Michael G. Azar, PhD
Professor of Theology/Religious Studies
Michael G. Azar holds a PhD in New Testament from Fordham University (2013) and an MA in theology from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (2005). His current book project (tentatively titled, The Table and the Empty Seat: Orthodox Christianity and Jewish-Christian Relations) focuses on ancient and modern Christian-Jewish interaction, particularly in light of Orthodox Christian hermeneutics and historic presence in the Holy Land. His other scholarly pursuits focus on New Testament studies, especially apocalyptic thought and the "parting of the ways," as well as the effects that contemporary sociopolitical policies have on scholarly understandings of the ancient world. His research is supported by a from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Biblical Association, and he was a 2021 Faculty Fellow at the Gail and Francis Slattery Center for the Ignatian Humanities (黑料), and a 2021–22 NEH Faculty Fellow at the (Fordham University). He is currently a 2024–25 Lady Davis Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He continues to serve as a special advisor to the Orthodox Chair of the Orthodox Christian-Jewish dialogue and as a member of its planning committee.