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Listed below are faculty members, with their subjects of interest and expertise.

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Mark Bailey

Lecturer in Liturgical Music

B.Mus., Eastman School of Music
M.Mus., Yale University

(914) 961-8313
info@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• Orthodox liturgical music history, form, and function
• Vocal and choral techniques
• Slavic sacred music
• Conducting techniques and choral leadership skills

Specialty Areas

• Orthodox liturgical music
• Slavic sacred and secular music
• Orthodox liturgical music composition
• Eighteenth century musical practice

Academic Responsibilities

• Elective liturgical music courses
• Lecturer at SVS Summer Institute

Selected Publications

• "Toward a Living Tradition of Liturgical Music in Orthodox America," St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly 47.2 (2003): 183-209
• " Ancient Ideas and Innovative Contours: Rachmaninoff's Pervasive Compositional Use of Chant." Paper presented at "The Rachmaninoff Symposium" as part of the Great Performers at Lincoln Center series, New York, New York, January 6, 2002
• " Psalmic Music in Orthodox Liturgy as Foundation, Movement, and Ministry" Jacob's Well, (2000)
• " Liturgical Singing as Icon," Psalm Notes 3.1 (Fall 1998): 1-3
• " The Ministry and Song of the Liturgical Assembly," Jacob's Well (Spring/Summer 1998): 26-30
• " The Impact of Translated Text on Musical Form in Byzantine Liturgical Practice," Logos: A Journal of Eastern Christian Studies (2000) [Based on paper presented at the International Symposium on English Translations of Byzantine Liturgical Texts, Stamford, Connecticut, June 18, 1998, and at SVS Summer Institute, Crestwood, New York, June 24, 1998]
• " Fundamental Concepts in Vocal Technique and How They Apply to Orthodox Sacred Singing," Psalm Notes 2.1 (Spring 1997): 1, 13-17
• " Composing Orthodox Liturgical Music in the Contemporary World," St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly, 40.1, 2 (1996): 65-75
• " A Lenten Look at Liturgical Music," available on this website
  [Based on paper given at Holy Trinity Greek Archdiocesan Cathedral, New York, New York, March 18, 1999]

Selected Recordings, Videos, and CDs

• Conductor, New Haven Oratorio Choir Live! CD and audio cassette, NHOC, Inc., 1999
• Conductor, Slavic Sacred and Secular Choral Works (with the Yale Russian Chorus), CD, 2002
• Conductor, Chants and Carols (with the Yale Russian Chorus), CD, Ephiphany Recordings, Inc., 1996
• Psalmic Music in Orthodox Liturgy as Foundation, Movement, and Ministry, audio cassette, Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Claremont, New Hampshire, 1998

Church and Professional Activities

• Committee Member, Department of Liturgical Music, Orthodox Church in America, 1985-1987; 2002-present
• Music Director, Manchester Symphonic Chorale, 1999-present
• Executive Committee Member and Music Editor, Psalm Notes, 1998-present
• Member of Board of Directors, PSALM, Inc. 1998-present
• Research Associate, Historical Sound Recordings, Yale Music Library, New Haven, CT, 1998-present
• Keynote speaker: Diocesan Assembly of the South, Liturgical Singing Seminar 1998; Common Quest Foundation at Yale, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and others.
• Artistic Director, Yale Russian Chorus, Inc., 1995-present
• Music Director, New Haven Oratorio Choir and Orchestra, Inc., 1993-present
• Artistic Director and Co-founder, New England Benefit Orchestra, 1993-1999
• Director of Liturgical Music and Choir Consultant, St John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Rochester, NY (Choir Director, 1982-1985) 1986-present
• Liturgical music lecturer, conference/workshop leader, and guest conductor, 1992-present
• Liturgical music composer (over fifty sacred works), 1983-present

John Barnet

Associate Professor of New Testament

B.A., Duke University
M.A., University of Michigan
M.Div., St Vladimir's Seminary
Ph.D., Duke University

(914) 961-8313, ext. 313
jbarnet@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• Forgiveness
• The Rich Man and the Kingdom
• Seek First his Kingdom: An Invitation to Christian Vocation
• Scriptural Foundations of Marriage: The New Testament Readings
• Why was Jesus Crucified?
• Creationism and Evolution: What Does the Bible Say?
• The Parable of the Last Judgment
• Fear Not: Christian Witness in the New Testament

Specialty Areas

• Scripture (general)
• St Matthew's Gospel (in particular)

Academic Responsibilities

• Required and elective courses in biblical studies and biblical languages

Other Seminary Duties

• Assistant to the Dean for Technology and Special Projects

Selected Publications

• "Making the Tree Good: Interpreting Mt 12:33 in the Context of the Eucharistic Meal" in Diakonia - Leitourgia - Charisma: Patristic and Contemporary Exegesis of the New Testament [Festshrift for Georgios Galitis] (Apostolike Diakonia tes Ekklesias tes Hellados, forthcoming)
• "Seek First His Kingdom: An Invitation to Christian Vocation" in Orthodox Christian Theologians on Vocation (forthcoming)
• Not the Righteous But Sinners: M. M. Bakhtin's Theory of Aesthetics and the Problem of Reader-Character Interaction in Matthew's Gospel (T&T Clark International, 2003)
• " Stewardship and the New Testament" in Good and Faithful Servant: Stewardship in the Orthodox Tradition, Anthony Scott, ed. (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 2003)

Rev. John Behr

Associate Professor of Patristics

B.A., Thames Polytechnic
M.Th., St Vladimir's Seminary
M.Phil. and D. Phil., Oxford University

(914) 961-8313, ext. 326
jbehr@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• The Trinity
• Jesus Christ, God and Man
• Scripture in the Orthodox Tradition
• In the Image of God
• The Jesus Prayer in the Orthodox Tradition
• The Challenge of the Fathers
• Formation and Tradition of the Creed

Specialty Areas

• Early Christianity
• Formation of Christian doctrine
• The World of the Desert Fathers

Academic Responsibilities

• Required and elective courses in patristics and dogmatics
• Guided reading courses for M.Th. students
• Lecturer at SVS Summer Institute

Other Seminary Duties

• Advisor to foreign students
• Faculty Coordinator for SVS participation in New York Inter-Seminary Dialog, 2000-present

Selected Publications

• Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000)
• St Irenaeus of Lyons: On the Apostolic Preaching (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press,1997)
• The Formation of Theology, vol. 1, "The Way to Nicaea" (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 2001)
• Numerous articles in patristics, dogmatics, and spirituality in journals such as Journal of Early Christian Studies, The Living Pulpit, St Vladimir's Seminary Quarterly, Dictionnaire de Theologie, and Heythrop Journal
• Abba: The Tradition of Orthodoxy in the West [Festschrift for Bishop Kallistos Ware], ed. with A. Louth and D. Conomos (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 2003)

Church and Professional Activities

• Editor, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly, 2002-present
• Member, Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue, USA, 2000-present
• Member, North American Orthodox-Lutheran Theological Consultation, 2000-present
• Secretary, Orthodox Theological Society in America, 1999-present
• Member, North American Patristics Society, 1997-present
• Book Reviews Editor, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly, 1996-2002
• Ordained to the priesthood at St Vladimir's Seminary, 2001
• External Examiner, York University, Toronto, Canada, 1999
• Trustee, Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Bristol, United Kingdom, 1989-1995

V. Rev. Elias Bitar

Lecturer in Liturgical Music

M.Div., St Vladimir's Seminary

(914) 961-8313
info@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• The Eight Byzantine Tones and the Art of Byzantine Music

Specialty Areas

• Byzantine chant, typikon, and rubrics
• Liturgical Arabic

Church and Professional Activities

• Rector, St George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Little Falls, New Jersey, 1985-present
• Vicar General of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Peter C. Bouteneff

Assistant Professor in Dogmatic Theology

B.Mus., New England Conservatory of Music
M.Div., St Vladimir's Seminary
M.Phil and D.Phil, Oxford University

(914) 961-8313, ext. 371
pcb@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• How Do We Do Theology?
• Jesus Christ: God and Man
• The Humanity of Christ
• The Human Person
• How We Pray
• Religious Themes in Film
• Saints and Holiness
• Relations with Other Christians
• Tradition and Traditions

Specialty Areas

• Dogmatics
• Christology
• Christian anthropology
• Relations with other Christian groups and the World Council of Churches
• Contextual theologies

Academic Responsibilities

• Required and elective courses in
  • dogmatic theology
  • spirituality
  • modern theology
  • patristics

Other Seminary Duties

• Development of online courses
• SVS website content, in collaboration with the SVS Web Committee

Selected Publications

• Beyond the East-West Divide: The WCC and "The Orthodox Problem," with Anna Marie Aagaard (Geneva: WCC, 2001)
• Interpreting Together: Essays in Hermeneutics, ed., with Dagmar Heller (Geneva: WCC, 2001)
• Daily Readings in Orthodox Spirituality, ed., intr. (Springfield, IL: Templegate, 1996)
• " The Mystery of Union: Elements in an Orthodox Sacramental Theology" in Geoffrey Rowell, Christine Hall, edd., Gestures of God: Explorations in Sacramental Theology (Continuum, 2004)
• " Jesus in the Orthodox Tradition," in J.L. Houlden, ed., Jesus in History, Culture and Thought: An Encyclopedia (Oxford: ABC-CLIO, 2004)
• " Freedom and Faithfulness," in Michael Plekon, ed., Tradition Alive: On the Church and the Christian Life in Our Time, (Sheed & Ward/Rowman & Littlefield, 2003), 257-261. (In same volume: ttranslation from Russian of S. Bulgakov, "Dogma and Dogmatic Theology," pp. 67-80.)
• "What Kind of Fool Am I: Further Gleanings from Holy Folly," in John Behr, et al., eds., Abba: The Tradition of Orthodoxy in the West (Festschrift for Kallistos Ware), (SVS Press, 2003), 335-349.
• " All Creation in United Thanksgiving: Gregory of Nyssa and the Wesleys on Salvation, S.T. Kimbrough, ed., Orthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 2001)
• " Placing the Christology of Didymus the Blind," Studia Patristica 23 (2001): 389-395
• " Koinonia and Eucharistic Unity: An Orthodox Response," The Ecumenical Review 52 (2000), 72-80
• " Essential or Existential: The Problem of the Body in the Anthropology of St Gregory of Nyssa," in H. R. Drobner and A. Viciano, ed., Gregory of Nyssa: Homilies on the Beatitudes (Leiden: Brill, 2000), pp. 409-419
• " The Human Person and the Person of Christ," Sobornost/Eastern Churches Review 22 (1999): 22-36
• " Chalcedonians and Non-Chalcedonians: Realizing Unity, " St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly 42 (1998): 153-69

Church and Professional Activities

• Guest Lecturer, XIV International Conference on Patristic Studies, Oxford, "The Two Wills of God: Providence in St John of Damascus," 2003
• Executive secretary, Faith and Order Commission, World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland, 1995-2000
• Consultant to the Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the World Council of Churches, 2000-2003
• Guest lecturer, International Colloquium on Armenian Spirituality, "Orthodox Spirituality and the Ecumenical Movement," 2001
• Guest lecturer, Monastère de Chevetogne, Belgium, "Koinonia and Eucharistic Unity: An Orthodox View," 1999
• Guest lecturer, the XIII International Conference on Patristic Studies, Oxford, "Placing the Christology of Didymus the Blind," 1999
• Guest lecturer, Syndesmos Fiftieth Anniversary Consultation, Château de Bossey, Switzerland, "Burning Issues in the Orthodox Church Today," 1999

John H. Erickson

Dean
Peter N. Gramowich Professor of Church History

B.A., Harvard College
M.Phil., Yale University
M.Th., St Vladimir's Seminary

(914) 961-8313, ext. 322
jhe@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• What is Canon Law?
• Telling the Story of Orthodoxy in America
• An Orthodox Retreat from Ecumenism since the Fall of Communism?
• The Orthodox Parish in America, Yesterday and Today
• The Reception of Converts (for clergy audiences)
• Church history topics
• Between Hope and Fear: Orthodoxy Faces the Future
• In the Path of Righteousness is Life
• Keeping Tradition Alive
• Lenten Scripture Readings

Specialty Areas

• Eastern Orthodox-Oriental Orthodox Relations
• Orthodox-Catholic Relations
• Church history
• Canon law

Academic Responsibilities

• Required and elective courses in church history and canon law
• Guided readings courses for M.Th. students
• Occasional speaker at SVS Summer Institute

Other Seminary Duties

• Dean of St Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary

Selected Publications

• Orthodox Christians in America (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999)
• The Quest for Unity: Orthodox and Catholics in Dialogue ed. with John Borelli, (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press; United States Catholic Conference, 1996)
• The Challenge of Our Past: Essays in Orthodox Church History and Canon Law (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1990)
• Numerous articles on church history and canon law in such journals as St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly, Greek Orthodox Theological Review, St Nersess Theological Review, Kanon, The Jurist, Eastern Churches Journal, Diakonia, and Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law

Church and Professional Activities

• Member, Metropolitan Council, Orthodox Church in America, 1999-present
• Unit coordinator for Church Order Ministries, Orthodox Church in America, 1992-1999
• Member and former chairman, Department of History and Archives, Orthodox Church in America
• Member, Canonical Commission, Statute Commission, Preconciliar Commission, Orthodox Church in America
• Member, Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches of Christ, 1997-2001
• Member, North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation, 1976-2002
• Member, U.S. Eastern Orthodox - Oriental Orthodox Consultation
• Member, Ecclesiology Study Group, 1999-2002
• Member and former president, Orthodox Theological Society of America
• Member and former board member, American Society of Church History
• Member, Gesellschaft fuer das Recht der Ostkirchen

V. Rev. Thomas Hopko

Dean Emeritus

B.A., Fordham University
M. Div., St Vladimir's Seminary
M.A., Duquesne University
Ph.D., Fordham University

(914) 961-8313 ext. 318
thopko@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• Many and varied topics regarding Orthodox theology

Specialty Areas

• Dogmas of the Church
• Orthodox spirituality
• Hagiography (lives of the saints)
• Russian literature

Other Seminary Duties

• Dean Emeritus of St Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary

Selected Publications

• Christian Spirituality-East and West, with Jordan Aumann OP and Donald Bloesch (Chicago: The Priory Press)
• The Orthodox Faith: An Elementary Handbook on the Orthodox Church, vols. 1-4 (New York: Department of Religious Education of the Orthodox Church in America)
• The Spirit of God (Danbury, CT: Morehouse Barlowe); also translated into Indonesian
• All the Fullness of God (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press)
• The Lenten Spring (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press)
• Women and the Priesthood (Crestwood: SVS Press)
• The Winter Pascha (Crestwood: SVS Press)

Church and Professional Activities

• Ordained to the priesthood, 1963; as archpriest, 1970; as protopresbyter, 1995
• Delegate from the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church to the World Council of Churches Assembly in Uppsala, 1968
• Delegate from the Orthodox Church in America to the World Council of Churches Assemblies in Nairobi, 1974
• Member, World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission 1975-1991; also serving as a member of the Faith and Order Standing Commission
• Chair, Faith and Order Commission Steering Group on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (BE), 1985-1991
• President, Orthodox Theological Society in America, 1992-95
• Rector, St John the Baptist Church, Warren, Ohio, 1963-1968
• Rector, St Gregory the Theologian Church, Wappingers Falls, New York, 1968-1978
• Rector, St Nicholas Church, Jamaica Estates, New York, 1978-1983
• World-renowned lecturer at various Orthodox and ecumenical forums

V. Rev. Paul Lazor

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

(914) 961-8313, ext. 312
plazor@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• Many and varied topics regarding Orthodox theology

Specialty Areas

• Liturgical issues
• Orthodox priesthood
• Pastoral care
• Prayer
• Spiritual life

Academic Responsibilities

• Required and elective courses in pastoral theology, Church Slavonic, and Russian
• Lecturer at SVS Summer Institute

Other Seminary Duties

• Associate Dean for Student Affairs
• Rector, Three Hierarchs Chapel

Selected Publications

• Evening Worship in the Orthodox Church, ed. and tr. Nicholas Uspensky (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press)
• Author, translator, and editor of numerous tracts and booklets on Orthodox liturgics
• Author of several theological articles in such journals as St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly; video and audiocassettes produced by SVS Press on the calling and ministry of the priesthood and liturgical practice.

Church and Professional Activities

• Ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John of San Francisco, 1964
• Rector, Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Rector, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, New Britain, Connecticut
• Chair, Unit on Church Ministries, Orthodox Church in America, 1995
• Lecturer at several Orthodox and non-Orthodox convocations, including theological schools in Russia (St Tikhon's Institute at Moscow State University and Smolensk Theological Seminary) on the history of the Orthodox Church in America and St Vladimir's Seminary (delivered in Russian)

Paul Meyendorff

Father Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology

B.A., Trinity College
M.Div., St Vladimir's Seminary
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

(914) 961-8313, ext. 314
pm@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• Historical Development of the Liturgy
• The Role of the Laity in the Liturgy
• The Sacrament of Confession
• Eucharist in the New Testament
• The Anointing of the Sick
• Christian Initiation Yesterday and Today

Specialty Areas

• Orthodox worship
• The date of Easter
• Russian Orthodoxy
• Orthodoxy and the ecumenical movement

Academic Responsibilities

• Required and elective courses in liturgical theology
• Guided reading courses for M.Th. students
• Occasional speaker at SVS Summer Institute
• Occasional seminar in Russian Church History

Other Seminary Duties

• Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 2002-present
• Editor, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly, 1996-2001

Selected Publications

• St Germanus of Constantinople, On the Divine Liturgy, trans., intro., and comm.. (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1984); Russian translation: Sv. German Konstantinopol'skii, Skazanie o Tserkvi i rassmotrenie tainstv (Moscow: Martis, 1995)
• Russia, Ritual, and Reform: The Liturgical Reforms of Nikon in the 17th Century (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1991)
• Contributions to several books and theological journals concerning liturgy, including St Vladimir's Seminary Theological Quarterly, Studia Liturgica, and Worship

Church and Professional Activities

• Co-chair, Department of Worship, Orthodox Church in America, 1989-present
• Member, Pre-Conciliar Commission, Orthodox Church in America, 9th All-American Council (St Louis, 1985), 10th All-American Council (Miami, 1992), 11th All-American Council (Chicago, 1995), 12th All-American Council (Pittsburgh, 1999), 13th All-American Council (Orlando, 2002)
• At-large delegate, Metropolitan Council, Orthodox Church in America, 1992-1999
• Chair, Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches, 1996-2003
• Representing the Orthodox Church in America in the World Council of Churches, most recently as a delegate to the 8th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches (Harare, Zimbabwe, 1998) and in the Faith and Order Standing Commission, 2003-present
• President, Orthodox Theological Society of America, 2001-2003
• Member, Office of Interchurch Relations and Ecumenical Witness, Orthodox Church in America, 2000-present
• Visiting Professor, University of Notre Dame, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
• Visiting Professor, Yale Divinity School, 1997

Rev. Alexander Rentel

Instructor of Church History and Canon Law

B.A., Ohio State University
M.Div., St Vladimir's Seminary
Licentiate, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
SEOD, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome

(914) 961-8313, ext. 369
arentel@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• Liturgical Unity and Diversity: Diversity of Practice and Unity of Faith
• Has Jerusalem Served to Unite or Divide Christians?
• Eucharistic liturgical topics (theology, liturgical history, current practice)
• Eastern Christianity (non-"Orthodox" groups such as Oriental Orthodox)
• Canon law (practice, application, history)

Specialty Areas

• Church history
• Canon law
• Byzantine history
• Orthodox Liturgy (theology and history)

Church and Professional Activities

• Ordained to the priesthood, 2001
• Affiliate, Byzantine Studies Conference
• Affiliate, North American Academy of Liturgy
• Affiliate, Medieval Academy of America
• Affiliate, Societas Liturgica
• Member, Orthodox Church in America Commission on Canons and Statutes
• Assistant priest, St Gregory of Nyssa Orthodox Church, Columbus, Ohio, summer 2001-September 2002

Albert Rossi

Lecturer in Pastoral Theology

B.A., Gannon University
M.A., LaSalle College
M.A., New York University
Ph.D., Hofstra University

(914) 395-1982, ext.
arossi@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• The Power of Personal Prayer
• Living as a Christian in Today's World
• My Vocation: Becoming Who I Am
• Enriching Your Marriage
• Prayer as a Source of Spiritual Nourishment and Healing
• The Theotokos: The Great Example
• Listening for God's Voice
• Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
• Preparing Counselors to Lead Campers
• Life on God's Terms: Christian Ethics and Relationships
• The Challenge of Sexual Abuse
• How to Lead a Bible Study

Specialty Areas

• Pastoral theology
• Thanatology: the study of death and dying
• Gerontology: problems with the aging
• Therapy and pastoral counseling issues
• Orthodox marriage

Academic Responsibilities

• Director, Doctor of Ministry program
• Director, Field Education placement
• Required and elective courses in pastoral theology

Other Seminary Duties

• Student counseling

Selected Publications

• Can I Make a Difference? (New York: Paulist Press, 1990)
• Family Life, assistant ed. (Syosset, NY: Orthodox Christian Publications Center)
• Numerous articles in publications such as In Communion, Jacob's Well, OCA Resource Handbook, and Praxis

Church and Professional Activities

• Licensed clinical psychologist, New York State
• Tenured associate professor of psychology, Pace University, Pleasantville, New York
• Consultant, Armenian Church of America
• Consultant, Marriage Tribunal of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
• Lecturer and retreat master for various church and professional groups
• Member, SCOBA Commission on Contemporary Social and Moral Issues, committee on clergy sexual abuse

Eleana Silk

Head Librarian

B.S., Michigan State University
B.S., George Washington University
M.Div., M.A., St Vladimir's Seminary
M.L.S., Columbia University

(914) 961-8313, ext. 333
es@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• Women in the Orthodox Church
• Orthodox Church History in North America
• Developing Orthodox Libraries
• Eucharistic Revival in the Orthodox Church
• Use of Oral History in the Orthodox Church

Selected Publications

• The Legacy of St Vladimir, ed. with Fr John Meyendorff and Fr John Breck (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1990)
• Various articles in the FROC Journal

Church and Professional Activities

• Corresponding secretary, Orthodox Christian Education Commission (OCEC), 1987-present
• Member, Oral History Association
• Member, American Library Association
• Member, American Theological Library Association
• Member, New York Area Theological Library Association
• Member, Orthodox Church in America, History and Archives Department

V. Rev. Paul Nadim Tarazi

Professor of Old Testament

Lic. Theol., M.Th. Th.D.,
Theological Institute of Bucharest

(914) 961-8313, ext.325
ptarazi@svots.edu

Lecture Topics

• The Death of Jesus
• The Resurrection of Christ
• Priesthood in the Old and New Testament
• Baptism in the New Testament
• The Church in the New Testament
• The Church as an Organized Community in the Pastoral Epistles
• Jesus and the Believer in Eastern Orthodox Spirituality
• Fasting
• Great Lent
• The Incarnation of Christ
• Why Do the Just Suffer?
• The Development of the Canon on Biblical Literature
• The Sacrament of Healing
• The Church in Early Christian Experience and Reflection
• Interpretation of Selected Scriptural Books
• Tradition: The Making of a People
• The Book of Jeremiah and the Pentateuchal Torah
• Wisdom and Calling in a Suffering World: Lessons on Vocation from the Old Testament

Specialty Areas

• Scripture
• Ecclesiology

Academic Responsibilities

• Required and elective courses in biblical studies and Hebrew
• Guided reading courses for M.Th. students

Selected Publications

• I Thessalonians: A Commentary (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1982; Beirut: An-Nour, 1983, in Arabic)
• Galatians: A Commentary (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1994)
• The Old Testament: Introduction (in three volumes, Crestwood, NY: SVS Press; Beirut: An-Nour, in Arabic): Volume 1: Historical Traditions (1991, 1998 in Arabic); Volume 2: Prophetic Traditions (1994, 1998 in Arabic); Volume 3: Psalms and Wisdom (1996, 1999 in Arabic)
• The New Testament: Introduction (in four volumes, Crestwood, NY: SVS Press; Beirut: An-Nour, in Arabic): Volume 1: Paul and Mark (1999, 2001 in Arabic) Volume 2: Luke and Acts (2001)

Church and Professional Activities

• Visiting professor, St John of Damascus Institute, Balamand, Lebanon, 1981-1996
• Adjunct professor, Holy Cross Seminary, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1994-present
• Ordained to the priesthood, 1976
• Rector, St George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Danbury, Connecticut, 1976-1981
• Rector, St John Antiochian Orthodox Church, Uniondale New York [Hempstead, LI], 1981-2001
• Spiritual Advisor of Eastern Region SOYO, 1980-1983; 1985-1987
• Invited regularly to conduct retreats and talks in parishes of the Antiochian Orthodox Church of America, the Orthodox Church of America, and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• Theological consultant to the General Assembly of the Faith and Order Commission of the WCC in Budapest, Hungary, 1989
• Theological consultant, General Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Canberra, Australia, 1991
• Guest lecturer, Pontifical University and two Roman Catholic seminaries in Santiago de Chile, August 1998
• Regular Participant, World Council of Churches and Middle East Council of Churches conferences concerning the Bible and the State of Israel