MISHECK NYIRENDA has a PhD in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies, and in World Christianity from the University of Edinburgh, UK. A Zambian currently residing in Lusaka, he works as a Global Translation Advisor with the United Bible Societies, and is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Free State, South Africa, in the Hebrew Department, Faculty of Humanities. He has taught at numerous institutions in Kenya and Zambia, including as an associate professor of biblical studies at Pan Africa Christian University, Kenya.