Long has degrees from Wheaton College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and the University of Cambridge.
He taught at Covenant Theological Seminary and the Freie Theologische Akademie in Germany before becoming Professor of Old Testament at Regent College.
[1] Long served on the translation teams for the ESV[2] and NLT.
[1] Long specializes in study relating to the historicity of the Bible.
According to C. Hassell Bullock, Long's 1994 book The Art of Biblical History "represents a long stride in the direction of open and honest grappling" with the issues of biblical history.