Fr. David G. Monaco, CP is Professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Joseph’s Seminary in the Dunwoodie section of Yonkers, New York. He holds an S.S.L. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Biblical Studies. He chairs the Bible department and is involved in both Jewish-Catholic dialogue at the seminary and has been appointed as a Scripture consultant to the XIII Round of the ELCA-USCCB National Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue. He has written a number of articles as well as commentaries on Haggai and Ezra-Nehemiah.