Steven Strong is a secondary school teacher with a background in archaeology and education. Evan Strong has a background in sociology and psychology. They have spent many years learning and living with the Bundjalung and Gumilaroi people of Northern New South Wales. Their previous books, Constructing A New World Map and Mary Magdalene's Dreaming: A Comparison of Aboriginal Wisdom and Gnostic Scripture, were published by University Press of America, Inc. in 2008.