The contributions open a window to an impressive variety of reactions to Dennis MacDonald’s work, often connecting standard historical assumptions with an entirely new vision that transcends the classical array of exegetical methods and ventures into the realm of artistic expression through imitation of literary role models. In antiquity, higher education immersed students into mimetic exercises to train them as public speakers. The authors and editors, whose writings have found their way into the canonical collection, were no exceptions.–David Trobisch, Technische Universität DresdenThese keen, but clear-eyed, scholars deftly ply the tools of mimesis criticism to build up the body of evidence substantiating that early Christian authors, like their Greco-Roman contemporaries, imitated the works of revered authors such as Euripides to craft meaningful narratives. -Jo-Ann Brandt, Goshen College Mark G. Bilby holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies (Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity) from the University of Virginia (2012) and an MSLIS from Drexel University (2015). Mark's eclectic research and publishing brings together ancient Jewish and Christian studies with Classics, open Data Science, and Digital Humanities. Mark's work has been published in numerous books, chapters, and articles, and has been presented at dozens of international conferences. After twenty years of experience in Higher Education, including both teaching and library systems management, Mark now runs a Digital Humanities and publishing consultancy, Clavis Consulting, LLC, Kansas. He is co-host of the Patristica podcast with Markus Vinzent and Jack Bull, and host of the VocesAnticae channel. For his most current and complete CV, please see Mark's ORCID profile.