P. Richard Choi, PhD, is a professor of New Testament and chairman of the Department of New Testament at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University (Berrien Springs, MI, USA). He earned his doctorate in New Testament studies from Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, CA, USA). He has authored numerous articles in scholarly journals, festschrifts, and scholarly volumes and contributed to the study notes of the Andrews Study Bible and Archeology and Cultural Background Study Bible. Choi has held leadership positions in scholarly societies such as the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the Chicago Society of Biblical Research (CSBR). He also served as a pastor for eight years in the Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He is married to Louise and has two adult children.