John Granger Cook is a Professor at LaGrange College in LaGrange, GA. He is a scholar of early Christianity and its interaction with its Mediterranean context. Some of his books include Roman Attitudes toward the Christians: From Claudius to Hadrian (Mohr Siebeck, 2010); Empty Tomb, Resurrection, Apotheosis (Mohr Siebeck, 2018); The Enspirited Body in 1 Corinthians 15 (Mohr Siebeck, 2025).