Rafael Rodríguez is Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He received a PhD from the University of Sheffield and has been teaching for over 20 years.

He is the author of many works including his book on Oral Tradition and the New Testament ( https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/oral-tradition-and-the-new-testament-9780567626004/) and his recent contribution to The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus through a media critical perspective (https://www.eerdmans.com/9781467465786/the-next-quest-for-the-historical-jesus/).

Also, be sure to pick up his latest book, The First Christian Letters: Reading 1 and 2 Thessalonians (https://wipfandstock.com/9781666748697/the-first-christian-letters/).