Select Works of Joseph Fitzmyer (24 vols.)

by Joseph A. Fitzmyer; Daniel J. Harrington

Publishers:

Paulist Press; Dove Booksellers; Eerdmans; Yale University Press

and

1 more

, 1990–2009

Overview

Examine Sacred Scripture and other ancient texts in depth with award-winning biblical scholar Joseph A. Fitzmyer. Known for his landmark work in Aramaic studies and on the Semitic background of the New Testament, in these 24 volumes Fitzmyer discusses Christology, interprets Scripture, presents his scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls, and much more. You’ll find verse-by-verse commentary on a variety of texts—as well as original and alternative translations, annotations, variants, historical background, analysis of authorship and dating, and bibliographies of primary and secondary literature. The Select Works of Joseph A. Fitzmyer is a valuable tool for your biblical and theological studies.

Key Features

• Offers insights from one of today’s leading biblical scholars on a range of topics
• Provides verse-by-verse commentary, alternative translations, annotations, and variants on key biblical texts
• References other valuable texts such as the Genesis Apocryphon and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Product Details

• Title: Select Works of Joseph A. Fitzmyer
• Author: Joseph A. Fitzmyer
• Volumes: 24
• Pages: 8,463
• Christian Group: Catholic
• Resource Type: Bible Studies, Ancient Texts, Collected Works, Commentaries
• Topic: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East

About Joseph A. Fitzmyer

Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ, is professor emeritus of biblical studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He is a noted scholar of New Testament and Aramaic, and has taught at Woodstock College, University of Chicago, Fordham University, and Weston School of Theology. In 1984 he was awarded the Berkitt Medal for Biblical Studies by the British Royal Academy. He is the American member of the Biblical Commission, president of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, and past president of both The Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association. He has authored over 20 books, and he is coeditor of the New Jerome Biblical Commentary.