I recently received my copy of Dr. Sungenis' (I always refer to him as a doctor because he earned his very legitimate PhD by way of a very hard earned and extraordinary 700 page thesis on geocentrism)
Thank you for sharing this. This ends up explaining a lot.
If his "dissertation" were academically rigorous, he could have taken it to a real academic institution, perhaps taken some classes in bible studies and theology, and received a recognized, accredited degree.
Instead, he apparently went to Calamus International University. It no longer exists, but was registered in Venuatu (an island nation in the south Pacific) at the time. Registration as a business does not mean it was accredited as a university. CIU degrees are not recognized in the US, and it was not really accredited. CIU is generally recognized as a "diploma mill" with at best, very low standards. As an example, a reviewer for his "dissertation" was Bennet, who was coauthor of GWW, which as you imply was substantially his "dissertation". That alone would look like a conflict of interest at most real universities. Furthermore, did people with appropriate credentials ever approved his dissertation? I see zero evidence it ever received peer review.
So thank you for pointing out that Sungenis appears to have a fake PhD.