Dr. John Phillips (1927-2010) was in Britain and served in the British Army in Palestine during the closing years of the British Mandate. There he witnessed the events which led up to the rebirth of the state of Israel. After the war, He moved to Canada after World War II, where he founded and pastored a small church. Later, he joined the staff of Moody Bible Institute where he served for twenty-five years speaking regularly over the Moody Radio Network. Dr. Phillips held a Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Rice Seminary. He is best known for authorship of more than 50 books about the Bible, including complete sets of New Testament Commentaries, the Exploring the Bible Series and his Introducing People of the Bible Series. His books continue to be among the best-sellers among Bible teachers in America and around the world. Dr. Phillips believed that the greatest disservice a teacher or preacher could render to those he sought to enlighten was that of making the Bible “boring”…