Darrell W. Udd is an independent scholar living in Seattle. He grew up in British East Africa in the twilight years of European colonial empires and sees the world with the eyes of indigenous people. After graduating from Seattle Pacific University and Princeton Theological Seminary, he served as minister in Presbyterian Churches in New York City, Washington, and Oregon. Returning to academia, he completed an MA in Comparative Religion at the University of Washington and Ph.D. course work in the same field at Claremont Graduate University in California. He has taught courses on the New Testament and Christian Origins at Seattle University and the University of Washington.