Education

Ph.D. Biblical Studies, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, USA, 1998.

• Dissertation: “Third Corinthians: Reclaiming Paul for Christian Orthodoxy.”

Graduate Level Courses and Seminars:

• “Coptic Reading: The Gospel of Thomas”

The General Theological Seminary, New York, NY 1996

• “Talmud and Rabbinics”

The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY, 1995

• “Islam and the Qur’an”

The New York University, New York, NY, 1994

M.Div. Orthodox Theology, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary, Scarsdale, New York, USA, 1989.

• Thesis: “The Council of Shahapivan (CE 444): Translation, Introduction and Commentary.”
• Faculty Commendation on graduation thesis.

Diploma Armenian Church Studies, St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, New Rochelle, NY, USA, 1989.

B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, 1985.