Fr. David G. Monaco, CP, Professor in the Scripture Department at St. Joseph’s Seminary and College in Yonkers, NY. He is a native of Yonkers, professed his first vows as a Passionist in 1985 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1990. He holds an M.Div. with a Specialization in Word and Worship from Catholic Theological Union at Chicago (1989), an S.S.L. in Biblical Studies from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (1999), and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the University of Chicago (2011). He taught for five years at Dominican University in River Forest, IL while working on his dissertation, and seven years at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, OH. He is the author of a number of articles and the monograph. David has been appointed as a Scripture consultant to the XIII Round of the ELCA-USCCB National Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue.