ELIZABETH NAGEL, S.S.D.,

Professor, Department of Biblical Exegesis and Proclamation

M.A. in Theology with a major in Scripture from Mount Angel Seminary, OR;  S.S.L. and S.S.D. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, Italy. Formerly, Full Professor of Sacred Scripture in the Theology Division of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary at Overbrook in Wynnewood, PA. Author of Be a Blessing. A Spring of Refreshment on the Road of Daily Life; Contributor to Bible Today, the National Catholic Education Association Publication, Book Reviews for The Catholic Biblical Quarterly .  Lived in Israel for one year and was a Scripture Resource person for numerous Study Tours to the Holy Land. Member of the Catholic Biblical Association of America and the Society of Biblical Literature. Primary interested in teaching and communicating Sacred Scripture in a way that helps contemporary Christians enter into the biblical text and hear, for themselves, God who speaks there. Additional professional work includes courses, lectures, retreats, symposia, and theological updates for lay adults, priests, parishes, religious orders and candidates for the Permanent Diaconate in the Dioceses of Philadelphia, PA, and Dioceses of Wilmington, DE, Allentown, PA, Camden, NJ, Harrisburg, PA, Pensacola, FL and Portland, OR. Summer Scripture courses at St. Michael’s College, Colchester, VT, and Jesuit School at Berkeley summer program in Berkeley, CA.