Kenneth E. Bailey (November 24, 1930 – May 23, 2016) was an American author, professor of theology, and linguist.

Life

Bailey was born in

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. He spent 40 years (1955–1995) teaching in Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel and Cyprus. He had a degree in Arabic and literature, systematic theology and wrote his dissertation in the field of New Testament. He was ordained by the

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. Since 1962 he taught for the Near East School of Theology in Beirut (since 1974 as professor for New Testament studies), where he founded the Institute for Middle Eastern New Testament Studies. From 1985 to 1995, he taught at the Ecumenical Institute for Theological Research in Jerusalem. He taught at Princeton University and was associate professor of theology in

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, McCormick and Pittsburgh as well as the Fuller Theological Seminary in Los Angeles. In 1990, Bailey moved to Nicosia, Cyprus and became Canon Theologian of the Anglican Episcopal Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. In June 1997, he became Canon Theologian of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh of the Episcopal Church (United States). Bailey resided in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Bailey died on May 23, 2016, at the age of 85.

Works

*''The Cross and the Prodigal: The 15th Chapter of Luke seen through the eyes of Middle Eastern peasants'', Concordia, 1973. . *''God is: Dialogues on the nature of God for young people'', Mandate Press, 1976. . *''Poet and Peasant: A Literary-Cultural Approach to the Parables of Luke'', Eerdmans, 1976. . *''Through Peasant Eyes: More Lucan parables, their culture and style.'', Eerdmans, 1980. . *''Poet and Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes'', Eerdmans, 1983. . *''Finding the Lost: Cultural Keys to Luke 15'', Concordia, 1992. . *''Jacob and the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel’s Story'', InterVarsity, 2003. *''God Is … Dialogues on the Nature of God'', Guardian, 2005. . *''Open Hearts in Bethlehem (A Christmas Musical)'', Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. . *''The Cross and the Prodigal: The 15th Chapter of Luke seen through the eyes of Middle Eastern peasants, Second Edition'', InterVarsity, 2005. . *''Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes'', InterVarsity Press, 2008. . *''Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes'', InterVarsity Press, 2011. . *''Open Hearts in Bethlehem: A Christmas Drama (Open Hearts in Bethlehem Set)'', InterVarsity Press, 2013. . *''The Good Shepherd'', InterVarsity Press, 2014. .

References

1930 births 2016 deaths Writers from Bloomington, Illinois 21st-century American male writers 20th-century American male writers McCormick Theological Seminary Princeton University faculty University of Pittsburgh faculty Fuller Theological Seminary faculty People from Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 20th-century American Episcopalians {{Christ-theologian-stub