FACULTY PROFILES

Daniel Alberto Ayuch
Associate Professor of New Testament
Assistant to the Dean for Academic Affairs
dayuch@balamand.edu.lb

• Ph.D. in Theology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster – Germany, 1998
• B.A. in Theology, UOB, 1991

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor of New Testament, UOB -Theology (2006-present)
• Assistant Professor of New Testament, UOB - Theology (2000-2006)
• Guest Lecturer of New Testament, Université Antonine (1998-present)
• Guest Lecturer of New Testament, Institute Saint Paul (2001-2005)
• Guest Lecturer of New Testament UCSE, Argentina (2004)
• Guest Lecturer of New Testament, Pontifitial Faculty of Theology, USEK (2007-present)
• Assistant to the Dean for Academic Affairs, UOB (2006-present)
• Master in Theology Program Coordinator, UOB (2000-present)
• CBB Online Bible Course General Coordinator, UOB (2004-present)

Dissertations and Theses

• 1998   Social Action as Expression of an Eschatological Vision. The Relationship between Revealed Knowledge and Social Ethics in three Discourses of Luke-Acts (MthA 54), Altenberge, 230 pages (GERMAN).

Essays in Books

• 2007 “The Similitude of the Olive Tree” in: Massouh, George et al. (ed.), Wajhon wa Wahj, An-Nour COOP: Beirut, 2007. 147-165. (ARABIC).
• 2006 “The Orthodox and the Protestant Methods for Biblical Exegesis”, in:  Orthodox and Evangelicals in the Arab East, University of Balamand and Near East School of Theology, 265-285 (ARABIC).
• 2006 “The Antiochian Patriarchate during the first three centuries: A Source of Faith and Encounter” a search paper prepared for Kattan, Assad (ed.), The Orthodox Antioch: Thought and Life, Kalhat: UOB Press 2006 (ARABIC).
• ·2005 “Jesus and the Temple between Luke and History. The Role of the Temple in the Lukan Narrative and its Historical Foundations” in: Chehwan, Ayoub (ed.), The Historical Jesus (Biblical Studies 29), Beirut, p. 273-288  (ARABIC).
• 2004   “Modern Biblical Criticism and the Orthodox Church,” in: Chehwan, Ayoub (ed.), The Dogmatic Constitution Verbum Dei (Biblical Studies 28), Beirut, 203-215 (ARABIC).
• 2003 “The Genesis Patriarchs and the Divine Wisdom Gift” in: Feghali, Paul (ed.), The Book of Genesis and the History of Salvation (Biblical Studies 26), Beirut, 337-351 (ARABIC).
• 2001   "The Mystery of Wisdom in the Pauline Epistles", in: Feghali, P. (Ed.), Paul and his Letters (Biblical Studies 23), Beirut, 345-357 (ARABIC).
• 2001 "Jesus of Nazareth as the Expected Christ", in: Kattan, Assad, The Infancy Narratives. A Theological, Historical and Literary Reading, Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut, 2001, 11-32.
• 1998   “John the Baptist according to Luke (Lk 3,1-22) and the Book of Isaiah. Wisdom and Prophecy in Luke-Acts,” in: Leinhäupl-Wilke / Lücking, Fremde Zeichen. Neutestamentliche Texte in der Konfrontation der Kulturen (Theologie 15), Münster, 57-68 (GERMAN).

•  2007 “Chrysostom’s Unveiling of a New Ethos. The Social-Action Teaching in His Four Sermons on Luke 16:19-31” To Be Published In Conference Book in Oradea, Romania.
•  2007 “An Exegetical Note on Zechariah’s and Mary’s Response to God’s Emissary: Luke1: 18, 34”
•  2007 “A Presentation of the New Arabic-Hebrew Old Testament Interlinear”

• 2006 “Some comments on the So-called Gospel of Judas”, in: Al-Majallat Al-Kahnoutiyah 36, 130-135 (ARABIC). Available online in Arabic, English, French and Spanish.
• 2006 "Wise Men in their Search for the Mysteries of Divine Wisdom. The Magi Narrative in Matthew 2: 1-12" in: St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology Annals 7. 103-114 (ARABIC).
• 2005 “Monotheism, Religion and History between Ugarit and Jerusalem. Mark Smith’s Approach to the Old Testament in the light of Modern Ugarit Research”  Biblia 27 19-21 (ARABIC).
• 2004 "A Recession on, Tony Maalouf, Arabs in the Shadow of Israel. The unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's Line, Grand Rapids, 2003" Biblia 21 (2004), 59 (ARABIC).
• 2004 “The Throne Instauration in Seven Septenaries. The Macronarrative and its Structure in John’s Revelation,” in: Biblica 85 (2), 255-263 (SPANISH).
• 2004 “The Suffering Righteous in the Mesopotamian Literature. The ludlul bel nemeqi Poem and the Book of Job,” in: Biblia 24 (4) 43-45 (ARABIC).
• 2004 “The Revelation of the Messianic Mystery in Eph 3:1-13. The Apostle of the Gentiles and Early Judaism,” in: AnNashrah Albatriarkiah 6(2006) 37-42 (ARABIC).
• 2003 “Fishermen without Boats and Nests. Applying the Narrative Analysis Method on Lk 5: 1-11,” in: St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology Annals 4-5 153-165 (ARABIC).
• 2003 “The Holy War in the Book of Judges. The Spirit of the Lord defeats the Oppressors,” in: Biblia 20 (4) 15-17 (ARABIC).
• 2003 “Deliver us from the Evil One. Biblical Reflection on Deliverance from Evil” in: An Nashrah Al Batriarkiah 5(2003) 11-17 (ARABIC).
• 2003 “Is 2 Corinthians one Letter or a Letter Collection? Between the Apostle’s composition and the disciples’ editorial work,” in: AnNashrah Albatriarkiah 8-9 (2005) 12-16 (ARABIC).
• 2002 “Antiochian Jews in New Testament Times. The Law, the Greek Culture & the Christian Kerygma,” Biblia 16 (2002) 9-12 (ARABIC).
• 2001 “Creation in the Desert” in: AnNashrah Albatriarkiah 2(2002) 20-24 (ARABIC).
• 2001 “The Icon of Pantocrator” in: AnNashrah Albatriarkiah 6(2001) 19-23 (ARABIC).
• 2001 “Mercy in Luke-Acts” in: AnNashrah Albatriarkiah 7 (2001) 18-23 (ARABIC).