George Sabra

Through Middle Eastern Eyes

History & Biography

“Missions and missionaries have often been regarded as one-way conduits of the West and Western culture to the Middle East. Kenneth Bailey was a unique kind of missionary who also reversed this movement. Immersing himself for forty years in the main centers of Near Eastern culture—Egypt, Lebanon, and Palestine—he brought the Middle East to the West by re-reading the New Testament through Mediterranean eyes. Michael Parker’s book is a worthy scholarly tribute to Kenneth Bailey’s life and achievement.”