SUMMARY
Rev. Dr. Yohanna Katanacho is a Palestinian Evangelical. He has earned his M.A. from wheaton College and his M-Div as well as his Ph.D. from Trinity International University. He has translated several books from English to Arabic and has also written several books as well as dozens of articles in English and Arabic. He is now serving as the Academic Dean of Bethlehem Bible College and Galilee Bible College. Dr. Katanacho has spoken in many churches and conferences around the world addressing the theological perspective of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

EMPLOYMENT

PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES /ACADEMIC DEAN (2007- Present)
Bethlehem Bible College/Galilee Bible College Israel-Palestine

VISITING PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES (2008)
Nazareth Center for Christian Studies Israel

VISITING PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES (2008)
Alliance Leadership Training Institute Israel

OLD TESTAMENT INSTRUCTOR (2004 – 2005)
Trinity International University Bannockburn, Illinois (USA)

GENERAL DIRECTOR (1999 - 2002)
Palestinian Fellowship of Evangelical Students

INSTRUCTOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES (1999-2002)
Bethlehem Bible College Bethlehem, Palestine

LIBRARIAN (1993-1994)
Jerusalem University College Jerusalem, Israel-Palestine

PASTOR-ELDER (1988-1993)
Christian & Missionary Alliance Jerusalem, Israel-Palestine

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (2002-2007)
Trinity International University Bannockburn, Illinois (USA)

MASTER OF DIVINITY (1996-1999)
Trinity International University Bannockburn, Illinois (USA)

MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (1995-1996)
Wheaton College Wheaton, Illinois (USA)

GRADUATE STUDIES (1993-1994)
Jerusalem University College Jerusalem, Israel-Palestine

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (1985-1992)
Bethlehem University Bethlehem, Palestine

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Billy Graham Scholarship (1995-96)
Phi Beta Kappa Award (1996)
David & Sylvia Bacon Memorial Scholarship (2003)
Center for Theological Understanding Scholarship (2004)
James Fox Memorial Award (2006)
John Stott Ministries Scholarship (2002-2007)
Christian International Scholarship Foundation (2005-2007)

PUBLISHED BOOKS

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Investigating the Purposeful Placement of Psalm 86.” Ph.D. diss., Trinity International University, 2007. In Proquest Digital Dissertations; available from
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=1253509681&Fmt=7&clientI%20d=79356&RQT=309&VName=PQD (AAT 3245978); Accessed May 20, 2007.

Katanacho, Hanna and Dina. Atlikooni: Dawr wa makant al-marah fi al-maseehiah (Free Me: The Role and Status of Women in Christianity). Jerusalem: Christian and Missionary Alliance, 2002. (Arabic)

Katanacho, Hanna. ’Ana Huwa . . . Fmn ’Anta? (I Am . . . So Who Are You?). Jerusalem: Jerusalem Evangelistic Outreach, 2007. (Arabic)

Katanacho, Hanna. ’Ana Huwa . . . Fmn ’Anta? (I Am . . . So Who Are You?). 2d ed. Jerusalem: Christian and Missionary Alliance, 2008. (Arabic)

TRANSLATED BOOKS

Coleman, Robert. The Master Plan of Evangelism. Translated by Yohanna Katanacho. Jerusalem: Christian and Missionary Alliance, 1999. (Arabic)

Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Translated by Yohanna Katanacho and others. Edited by Ryad Qasis. Cairo: Eagles, 2002. (Arabic)

Grudem, Wayne and John Piper. 50 Crucial Questions. Translated by Yohanna Katanacho. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 1992. (Arabic)

Munayer, Salim. Muqadima Ela Al-Kitab Al-Muqadas (An Introduction to the Holy Bible). Translated by Yohanna Katanacho. Bethlehem: Bethlehem Bible College, 2004. (Arabic)

ARTICLES

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Allah and the Messenger of Allah in the Book of Malachi.” MennoLetter 6 (June 2007): 5-6.

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Christ Is the Owner of Haaretz.” Christian Scholar’s Review 34 (2005): 425-441.

Katanacho, Yohanna, “Christian Palestinian Arabs.” In The Gap: John Stott Ministries (Fall 2004): 1-2.

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Christian Palestinian Arabs: Spreading Hope in the Middle East.” www.comandsee.com. Posted on October 5, 2004.

Katanacho, Yohanna. “From Depression to Hope.” Cornerstone 46 (2007): 16-17.

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Hagar from a Palestinian Arab Evangelical Perspective.” Roundtable (2008): 55-59.

Katanacho, Yohanna. "Hagar: A Victim of Injustice." Pages 96-100 in No Going Bak: Letters to Pope Benedict XVI on the Holocaust, Jewish-Christian Relations & Israel. Edited by Stephen Smith and Wendy Whitworth. London: Quill, 2009.

Katanacho, Yohanna. "Lahoot Aher al-Ayyam min Minthar Filsteeni." [Eschatology from a Palestinian Perspective.] Al-Liqa 24.1 (2009): 106-116. (Arabic)

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Palestinian Christian Responses to Conflict.” Pages 83-88 in Christian Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Edited by Wesley Brown and Peter Penner. Prague: International Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008.

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Palestinian Protestant Theological Responses to a World Marked by Violence.” Missiology: An International Review 36 (2008): 289-305.

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Peace for a Chaotic World.” http://www.cisf.org/advent-in-bethlehem-katanacho; accessed on Dec 22, 2008.

Katanacho, Yohanna. “The War Is over But the War with Its Outcome Is Not.” http://www.langhampartnership.org.au/2007/04/18/the-war-is-over-but-the-war-with-its-outcome-is-not; accessed on June 10, 2007.

Katanacho, Yohanna. “Why Does Jerry Falwell Support Israel?” www.comeandsee.com. Posted on Nov. 4, 2003.

Stratis, Melissa and Yohanna Katanacho, “When Love Is Impossible: How Can You Love Your Neighbor When Your Neighbor Is Your Enemy?” Trinity Magazine (Fall 2005): 16-17.