At Jerusalem University College, we believe that our faculty is top-notch! Not only is each member of our faculty an expert in their chosen field, but more importantly together they bring a unique mix of talents and insights to our curriculum that helps our students discover, know and integrate these areas of study in meaningful and holistic ways. Simply put, our faculty is unmatched, and helps us fulfill our unique mission to the evangelical Christian world.

From our beginning in 1957, our educational goal has been to expose non-Israeli, evangelical graduate and undergraduate students to the land and peoples of the land of the Bible. One of the most important ways that we do this is to rely almost exclusively on local faculty. Our courses are taught by Israelis, by Palestinians and, in some cases, by expatriates who have been residents in the land for many years. In every case, these men and women are experts in the fields covered by the curriculum of JUC, and live and breathe their own subject matter, first-hand. The majority either have had, or continue to hold, teaching positions and professorships at other institutions in Israel and/or in the Palestinian territories, while teaching courses and working closely with our students at JUC. We aim to expose our students to a wide variety of voices that represent the spectrum of life in Israel, voices that speak passionately, yet fairly, about matters at hand. The Christian members of our faculty are able to help students understand and integrate what they are learning in a Christian context.

In addition to members of the Long-Term program faculty, the following are among the more recent instructors who have taught in our intensive short-term programs of two and three week duration:

John (Jack) Beck, Ph.D. B.A., Northwestern College; M.Div., Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Freelance writer and consultant; Faculty, Bible World Seminars. Published author.

Bryan Beyer, Ph.D. B.A., Colorado State University; M.Div., Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary; Ph.D., Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Faculty, Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of Missions.

Steven Lancaster, M.A., Th.M. B.A., Grace College; Th.M., Grace Theological Seminary; graduate studies, Institute of Holy Land Studies; M.A., Ph.D. studies, The University of Wisconsin at Madison. Consultant, Author and Instructor, Biblical Backgrounds, Wheaton, IL. 

J. Carl Laney, Th.D. B.S., University of Oregon; M.Div., Th.M., Western Seminary; Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary; graduate studies, Institute of Holy Land Studies. Professor of Biblical Literature, Western Seminary.

John Monson, Ph.D. B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Institute of Holy Land Studies; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University. Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Wheaton College.

Robert Mullins, Ph.D. B.A., Southern California College; graduate studies, Institute of Holy Land Studies; M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern History and Archaeology, Azusa Pacific University.

Cynthia Parker, M.A.  B.A., Butler University; M.A., M.A.R., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; graduate studies, Jerusalem University College.

Elaine Phillips, Ph.D. B.A., Cornell University; M.Div; Biblical Theological Seminary; M.A., Institute of Holy Land Studies; Ph.D., The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, Gordon College.

Perry Phillips, Ph. D. B.A., Beloit College; M.A, Institute of Holy Land Studies; M. Div., Biblical Theological Seminary; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Carl Rasmussen, Ph. D. B.A., Luther College; B.D., Th.M., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; graduate studies, Institute of Holy Land Studies; Ph.D., The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. Professor of Old Testament, Bethel University.

Brian Schultz, Ph.D. B.A., Briercrest Bible College; M.A., Jerusalem University College; Ph.D.Bar Ilan University. Faculty, Biblical and Religious Studies, Fresno Pacific University. Excavations at Tell Miqne, Tell es-Safi and Qumran. Published author.

Glen Snyder, D.Min. B.A., Barry University; M.Div., D.Min., Western Seminary; graduate studies, Jerusalem University College. Adjunct faculty, Western Seminary; Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church (Davis, CA).