David Lyle Jeffrey

David Lyle Jeffrey is a Canadian-American scholar of literature and religion, specializing in medieval literature, biblical tradition, and the intersection of art and theology. He served as Distinguished Professor of Literature and Humanities at Baylor University from 2000 to 2019 and is currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Baylor Institute for Studies in Religion. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and has authored or edited over twenty books, including 'A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature' and 'People of the Book'.