Interview with Palestinian Christian Tony Deik

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie interview Palestinian Christian Tony Deik. 

(NOTE: We apologize that Tony's audio is not the best. This is one of the hazards of interviewing persons from across the miles). 

Tony is a Palestinian Christian from Bethlehem, Palestine. For the last decade, he has lived and ministered in different contexts, including the Philippines, Hong Kong, England, Palestine, and Bolivia. Tony is currently a residential researcher at Tyndale House, Cambridge, where he is working on his PhD research in the New Testament. He is also a lecturer in biblical studies at Bethlehem Bible College (online), and a member of the leadership team of the International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation (INFEMIT). Previously, Tony directed the online education program at Bethlehem Bible College, served with Operation Mobilization onboard MV Logos Hope, and was involved in the work of Centro de Capacitación Misionera in La Paz, Bolivia. He has contributed to several edited volumes in theology and biblical studies including Reading Ecclesiastes from Asia and Pasifika (Atlanta: SBL Press, 2020), The Religious Other: A Biblical Understanding of Islam, the Qur'an and Muhammad (Carlisle: Langham, 2020), and Between Religion and Politics: A Christian Perspective on Political Questions from the Middle East (Beirut: Dar Manhal al Hayat, 2022 [Arabic]). Tony is married to Sara, a Bolivian, and they are the proud parents of Nour Sofia.

 

Tony relates to us the hardships that he and his family have faced. Once he married Sara (a Bolivian), he and Sara were forced to reside outside of Bethlehem. This is because Sara is not allowed by the Israeli military (they are the occupying forces and maintain a large amount of control over the Palestinian territories) to live permanently in Bethlehem with Tony. 

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