About the Author

Tom Holland was born in Liverpool during the second world war. When he left school, he trained to be an engineer. Early in his training he became a follower of Christ and started to prepare to eventually take the message of Christ to the unevangelised people of the world. He went to university to obtain an engineering degree that he thought would give him an opening to share the gospel but found himself persuaded to turn from his engineering studies and commence theological studies. He eventually obtained a BD degree from London University as a result of his studies through what was then called the London Bible College. On graduation, he took a teaching post in a London school and soon after was invited to accept a call to work with a church that wanted to start a daughter work. He led a church plant in North Hertfordshire, twenty-five miles from Cambridge, and went on to plant another, both of which continue to bear witness to Christ. During this time of ministry, he began to research issues that he felt the commentaries that he used seemed to miss. From this study, he received a PhD from the University of Wales. He was appointed a lecturer in what is now Union School of Theology and taught New Testament while also heading the schools' biblical research programme. He supervised eighteen students who received PhD.s from a number of universities. Much of this research built on his own unique theological contributions in which he demonstrated the profound influence the exodus event had on the teaching of the New Testament. Tom has retired from teaching but continues his involvement in research and writing as the Senior Research Fellow of Union School of Theology Early in his pastoral ministry, Tom met Barbara, a biology teacher who worshipped at the parent church that had called him. They married and had three daughters who have gone on to have between them, six children. Tom has in his retirement continued his research into Pauline Theology and has had further books published. His first was what became the groundbreaking Contours of Pauline Theology, published by Christian Focus. He wrote Romans The Divine Marriage (Wipf and Stock) and another on Romans called Hope for the Nation (Apiary Publishing. He has completed his latest project in his retirement which is Tom Wright and the Search for Truth (Apiary Publishing) which has received high acclaim from a number of the worlds leading scholars.