Rev. Professor Daniel Fanous

Rev. Professor Daniel Fanous is Dean of St Cyril‘s Coptic Orthodox Theological College, where he is also a Lecturer in Theology & New Testament. He holds degrees in Engineering, Medicine, as well as a MTh and PhD in Theology. He is a well-known speaker, and has written several books in biblical scholarship including The Person of the Christ (ROP, 2009), and Taught By God: Making Sense of the Difficult Sayings of Jesus (ORI, 2010; Revised Edition: SVS Press, 2020), a scholarly biography, A Silent Patriarch – Kyrillos VI (1902-1971): Life and Legacy (SVS Press, 2019), and most recently a sustained patristic exegesis of Paul, Unveiling Paul: Co-crucifixion & the Indwelling of the Righteous One (Eerdmans, 2027). Father Daniel is also a parish priest of St Luke‘s in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney, Australia.

Research & supervision interests

Orthodox Theology, both Patristic and Modern; New Testament exegesis; Pauline Literature, Patristic insights into the New Perspective on Paul; Orthodox Ascetic Literature and Ascetic Leadership

Recent publications

Unveiling Paul: Co-crucifixion & the Indwelling of the Righteous One. Eerdmans, 2027.

Taught By God: Making Sense of the Difficult Sayings of Jesus. St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2020.

A Silent Patriarch – Kyrillos VI (1902-1971): Life and Legacy. St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2019.

“The Idea of Personal Ascetic Reform in Kyrillos IV (1902–1971)” in Copts in Modernity. Brill, 2020.