Gaye Strathearnholds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Near Eastern studies from Brigham Young University and a PhD in religion (New Testament studies) from Claremont Graduate University. Strathearn, who also earned a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Queensland, is an associate professor of ancient scripture at BYU and the editor or coauthor of several books, including He Will Give You Rest: An Invitation and a Promise (with Richard Neitzel Holzapfel) and The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture: The 39th Annual BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. She is also a popular presenter at BYU Education week.