Dr. Jules Gomes, (BA, BD, MTh, PhD), has a doctorate in the Hebrew Bible from the University of Cambridge. Currently a journalist based in Rome, he is the author of five books and several academic articles. Gomes lectured at Catholic and Protestant seminaries and universities and was canon theologian and artistic director at Liverpool Cathedral. He was a volunteer in the Israel Defense Forces during Operation Cast Lead and was stationed at the Kerem Shalom army base near the Gaza border.