Dr. Emad Botros

Education

• Doctor of Christian Theology /McMaster Divinity College (Hamilton, ON)
  Dissertation Title: “The Merciful and Gracious God: Biblical Theology of Jonah in the Context of Islam, May 2021. Main supervisors: Mark J. Boda, Martin Accad; External Examiner, Gabriel Reynolds.
• Master of Art in Christian Theology/McMaster Divinity College ( Hamilton, ON)
  Thesis Title: “The Merciful and Compassionate God: Biblical Theology in an Islamic Context,” May 2013.  Thesis Advisor: Mark J. Boda.
• Leadership Certificate/University of Waterloo (Waterloo, ON)
  Courses: Understanding Human Behavior, More Life out of your Time, Lead People to Effectiveness, Team Building & Team Dimension, Managing Conflict Opportunity, 2012. 
• Bachelor of Theology/Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (Beirut, Lebanon)
  Bachelor of Theology/pastoral track, June 2003.
• Diploma of Teaching/Cairo Industrial High School (Cairo, Egypt)
  Major: Construction and Teaching, June 1996.

Additional Trainings 

• Teaching Theology at the Graduate and Undergraduate Levels (Hamilton, ON)
  Two full-days seminar/McMaster Divinity College/February 2014.
• People with Exceptional Needs (12 courses): (Waterloo, ON)
  Key Values; Person Centered Support; Reducing the Risk; Documentation; Medication Administration; Providing Behavior Support; Safe Food Handling; Communicable Diseases; Respectful Workplace; Fire Extinguisher; Driver Improvement; First Aid/CPR (Christian Horizons/2007-2014).

Research Interest

My major interest has been in the Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and Islam. My goal is to develop biblical theology of the Old Testament in the context of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). My research has focused above all on the intersection of the Biblical texts and the Qur’an, with major interest in the character of God. I completed a master research degree (Master of Arts in Christian Studies, major Old Testament) at McMaster Divinity College, where my research focused on the intersection of the Book of Exodus and the Qur’an, with a particular interest in the Golden Calf Narrative in the Book of Exodus and the Qur’an. My doctoral studies (PhD. in Christian Theology) at the same College focused on the intersection of the Minor Prophets Corpus and the Qur’an, particularly reading the Book of Jonah in the MENA context.

Teaching and Research Interest

• The Pentateuch: Exodus
• Historical Books: Chronicles
• Minor Prophets: Jonah-Nahum (the character of God and the nations).
• Biblical Theology of the OT
• The Character of God in the Old Testament
• Intertextuality: The Qur’an and the Bible- Prophets

Experiences and Skills

Teaching

• (2014-March 2025) Core Faculty at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary
  Courses: OT Intro and Survey; OT Interpretation; Reading Jonah in a Middle Eastern/Islamic Context; Reading Exodus in a Middle Eastern/Islamic Context; Biblical Theology of Discipleship; Research Methods; Prophetic Reading of Society; Advanced OT Studies – master level.

   

• (January 24 – Current) Adjunct Faculty – Near East School of Theology
  Courses: Introduction to the Old Testament; Direct Study Courses – Old Testament Focus

• (January 24- Current) Adjunct Faculty – Carey Seminary for Theological and Pastoral Formation
  Courses: Developing Biblical Theology in a Middle Eastern Context; Introduction to Biblical Interpretation

• (September 2023) Fellowships
  Research Fellowship – McMaster Divinity College – September 2023 – September 2024

• (2009-Current) Seminars
  - Various Seminars on Reading the Bible in the Context of Islam at a master level – Master of Religion in the Middle East and North Africa – Arab Baptist Theological Seminar
  - Sharing your Faith with your Muslim Friends – a series of seminar for the church on how the body of Christ should share our Christian faith in the context of Islam
  - Jonah and Your Muslim Friend – a series of seminars aimed towards equipping the church to read the Bible with Muslims in mind.
  - Divine Calling and Prophetic Struggle: The Humanity of the Prophets – Neat East School of Theology

• (May 2025) External Examiner
  - Function as an External Examiner for Master thesis- Master of Religion in the Middle East and North Africa – Arab Baptist Theological Seminary

• (October-2014) Emmanuel Bible College 
  Seminars: The Use of the Old Testament in Mission to Muslims; Reading Jonah in the Context of Islam 

 

 

Professional Involvement

Publication 

Botros, Emad. “The Reception History of the Character of Jonah in the Qur’an: Toward a Better Understanding of the Qur’an and Practical Implications for the Church.” In The Religious Other: A biblical Understanding of Islam, the Qur’an, and Muhamad. Edited by Martin Accad and Jonathan Andrews. Cumbria, UK: Langham Global Library, 2020.

Forthcoming Publication

Botros, Emad. Jonah. Windows on the Biblical Text: Reading the Bible in the Context of Islam. Cumbria, UK: Langham Global Library, 2022.

Conference Papers

Botros, Emad. “Jonah and Yunus in Conversation.” Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.

______________. “The Reception History of the Golden Calf Narrative: A Biblical Theology in a Middle Eastern- Islamic Context. Society of Biblical Literature, 2021.

______________. “A Reading of the Character of Jonah in Islamic Thinking and its Influence on the Recent Arabic Translations.” Christian Arabic Heritage, 2023.

 

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