T. J. Betts is Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary. Before joining Southern’s faculty, he pastored churches in Ohio and Indiana for over fourteen years altogether and today is a frequent preacher and teacher. He has authored Ezekiel the Priest: A Custodian of Tora, Amos: An Ordinary Man with an Extraordinary Message, and Nehemiah: A Pastoral & Exegetical Commentary. He is a Bible teacher at Ninth & O Baptist Church in Louisville, KY, and he and his wife Ann have been married for over 35 years.