Scientific Authority
June 00 – June 11 Academic Advisor and Coordinator
The Master of Theology Program
University of Balamand
2008 - present SBL Research Unit Member
Bible in Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions
Society of Biblical Literature. USA.
Professional Memberships
Dec 03 - present Member of OCABS
Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies http://ocabs.org
March 03 - present Member of The Biblical Federation in Lebanon
A member of the World Catholic Biblical Federation
Pastoral Lectures & Workshops
- 2012/09/03 Workshop: “Christian Life according to the Letters of Saint Paul”. M.J.O. Camp at Zahle with women leaders from Mount Lebanon. From 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
- 2012/06/25 Lecture: “From Human Violence to Divine Love in the Bible” School of Theological Education at Beirut. 7:30-9:00 PM.
- 2012/03/20 Lent Speech: “The Book of Revelation today”. Holy Ascension Church in Kfarhbab. 20:00 to 21:30.
Academic Lectures & Workshops
- 2012/05/08 2 Lectures: “The Old Testament in the Orthodox Church” as part of the NEST program for Studium im Ausland. Near East School of Theology. Beirut. Spring 2012.
- 2012/04/28 Keynote Speech: “The Interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer according to Matthew and Luke in the Antiochian Context”. At the WCC-SJDITh Joint Courses program on Prayer and the Sacrament of the Eucharist: An Ecclesiological and Ecumenical Perspective. St John of Damascus Institute of Theology; 24-28 April 2012.
- 2012/02/25 Lecture: “The Book of Joshua and the Gospels. Intertextuality of Narrative and Macronarrative Patterns”. At the WCC International Conference: Violence in the Name of God? Joshua in Changing Contexts. Hofgeismar Academy, Germany; 23-27 February 2012.
Courses Given
I. Classroom Courses
(i) Methodology
- New Testament Narrative. MTh
- Methodology of New Testament Exegesis. BTh
