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Rev. Keith Andrew Massey, PhD is a biblical scholar, Eastern Orthodox priest, Latin teacher, and former Arabic linguist with the National Security Agency.
 
He is the author of Intermediate Arabic for Dummies and Arabic Character Writing for Dummies.
 
He has his doctorate in Biblical Hebrew and Arabic from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as an MA from that institution, an MA in Old Testament from Luther Seminary, and his BA in Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek) from the UW-Madison.
 
He has published a number of academic articles on matters of biblical studies, linguistics, and theology. For a full list of his publications, including his books, see below.
 
 
Publications

2019   Arabic Character Writing for Dummies. Wiley Publishing. ISBN 9781119475330.

2019   Secrets of the Sacred: Understanding the Bible through Intelligence Analysis. Lingua Sacra Publishing. ISBN 9781733993401.

2015    Top Secrets: Lessons for Success from the World of Espionage. Lingua Sacra Publishing. ISBN 9780984343294.

2014   Praying Our Fathers: the Secret Mercies of Ancestral Intercession. Lingua Sacra Publishing. ISBN 9780984343294.

2012   Amor Vincit Omnia: an Andrew Valquist Adventure. Lingua Sacra Publishing. ISBN 9780984343287.

2012   In Saecula Saeculorum. Lingua Sacra Publishing. ISBN 9780984343256.

2009   Next Stop: Spanish. Lingua Sacra Publishing. ISBN 9780984343218.

2008  A Place of Brightness. Lingua Sacra Publishing. ISBN 9780984343201.

2008  Intermediate Arabic for Dummies. Wiley Publishing. ISBN 9780470373378.

2008  “A Latin Etymology for Romanian DA = Yes” in Ianua. Revista Philologica Romanica, Vol. 8. ISSN: 1616-413X.

2008  “Further Evidence for an “Italic” Substratum in Romanian,” in Philologie im Netz 43/2008, pp. 11-16. ISSN 1433-7177.

2007   “Vergilian Allusions In Newman’s “Kindly Light,” in Newman Studies Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 2, Fall 2007. ISSN 1547-9080.

2006   “A Second Look at Latin Secundus = ‘Favorable'” in Pomoerium Online Journal, Vol. 5/2004-2006. ISSN 0945-2354.

2002   “Letters and Mysterious Letters,” contributor of article for Encyclopedia of the Qur’an (E.J. Brill Publishers). ISBN-13: 978-9004123557.

1996    “Mystery Letters of the Quran,” in Arabica (E.J. Brill Publishers) by Keith Massey. ISSN: 0570-5398

1995    “Semitic Quadriliteral Animal Terms: An Explanation,” in Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa) by Keith Massey and Kevin Massey. ISSN 0259-0131

1993    “Dialogue of Creeds” in ISLAMOCHRISTIANA

(Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies) by Keith Massey  and Kevin Massey. ISSN: 0392-7288.

Education

PhD    1992-1998     University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hebrew and Semitic Studies, Arabic Minor.

MA      1990-1992     University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hebrew and Semitic Studies.

MA      1988-1990     Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN

Old Testament.

BA       1984-1987     University of Wisconsin-Madison

Classics (Latin and Greek).

Experience

Ordination in the Russian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate

Priesthood: May 22, 2018

Diaconate: January 8, 2017

Latin Teacher (September 2006 to present)

Leonia High School

Arabic Instructor (2007-2010)

County College of Morris

Arabic Linguist (June 2002-July 2006)

National Security Agency, Fort Meade, MD

Instructor (1997, 1998)

University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In two consecutive summers I taught the course “Religion in History and Culture: the West,” covering Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and ancient religions.

Instructor (1995, 1996)

Benedictine University, Lisle, IL.

In two consecutive summers I taught both “Introduction to Old Testament” and “Introduction to New Testament.”

Teaching Assistant (1993)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

The course “Biblical Hebrew Texts,” focusing on building the students’ grammatical and vocabulary knowledge.

 

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