Paul H. Wright, born in Illinois and living in Jerusalem since 1997, is the Executive Director of Jerusalem University College/Institute of Holy Land Studies on Mount Zion, Jerusalem. Dr. Wright's duties as professor of Biblical Historical Geography allow him to participate in extensive on-sight field studies with students throughout Israel and the Middle East.
He was awarded his Ph.D. degree in Bible and Ancient Near East from Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati. Dr. Wright has written several books, including Greatness Grace & Glory: Carta's Atlas of Biblical Biography, Understanding the New Testament and (with M. Har-El) Understanding the Geography of the Bible (all three published by Carta, Jerusalem) and numerous articles.
