Alexandra R. Brown is Fletcher Otey Thomas Professor of Bible at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. She holds the A.B. from Duke University, M.Div. from Yale Divinity School, and Ph.D. from Columbia University/Union Theological Seminary. Her primary preparation is in New Testament studies and particularly in the letters of Paul. As a teacher in a non-sectarian, small liberal arts college, however, in addition to biblical studies, she teaches across a wide range of subjects in religious studies including courses in Christian mystics, pilgrimage, and theory and methods in the study of religion. In addition to articles, book chapters, and reviews, she is the author of The Cross and Human Transformation (Fortress Press) and is currently writing the 1 Corinthians commentary for the New Testament Library (Westminster/John Knox).