'The Joseph Story in the Qur'an and the Bible, and in Muslim and Jewish Tradition' by Azar Ajaj

This is the dissertation submitted by the Rev Azar Ajaj, our seminary's vice president for student affairs. This was submitted in 2010 to the faculty of International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague.

Ajaj, Azar. 2010. 'The Joseph Story in the Qur'an and the Bible, and in Muslim and Jewish Tradition'. MTh dissertation. Prague: International Baptist Theological Seminary.

Download the PDF HERE. Congratulations to Azar on this accomplishment.

'The Land Cries Out', Salim Munayer and Lisa Loden eds.

NETS is glad to share with you the news that Wipf and Stock Publishers have recently released The Land Cries Out, edited by Salim Munayer and Lisa Loden.

Lisa Loden is the head of our leadership development program. Congratulations to her for this accomplishment.

Here is a description of the book from the publisher's website:

Our theology does not exist in a vacuum but must relate to the world we inhabit and must influence our moral and ethical actions. This is especially true when discussing theology of "the land" in the context of a violent territorial conflict. The Holy Land has seen so much bloodshed that the earth itself is crying out to God.

The chapters presented in this book form a unique collection of voices speaking from different perspectives on the issue of the theology of the land. These voices include Messianic Jewish and Palestinian Christian theologians and scholars who live in the Holy Land, as well as others from around the world.

The various chapters respect a wide spectrum of opinion and reveal how much disagreement still exists among followers of Christ. However, the dialogue generated by having these opposing voices side by side, speaking to each other rather than past each other, is encouraging. This book is both challenging and inspirational, and contributes in an innovative way to this important discussion.

The book can be purchased through the publisher's website. Here is a short bio on Lisa:

Lisa Loden is a leader in the Israeli Messianic Jewish community. She heads up and is a lecturer in the Department of Leadership Development Studies at the Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary. She has also served with the Fellowship of Christian Students in Israel (board chair 2009 - ) and Hagefen Publishing (board chair 2003 - ).

Phil Hill: 'The Baptist Revival Fellowship (1938-1972): a study in Baptist conservative evangelicalism'

The Baptist Revival Fellowship (1938-1972): a study in Baptist conservative evangelicalism

by Philip Douglas Hill, B.A.
University of Wales, M.Phil Thesis in Theology
Date of Submission: April 2011

Download the PDF HERE.

And congratulations to Phil for having completed this degree! And now, on to a PhD...

'Baptism and the Muslim Convert to Christianity' by Azar Ajaj

Azar Ajaj, our seminary's vice president for student affairs, recently had this article published in St Francis Magazine.

Ajaj, Azar. 2010. 'Baptism and the Muslim Convert to Christianity' in St Francis Magazine, Vol 6:4, pp 595-611.

Here is the PDF.

New publications from Duane Alexander Miller

Dear All,

Sorry for taking so long to update our blog. I promise that in the future the updates will be more prompt.

Here are some recent publications of yours truly, the academic dean and lecturer in church history and theology:

Miller, Duane Alexander. 2011. ‘Anglicanorum Coetibus and the Church of Our Lady of the Atonement, the Founding Parish of Anglican Use in the Roman Catholic Church, Feast of St. David of Wales, 1 March 2011′ in Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol 80:3, September, pp 296-305.

Miller, Duane Alexander. 2011. ‘”Your Swords do not Concern me at all”: The Liberation Theology of Islamic Christianity’ in St Francis Magazine, Vol 7:2, pp 228-260.

Miller, Duane Alexander. 2011. ‘A “Continuing” Anglican Congregation: St George’s Church, Las Vegas, 22 August 2010, 12th Sunday after Trinity’ in Anglican and Episcopal History. March.

Miller, Duane Alexander. 2009. ‘Cracks in the Foundation of Islam?’ in St Francis Magazine, Vol 5:3, pp 110-117.

More news coming soon!

New NETS Website

Our domain name has changed to www.nazarethseminary.org.

Recent Staff Publications: Scott Bridger and Alex Miller

The most recent issue of Saint Francis Magazine has just come out and three articles in it are from members of our NETS staff:

Take up and read: Kenneth Cragg's call for Muslims to engage the Biblical Christ
Kenneth Cragg called Muslims to engage with the Biblical Christ. J. Scott Bridger discusses Cragg’s views in this article. >>Download the article

Reappropriation: an accomodationist hermeneutic of Islamic Christianity
Alex Miller writes about how Muslims who have become followers of Jesus Christ, sometimes adopt new hermeneutical methods for reading the Qur’an. What does Alex mean with this word ‘reappropriation’? >>Download the article

Cracks in the foundation of Islam?
Mr. Miller wonders whether it is justified to say that there are presently cracks in the foundation of Islam. This is suggested by many mission publications, but is it true? >>Download the article