William A. Simmons (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is a professor of New Testament and Greek at Lee University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in the areas of Pauline studies and Koine Greek. He is the author of several books including Peoples of the New Testament World, A Pentecostal Approach to Bible Study: Leader's Guide, and Bible studies on James, Ephesians, and Philippians.

In addition to teaching at Lee, Simmons has taught in Germany, Korea, Honduras, the Philippines, Guatemala, Cuba, and Peru. He lives in Cleveland, Tennessee, with his wife, Lenae.