Professor Steve Mason received his Ph.D. in Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins at the Toronto University of St. Michael’s College. He was distinguished as Canada Research Chair in Greco-Roman Cultural Interaction (2003-2011), Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis (2013) and Dirk Smilde Fellow at Qumran Institute University of Groningen (2014). Today he serves as a professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions and Cultures at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies of the Groningen University in Netherlands.