Patrick W. Skehan

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Patrick W. Skehan
Born30 September 1909 
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Employer

Patrick William Skehan (30 September 1909 in

semitic scholar.[2][3]

Education

Skehan received his

St. Joseph's Seminary (known as Dunwoodie). He studied Scripture and Semitic Languages at Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, where he earned his doctorate and obtained a Doctor of Sacred Theology in the Old Testament (1938).[4]
His doctoral advisor was Edward P. Arbez, and his dissertation for his doctorate in Sacred Theology was entitled The Literary Relationship Between the Book of Wisdom and the Protocanonical Wisdom Books of the Old Testament.

Religious order

He was ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church[1] and received his ordination at St. Joseph's Seminary on September 23, 1933.

Academic work

He was the Chair of the Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures at

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.[5] He was appointed Secretary of the Advisory Committee for the Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium (C.S.C.O.).[6]

Teaching

He taught Hebrew Hebrew, Aramaic, and Syriac at the Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures at the Catholic University of America,

visiting professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.[6]

Editorial work

Skehan participated in the translation of the

Old Testament Abstracts, and editor of the association's monograph series (1973–75). He also worked on the New Catholic Encyclopedia
.

Archaeological

In 1947, when

William Foxwell Albright conducted an archaeological exploration in Egypt, he asked Skehan to be a visiting lecturer in his place at Johns Hopkins. He agreed and did this for Albright on other occasions between 1947 and 1956. Skehan was also a guest professor during the 1969–1970 academic year at the Pontifical Biblical Institute
in Rome.

In 1953, Skehan was chosen as a member of the

Josef T. Milik, and Roland de Vaux who was the project director.[7]

Organizations

Skehan was involved with many organizations and their projects including the Catholic Biblical Association, the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, the

American Schools of Oriental Research, the American Oriental Society, and the Pontifical Biblical Commission
.

Recognitions and distinctions

Skehan's work and contribution to the study of Scripture was recognized and honored by the

Domestic Prelate by Pope John XXIII on December 2, 1958, and awarded Benemerenti Medal by Pope Paul VI on December 29, 1964.[7]

In 1974

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly issued a festschrift in his honor, edited by one of his students, Roland E. Murphy (O.Carm.). One of his students, Alexander A. Di Lella (O.F.M.), wrote a tribute to him published in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly.[7] Of his teacher Di Lella says: "He was more than a dedicated teacher and scholar. He was above all a loyal churchman and devout priest, a Christian gentleman, and a superlative human being."[7]

Works

Thesis

Books

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Skehan, Patrick W." Oxford Reference. University of Oxford.
  2. ^ "Skehan, Patrick W." Encyclopedia.com.
  3. ^ "Descriptions of Manuscript Collections, L-Z". University Libraries. The Catholic University of America.
  4. ^ "The American Priest: Patrick William Skehan". Biblical Archaeology Society. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  5. ^ a b "Studies in Israelite Poetry and Wisdom". Hopkins Fulfillment Services Books. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. ^ a b "Patrick W. Skehan". Digital Exhibits: American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives. The Catholic University of America.
  7. ^ a b c d e "An inventory of the Patrick W. Skehan Papers at The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives". University Libraries. The Catholic University of America.

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