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Mark Sheridan, osb

Born: 22 February 1938 Washington, D.C., USA
Mark Sheridan, O.S.B.: (= Order of St. Benedict) is a Benedictine monk,
Born in Washington, D.C., USA, received the following academic degrees:
Georgetown University: A.B. (Philosophy) 1960, Catholic University of America: S.T.L. 1966, Pontifical Biblical Institute: S.S.L. 1971, Catholic University of America: Ph.D. 1990
(Coptic Language and Literature).
He moved to Rome in 1982, where he served as prior of the Collegio S. Anselmo, dean of the Faculty of Theology and Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm.
Since 2004 he has been a member of “ the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.”
He first visited the Holy Land in 1971. In 2010 he moved to the Holy Land and now lives in Bethlehem. Since 2016 he is also an Italian citizen.

Entered St. Anselm's Abbey , Washington, D.C (English Benedictine Congregation) 1960; first profession 29 September 1961; solemn profession 1964; ordained priest 14 February 1965.
Novice Master (St. Anselm's Abbey, Washington, D.C.) 1972-1981
Prior (St. Anselm's Abbey, Washington, D.C.) 1979-1981
Prior, Collegio S.Anselmo (Roma) 1983-1992
Transferred to Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem 2011
Resident: Abu Ghosh, Monastery of St. Mary of the Resurrection, 2015-2016
Bethlehem, 2016-2019
Beit Jala, 2019- Teaching activity:
St. Anselm's Abbey School (Washington, D.C.) 1963-1978
Cluster of Independent Theology Schools (Washington, D.C.) 1975-1980
Pontificio Ateneo S.Anselmo (Roma) 1986-
Professore consociato - letteratura del primo monachesimo 1992
Coordinatore dell'Istituto Monastico 1990-1998
Professore straordinario 1996-
Professore ordinario 1999
Decano della Facoltà di Teologia 1998- 2005
Rector Magnificus 2005 – 2009
Professore e rettore emerito 2009-present Adjunct Professor, Istituto Patristico (Augustinianum) 1995-2005. Named to the “International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches” by Cardinal Walter Kasper (23 September 2003)

Named as expert (peritus) to the Special Synod of Bishops for the Church in the Middle East, October 2010. Editorial activity:
Book Review Editor, Catholic Biblical Quarterly 1974-1976
Associate Editor, American Benedictine Review 1976-1980
Associate Editor, RB 1980:The Rule of St. Benedict in Latin and English with Notes
(Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1980) Languages: fluency in Italian, German, French and American English, reading knowledge of Spanish, Dutch, Greek, Latin, Hebrew and some Arabic. Areas of Research and publication: Monasticism, Early Christian and Hellenistic Jewish interpretation of the Scriptures, Patristic Theology, Coptic language and literature.

For works available in electronic form [published and not yet published], see Academia.edu.

Citizenship: USA, Italy, the Universe (polites tou kosmou [Philo Alexandrinus]).

Books:

RB 1980: The Rule of St. Benedict in Latin and English with Notes (ed. Timothy Fry et al.; Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1981). ntroduction, pp. 141-151; a large portion of the notes
Appendices 1: "Monastic Terminology: Monk, Cenobite, Nun" pp. 301-321; 2. "The Role and Interpretation of Scripture in the Rule of Benedict" pp. 467-477; 7. "The Rule of St. Benedict and the Rule of the Master" (A table of Correspondences) pp. 478=493. Rufus of Shotep. Homilies on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Introduction, Text, Translation, Commentary (Unione Accademica Nazionale, Corpus dei Manoscritti Copti Letterari; Roma: C.I.M., 1998) pp. 360. [now available in Arabic]

Genesis 12-50 (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, Old Testament II; Downers Grove, Il.: InterVarsity Press, 2002) pp. 392. [Published also in Italian, Spanish, Russian and Chinese, and Korean]
From the Nile to the Rhone and Beyond: Studies in Early Monastic Literature and Scriptural Interpretation (Studia Anselmiana 156) 2012. [Collected essays] [now available in Arabic]

Language for God in Patristic Tradition: Wrestling with Biblical Anthropomorphism. Downers Grove, Il.: InterVarsity Press, 2015. Pp. 256. Articles
"Disciples and Discipleship in Matthew and Luke" Biblical Theology Bulletin 3(1973) pp. 235-255

"Preghiera, contemplazione e progresso spirituale nelle opere di Giovanni Cassiano" Vedere Dio, Incontro tra Oriente e Occidente (a cura di Yannis Spiteris e Bruno Gianesin; Bologna: EDB, 1994) pp. 253-264.
"Models and Images of Spiritual Progress in the Works of John Cassian" Spiritual Progress: Studies in the Spirituality of Late Antiquity and Early Monasticism (edited by Jeremy Driscoll and Mark Sheridan; Studia Anselmiana 115; Rome, 1994) pp. 101-126. "Jacob and Israel: A Contribution to the History of an Interpretation" Mysterium Christi: Symbolgegenwart und theologische Bedeutung. Festschrift für Basil Studer (herausgegeben von Magnus Löhrer und Elmar Salmann; Studia Anselmiana 116; Roma, 1995) pp. 219-241.
"The Development of the Interior Life in Certain Early Monastic Writings in Egypt" The Spirituality of Ancient Monasticism: Acts of the International Colloquium Cracow-Tyniec, 16-19.11.1994 (ed. Marek Starowieyski; Cracovia: Wydawnictwo Benedyktynów, 1995) pp. 91-104.
"Duchowosc wczesnego monastycyzmu egipskiego (The Spirituality of Early Egyptian Monasticism)" Duchowosc Starozytnego Monastycyzmu: Materialy z Miedzynarodowej Sesji Naukowej Kraków-Tyniec, 16-19.11.1994 (ed. Marek Starowieyski; Kraków: Wydawnictwo Benedyktynów, 1995) pp. 19-29.
"Le tradizioni alessandrini" Religione e sette nel mondo 4 (1996) pp. 16-36. "'Steersman of the Mind': the Virgin Mary as Ideal Nun (an interpretation of Luke 1:29 by Rufus of Shotep)" Studia Patristica 30 (Louvain: Peeters, 1997) pp. 265-269.
"Il mondo spirituale e intellettuale del primo monachesimo egiziano" L'Egitto cristiano: aspetti e problemi in età tardo-antica (SEA 56; Roma: Istituto Patristico "Augustinianum", 1997) pp. 177-216.
"The Controversy over APATHEIA: Cassian's sources and his use of them" Studia Monastica 39 (1997) pp. 287-310. "Spiritual Interpretation in Early Christianity - From Paul to Origen" Bulletin Dei Verbum 48 (1998) pp. 17-19.
"Coptic Christianity" Dictionary of Eastern Christianity (ed. Ken Parry, David J. Melling, Dmitri Brady, Sidney H. Griffith, John F. Healey; Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1999) pp. 129-135.
"Job and Paul: Philosophy and Exegesis in Cassian's Sixth Conference" Studia Monastica 42 (2000) pp. 271-294.
"'Digne deo': A Traditional Greek Principle of Interpretation in Latin Dress" L'Esegesi dei padri latini: dalle origini a Gregorio Magno (XXVIII Incontro di studiosi dell'antichità cristiana, Roma, 6-8 maggio 1999; Roma: Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, 2000) pp. 23-40.
"The Spiritual and Intellectual World of Early Egyptian Monasticism" Coptica 1 (2002) pp. 2-51.
"L'antica interpretazione biblica cristiana: motivo di imbarazzo o approccio fatibile?" Storia e teologia all'incrocio: orrizonti e percorsi di una disciplina (a cura di M. Bielawski e M. Sheridan; Roma: Lipa, 2002) pp. 17-61.
"The Influence of Origen on Coptic Exegesis in the Sixth Century: the Case of Rufus of Shotep" Origeniana Octava. Origen and the Alexandrian Tradition. Papers of the 8th International Origen Congress, Pisa 27-31 August 2001 (Leuven: Peeters, 2003) pp. 1023-1033.
"A Homily on the Death of the Virgin Mary attributed to Evodius of Rome" Coptic Studies on the Threshold of A New Millenium I. Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Coptic Studies, Leiden, 27 August - 2 September 2000 (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 133; edited by Mat Immerzeel and Jacques Van Der Vliet; Leiden: Peeters, 2004) I: 393-405.
“The Modern Historiography of Early Egyptian Monasticism" Il Monachesimo tra Eredità e Aperture. Atti del simposio "Testi e temi nella tradizione del monachesimo cristiano" per il 50° anniversario dell'Istituto Monastico di Sant'Anselmo (Studia Anselmiana 140; a cura di Maciej Bielawski e Daniël Hombergen; Rome: Studia Anselmiana, 2004) pp. 197-220.
"Old Testament" and "Scripture" The Westminster Handbook to Origen (ed. John Anthony McGuckin; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2004) pp. 159-162, pp. 197-201.
"Le chiese della tradizione alessandrina: copta, etiopica, eritrea" Credere oggi 147 25 (2005) pp. 21-33.
"The Concept of the 'Useful' as an Exegetical Tool in Patristic Exegesis" Studia Patristica, Vol. XXXIX. Papers presented at the Fourteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2003 (ed. F. Young, M. Edwards, P. Parvis; Leuven: Peeters, 2006) pp. 253-257.
"Origen's Concept of Scripture: The Basis of Early Christian Interpretation" Downside Review 439 (2007) pp. 93-110.
"Rhetorical Structure in Coptic Sermons" The World of Early Egyptian Christianity: Language Literature and Social Context. Essays in Honor of David W. Johnson (edited by James D. Goehring and Janet A. Timbie; Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2007) pp. 25-48.
"John Cassian and the formation of authoritative tradition" Foundations of Power and Conflicts of Authority in Late-Antique Monasticism. Proceedings of the International Seminar, Turin, December 2-4, 2004 (ed. A. Camplani and G. Filoramo, Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 157; Leuven: Peeters, 2007) pp. 157-173.
“Cassiano Giovanni” Letteratura Patristica (diretto da Angelo di Berardino, Giorgio Fedalto, Manilo Simonetti; Milano: Edizioni San Paolo, 2007) pp. 250-256.
"Maria nell'area culturale copta" Storia della Mariologia 1. Dal modello biblico al modello letterario. a cura di Enrico Dal Covolo e Aristide Serra. Roma: Città Nuova (2009) pp. 337-349.
“Mapping the Intellectual Genome of Early Christian Monasticism” in López-Tello García, Eduardo, and Benedetta Selene Zorzi. Church, society and monasticism: acts of the International Symposium, Rome, May 31 - June 3, 2006. St. Ottilien; Roma: EOS Verlag Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo, 2009.
„Die Rolle des Mönchtums in der Ägyptischen Kirche“ (Pro Oriente/Initiative Christlicher Orient – Tagung Salzburg 2009, Wien: Pro Oriente, 2010) pp.
“Da alcune letture patristiche della Bibbia” Ascoltare, Rispondere, Vivere. Atti del Congresso Internazionale “La Sacra Scrittura nella vita e nella missione della Chiesa”(Roma, 1-4 dicembre 2010), ed. Ernesto Borghi, Rome 2011, 31- 44. “The Encomium in Coptic Sermons of the Late Sixth Century” in Christianity in Egypt: Literary Production and Intellectual Trends. Studies in Honor of Tito Orlandi, edited by Paola Buzi and Alberto Camplani (Studia Ephemeridis Augustinianum 125), Roma, Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, 2011, pp. XXIV+639 (ISBN: 88 7961 135 6).

“Monastic Culture: a comparison of the concepts of askesis and asceticism” (Monastic Symposium, Sant'Anselmo, 2011) in Nouzille, Philippe, Monasticism Between Culture and Cultures: Acts of the Third International Symposium ; Rome, June 8 - 11, 2011 ; Study Days. (Studia Anselmiana 159) St. Ottilien; Roma: Eos ; Pont. Ateneo S. Anselmo, 2013.
“Monasticism” Coptic Civilization, ed. G. Gabra, Cairo: American University Press, 2014, 35-44.
“'God is not as man' (Num 23:19): The theological critique of the Scriptures by Early Christian Writers” American Benedictine Review 65:3 (Sept. 2014), 242-256.

“Early Egyptian Monasticism: Ideals and Reality” Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies 7 ( 2015), 9-24.

“John of Lycopolis” in G. Gabra, Symposium of Deir al-Muharraq, 2013

"segregati a credentium turbis: historical and theological reflections on monastic origins" Cristianesimo nella storia 2015

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