The Author : Guido Tisera was born in 1949 at Halilulik, Timor, Indonesia. He acquired a Licentiate in Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, in 1983, and earned a Doctorate in Biblical Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, in 1992. At present, he is a lecturer at Major Seminary Ledalero, Maumere, Flores, Indonesia.