Sheila Vitale is the founding teacher and pastor of Living Epistles Ministries in New York. She has authored several books based on her extensive studies of Scripture and the New Testament. Her signature work is the Alternate Translation of The New Testament, which presents paraphrased translations of the New Testament chapters along with deeper examinations of spiritual principles found through studying the Interlinear text. Vitale researched numerous sources including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and Interlinear Texts to attain information and meanings of Greek and Hebrew words for her translation, which is meant to enhance understanding rather than replace traditional translations.