Who is Melody D. Knowles?

Melody D. Knowles is the guest speaker for episode 22 of the Covenant Study on 1&2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Here are some quick facts about her:

1. She received a B.A. from Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada in 1991, an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1994, and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2001.
2. She is the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Old Testament at Virginia Theological Seminary. 
3. She was previously Associate Professor of Hebrew Scriptures at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.
4. She has been involved in archaeological excavations at various sites in Israel, and worked to make McCormick’s rich archaeological collection a visible and well-used educational resource for students.  
5. Her published works include Centrality Practiced: Jerusalem in the Religious Practice of Yehud and the Diaspora in the Persian Period (2006), and Contesting Texts: Jews and Christians in Conversation About the Bible (2007). She was the lead translator of the books of Ezra and Nehemiah for the Common English Bible (CEB), and wrote the notes for the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles in the study edition of the CEB.