The New Testament and Its Modern Interpreters Book Description Eldon J Epp has contributed to The New Testament and Its Modern Interpreters as an editor.Eldon J. Epp is Harkness Professor of Biblical Literature (Emeritus) at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland Ohio) and the President of the Society of Biblical Literature (2003-4). He is the author of Studies in the Theory and Method of New Testament Textual Criticism (Eerdmans 1993) and the editor of several works. He is a member of the Hermeneia editor of several works. He is a member of the Hermeneia editorial board.