Francis J. Moloney, SDB, AM, FAHA, was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1940, and ordained a Salesian Priest in 1970. He studied at Melbourne University, the Salesian Pontifical University, the Pontifical Biblical Institute, and the University of Oxford. Foundation Professor of Theology at Australian Catholic University (1994-1999), Dean and Professor of New Testament at the Catholic University of America (1999-2005), he is a Member of the Order of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. An internationally acclaimed scholar and teacher, Professor Moloney is a Senior Professorial Fellow at the Catholic Theological College in the University of Divinity (Melbourne). He is currently the Rector of Salesian College, Rupertswood, Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.