Dr. Kenneth Bailey

Kenneth E. Bailey was a prolific author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament studies. An ordained Presbyterian minister for decades, he later also served as Canon Theologian of the Diocese of Pittsburgh of the Episcopal Church, USA. He held graduate degrees in Arabic language and literature, and in systematic theology; his Th.D. was in New Testament studies. Bailey spent 40 years living and teaching New Testament in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem, and Cyprus, holding the title of research professor of Middle Eastern New Testament studies at the Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem. In his retirement in the United States, he was widely received as a preacher and teacher in numerous congregations, retreats, and lecture series. Bailey wrote many books in English and in Arabic and published many articles in various scholarly and popular journals.