Rev. Prof. Issa Diab
Global Translation Consultant
Qualifications
-
HDR Bible and Qor’an
(Université Aix Marseille) -
PhD Religious Sciences, Biblical Philology
(Université de Strasbourg) -
PhD Cultures and Societies in the Arab and Muslim World
(Université Michel de Montaigne – Bordeaux) -
PhD History, Ancient Semitic Religions
(Université du Saint Esprit – Kaslik, Lebanon)
Current Roles
-
Global Translation Consultant
United Bible Societies -
Head of MENA Center for Biblical Studies
Lebanon Bible Society - Professor of Abrahamic Studies and Old Testament
Research Interests
- Biblical Hebrew and Hebrew Bible
- Ancient Middle Eastern Christianity
- History of Abrahamic Religions
Current Specialism
- Biblical Hebrew and Arabic Language
Other Professional Experience
- University Teacher
- Christian NGO Director
- Pastor
Selected Publications
-
Land in the Bible between Zionist Investment and Theological Reading (Beirut: Dar Al-Mashreq, 2023).
-
La LXX Et Le Tg D’ésaïe, Modèles D’interprétation Et De Traduction (Editions Universitaires Européennes, 2016).
-
Introduction to the History and Beliefs of Judaism (in Arabic) (Beirut: Dar Al-Mashreq, 2013).
-
Fundamentalism, Fanaticism and Violence in Islam and Christianity (in Arabic) (Beirut: Dar Al-Mashreq, 2012).