Leland Ryken (University of Oregon Ph.D.) is an emeritus professor of English at Wheaton College, where he has taught since 1968. He is the author of almost fifty publications, including How to Study the Bible as Literature (Zondervan), Words of Delight: A Literary Introductory to the Bible (Baker), Windows to the World: Literature in Christian Perspective (Wipf & Stock), Effective Bible Teaching (Baker), A Comprehensive Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible (Crossway), and Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (IVP).