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Qualifications

* BE, University of New South Wales
* MBBS, FRACGP, University of Sydney
* MTh, University of Newcastle
* PhD (Theology), University of Newcastle

Faculty

# Rev. Professor Daniel Fanous

Dean, Professor of Theology & Biblical Studies

**_Rev. Professor Daniel Fanous_** is Dean of St Cyril‘s Coptic Orthodox Theological College, where he is also a Lecturer in Theology & New Testament. He holds degrees in Engineering, Medicine, as well as a MTh and PhD in Theology. He is a well-known speaker, and has written several books in biblical scholarship including _The Person of the Christ_ (ROP, 2009), and _Taught By God: Making Sense of the Difficult Sayings of Jesus_ (ORI, 2010; Revised Edition: SVS Press, 2020), a scholarly biography, _A Silent Patriarch – Kyrillos VI (1902-1971): Life and Legacy_ (SVS Press, 2019), and most recently a sustained patristic exegesis of Paul, _Unveiling Paul: Co-crucifixion & the Indwelling of the Righteous One_ (Eerdmans, 2027)_._ Father Daniel is also a parish priest of St Luke‘s in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney, Australia.

#### Research & supervision interests

Orthodox Theology, both Patristic and Modern; New Testament exegesis; Pauline Literature, Patristic insights into the New Perspective on Paul; Orthodox Ascetic Literature and Ascetic Leadership

#### Recent publications

_[Unveiling Paul: Co-crucifixion & the Indwelling of the Righteous One](https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802886507/unveiling-paul/)._ Eerdmans, 2027.

[_Taught By God: Making Sense of the Difficult Sayings of Jesus_](https://svspress.com/taught-by-god-making-sense-of-the-difficult-sayings-of-jesus/). St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2020.

_[A Silent Patriarch – Kyrillos VI (1902-1971): Life and Legacy](https://svspress.com/a-silent-patriarch/)._ St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2019.

“[The Idea of Personal Ascetic Reform in Kyrillos IV (1902–1971)](https://brill.com/display/book/9789004446564/BP000013.xml)” in _Copts in Modernity_. Brill, 2020.

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