Jean E. Syswerda, former associate publisher of Zondervan Bibles, is responsible for many best-selling Bibles and books, including Women of the Bible. While at Zondervan, she led the development of the NIV Women's Devotional Bible, the NIV Teen Study Bible, and the NIV Adventure Bible. She is coauthor of the best-selling Read With Me Bible and is general editor for the Mom's Ordinary Day Bible study series, nominated for a Gold Medallion Award. Jean and her husband, John, have three grown children and six grandchildren.