earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto and is professor emeritus of Crandall University in New Brunswick, Canada. A distinguished scholar in biblical theology, Dempster has authored several notable works, including The Return of the Kingdom: A Biblical Theology of God's Reign, Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible, and Micah: A Theological Commentary. He is an elder at Cherryfield Baptist Church in New Brunswick, Canada.