Benedict Thomas Viviano O.P.
Professor emeritus
Birth: January 22, 1940
Address:
Albertinum, Square des Places 2,
1700 Fribourg/ Switzerland
Tel: 0041/ 26/ 3092781
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Religious Community: Dominicans (OP), Central Province, U.S.A.
Ordination: June 3, 1966
Educational Background
Degrees
- 1977 - S.S.L. Pontifical Biblical Commission, Rome, Italy (cum mentione speciali).
- 1976 - Ph.D. (Bible), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
- 1969 - S.S.B. (New Testament), Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, Italy.
- 1967 - S.T.Lic., S.T.Lr. (Theology), Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.
- 1966 - M.A. (Theology), Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa.
- 1963 - M.A. (Philosophy), Aquinas Institute of Philosophy, River Forest, Illinois.
- 1962 - B.A. (Philosophy), Aquinas Institute of Philosophy, River Forest.
Other Study
- 1982-1983 Sabbatical, Frankfurt, West Germany, Matthew Research
- 1977-1978 Sabbatical, Louvain, Belgium, Targum Research.
- 1971-1972 Ecole Biblique, Jerusalem
- 1967-1968 (Greek, Semitics, New Testament Exegesis), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 1965 (Summer) (Hebrew), Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Teaching experience
- 1995-2008 Professor of New Testament, University of Fribourg
- 1984-1995 Professor of New Testament, Ecole Biblique, Jérusalem (1989: Prof. ordinarius)
- 1981-1984 Professor of New Testament, Aquinas Institute, St. Louis, Missouri
- 1878 -1981 Professor of New Testament, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa.
- 1976-1978 Assistant Professor of New Testament, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa
- 1972-1976 Instructor in New Testament, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa
Ministerial experience
- 1999 Subprior, Albertinum, Fribourg
- 1986-1990 Subprior, Dominican Community, St Stephen Priory, Jerusalem
- 1982-1984 Workshops on biblical theology for priests of Denver and St. Louis archdioceses. Weekend Assistant, Newman Center, Washington University
- 1978-1980 Week-long retreats, Rosary and Viterbo Colleges
- 1971-1972 Assistant Chaplain, Hospital St. Joseph, Jerusalem
- 1969-1971 Weekend Assistant, Immaculate Conception Parish, Durham, North Carolina.
- 1967-1968 Chaplain, Institut St. Dominique, Brookline, Massachusetts
Professional Memberships
- Catholic Biblical Association
- Society of Biblical Literature
- Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas
Publications
Books
- What Catholics Should Know About Jews, with Rabbi Edward Zerin, Priory Press, 1966.
- Study as Worship: Aboth and the New Testament. Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity, vol. 26; Leiden: Brill, 1978.
- The Orthodox Evangelicals, ed. R. Webber and D. Bloesch. New York: Nelson, 1978, chapter 12.
- Illustrated Dictionary and Concordance of the Bible, NT editor, with G. Wigoder. New York: Macmillan/London: Collier Macmillan, 1986.
- The Kingdom of God in History. Good News Studies 27; Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, 1988.
- Commentary on Matthew, New Jerome Bible Commentary, ed. J.A. Fitzmyer. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1989.
- translator, M.-E. Boismard, Moses or Jesus; An essay in Johannine Christology. Minneapolis: Fortress/Leuven: Peeters, 1993.
- Kázanie na Hore: Prednáflky (= The Sermon on the Mount: Lectures). Koflice, Slovakia: Sursum, 1992.
- American Catholics and the Intellectual Life (Atlanta: Emory, 1996).
- La Bible de Jérusalem, 3e édition, Paris: Cerf, 1998, éditeur responsable pour les évangiles synoptiques et les épÓtres catholiques.
- Le Judaïsme, L'anti-judaïsme, le Christianisme. St-Maurice, Switzerland: Editions St-Augustin, 1999.
- Traduction du livre de B. Montagnes, The Story of Father Marie-Joseph Lagrange, Founder of Modern Catholic Bible Study (New York: Paulist Press) 2006.
- Trinity-Kingdom-Church: New Testament Essays. Novum Testamentum et Orbis Antiquus; Fribourg: Editions Universitaires, 2000
- Matthew and His World: The Gospel of the Open Jewish Christians Studies in biblical Theology (NTOA 61) Fribourg/ Göttingen 2007
- with M. Delgado (Ed.), Le dialogue interreligieux (Studia Friburgensia 103) Fribourg 2007
Cassettes
The Spirituality of the Kingdom, Series of five with study guide, NCR Tapes, 1980.
Articles
- "Duns Scotus and the Immortality of the Soul", Reality 10, 1962, 114-130.
- "A Note on Exodus 3:14", Listening 1, 1965.
- "The Anawim Spirituality of Vatican II", Dominicana 51, 1966. 303-310.
- "The Mess in the Missouri Synod", The Priest 31, 1975, 39-42.
- "The Origins of Christian Study", Cross and Crown 29, 1977, 216-226.
- "St. Paul and the Ministry of Women", Spirituality Today 30, 1978, 37-44.
- "The Letter to the Ephesians: A Vision for the Church", The Bible Today, April 1979, no. 102, pp. 2019-1026.
- "Where was the Gospel according to Matthew Written?", Catholic Biblical Quarterly 41, 1979, 533-546.
- "The Kingdom of God in Albert and Thomas", The Thomist 44, 1980, 502-522.
- "Schillebeeckx' Jesus and Christ Contributions to Christian Life", Spirituality Today 34, 1982, 129-143.
- "Kasemann's Romans Commentary, review article", The Thomist 45, 1981, 642-647.
- "Matthew, Master of Ecumenical Infighting", Currents in Theology and Mission, 10, 1983, 325-332.
- "Theological Reflections on Contemplata aliis tradere", Dominican Ashram 3 (1984) 13-21.
- "The Missionary Program of John's Gospel", The Bible Today 22 (1984) 387-393.
- "L'Eglise en perpétuelle dialectique entre Jacques et Etienne", Proche-Orient Chrétien 36 (1986) 3-5.
- "La Parabole des Dix Vierges (Mt 25,1-13)", Revue Biblique 94 (1987) 425-428.
- "The Kingdom of God in the Qumran Literature", in The Kingdom of God in 20th-Century Interpretation, ed. Wendell Willis (Peabody, Mass.: Henrickson, 1987), pp. 97-107.
- "Render unto Caesar (Mark 12:13-17)", The Bible Today 26 (1988) 272-276.
- "Invitation", Dominican Ashram December 1988, 172-175.
- "The High Priest's Servant's Ear: Mark 14:47", Revue Biblique 96 (1989) 71-80.
- Five articles for the Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation (Abingdon) on: L.F. Abel, P.M. Benoit, Adolf Schlatter, E.P. Dhorme, Roland de Vaux.
- Article "1 Q Mess ar" = Messianic Aramaic text from Qumran, for Anchor Bible Dictionary.
- "Social World and Community Leadership: The Case of Matthew 23.1-12,34", Journal for the Study of the New Testament 39 (1990) 3-21.
- "The Genres of Matthew 1-2: Light from 1 Timothy 1:4", Revue Biblique 97 (1990) 31-53.
- "Rabbouni and Mark 9:5", Revue Biblique 97 (1990) 207-218.
- "The Pharisees in Matthew 23", The Bible Today 27 (1989) 338-344.
- "Foundations of Religious Life Revisited", Religious Life Review (Dublin) 29 (1999) 42-3.
- "French Archaeologists", by Pierre Benoit, translated by B.T. Viviano, in Benchmarks in Time and Eternity: Essays in Honor of Joseph A. Callaway, ed. J.F. Drinkard, Jr., G.L. Mattingly, and J.M. Miller. Archeology and Biblical Studies 01; Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1988, pp. 63-86.
- "Profiles of Archaeological Institutes: Ecole Biblique et Archéologique de Jérusalem", Biblical Archaeologist 54 (1991) 160-167.
- "Sadducees, Angels, and Resurrection (Acts 23:8-9)", Journal of Biblical Literature 111 (1992) 505-507.
- "The Kingdom of God in the New Testament", Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt
- "Beatitudini a Qumran", I Martedi (Bologna) 16 (1992) 21-23.
- "Beatitudes Found Among Dead Sea Scrolls", Biblical Archaeology Review 18.6 (1992) 53-55, 66.
- "Eight Beatitudes from Qumran", The Bible Today 31.4 (July 1993) 219-224.
- "Eight Beatitudes at Qumran and in Matthew? A New Publication from Cave Four", Svensk Exegetisk ¼rsbok 58 (1993) 71-84.
- "Hillel and Jesus on Prayer", in Hillel and Jesus, ed. J.H. Charlesworth. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1994. Pp. check.
- "Catholic Perceptions of the Jewish People Since the Second World War," in ed. R.S. Wistrich, Terms of Survival: The Jewish World Since 1945 (London/N.Y.: Routledge, 1995) 349-367.
- "The Historical Jesus in the Doubly Attested Sayings, An Experiment," Revue Biblique 103 (1996), 367-410.
- "From Sabbath to Sunday," Mishkan 22 (1995) 90-93.
- Articles on M-J. Lagrange, R. De Vaux, P.Benoit, École Biblique in ed. R.P. McBrien, The Harpercollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism (San Francisco: Harper, 1995).
- Articles on Beatitudes, and Study and Education, in The Oxford Encyclopedia for the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- Article on S. Saller, in Oxford Encyclopedia of New Eastern Archaeology.
- "The Spirit in John's Gospel: A Hegelian Perspective," Freiburger Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Theologie 43 (1996) 368-387.
- "Hillel and Jesus on Prayer," in eds. J.H. Clarlesworth and L.L. Johns, Hillel and Jesus (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996) 1-55.
- "The Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Mary? The Eschatology of Daniel and Jesus and the Marian Eschatology of J.-C. Colin", Forum Novum (Rome) 3.4 (1996) 479-520.
- "The Movement of the Star. Matt 2:9 and Num 9:17," Revue Biblique 103.1 (1996) 58-64.
- Articles on Mountain, Blessing, Beatitude, Kingdom of God, in ed. C. Stuhlmueller, Pastoral Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1996).
- "A Psychology of Faith: Matt 27:54 in the Light of Exod 14:30-31, Revue Biblique 104.3 (1997), 368-372.
- Commentary on Matthew in New Jerome Biblical Commentary (1990) was translated into Italian and into Serbo-Croation (Brescia: Quiriniana; and Sarajevo: Vrhbosanska katolicka teologija 1997).
- "Dominican Authors Writing in French on St. Joseph in the 20th Century", Studies in Josephology, Montreal (forthcoming).
- "Dialogue with Greek Orthodox New Testament Exegetes," Newsletter of the Dominican Chicago Province.
- "The Least in the Kingdom. Matt 11:11, Luke 7:28, and Dan 4:14," Catholic Biblical Quarterly (forthcoming).
- "Peter as Jesus' Mouth: Matthew 16:13-20 in the Light of Exodus 4:10-17 and Other Models," SBL Seminar Papers (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1998), pp. 226-252; (abridged form) "Peter as the Mouthpiece of Jesus", Scripture in Church 29 (1999) 373-382.
- "The Structure of the Prologue of John (1:1-18): A Note", Revue Biblique (105.2 (1998) 176-184; "Bemerkungen zur Struktur des Johannesprologs", in: Auferstehung hat einen Namen: FS Hermann-Josef Venetz, ed. S. Bieberstein und D. Kosch (Luzern: Exodus, 1998), 167-175.
- "The Trinity in the Old Testament: From Daniel 7:13-14 to Matt 28:19," Theologische Zeitschrift 54 (1998) 193-209.
- "The Christian and the State According to the New Testament and in the Early Church," and "Nationalism and Christian Faith," in: International Bible Commentary, ed. Wm. R. Farmer (Collegeville, MN, 1998). Pp. 324-332.
- "Les devises dominicaines et la Bible," Sources 25 (1999) 102-108; English version forthcoming.
- "Biblical Millennarianism and its Echoes in the History of the Church", Sources (forthcoming).
- "Giordano Bruno," Sources (forthcoming).
- "The Law in James," in Festschrift for K.G. Sandelin (¼bo, Finland) (forthcoming).
- "Hermeneutical and Ecumenical Reflections on the Kingdom of God," Vatican - World Alliance of Reformed Churches (forthcoming).
- Report on Vatican - Reformed Meeting in Venice, Provincial Newsletter (1998) 18;
- "Three Italian Saints," La Rondine 2 (1998) 1-4.
- "The Historical-Critical Method in Modern Biblical Studies: Yes or No?" (To be published in the proceedings of the Dominican biblical studies conference, Jerusalem, September 1999.)
- "Benoit", "Abel", "Schlatter", "Dhorme", "De†Vaux", in: Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, ed. J.H. Hayes (Nashville: Abingdon, 1999).
- "The Historical Jesus and the Biblical and Pharisaic Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28 parr; 3:1-6 parr; Luke 13:10-17; 14:1-6; Matt 12:11-12)." (To be published in a book on Controversy Stories in the gospels, ed. G. Sterling, Hendrickson publishers.)
- "The Italians and the Millennium", La Rondine 3 (1999) 1-2.
- Final Report, Third Phase, Dialogue between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Roman Catholic Church , The Church as Community of Common Witness to the Kingdom of God, The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Information Service (Vatican City, Rome) 125 (2007) 110-156.
- “The Return of the Seventy (Luke 10, 17-20),” in Jose Enrique Aguilar Chiu, Franco Manzi, Filippo Urso, Carlos Zesati Estrada, “Il Verbo di Dio e Vivo”, Festschrift for Albert Cardinal Vanhoye (Analecta Biblica 165; Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 2007), pp. 219-223.
- “The Normativity of Scripture and Tradition in Recent Roman Catholic Theology,” in Scripture’s Doctrine and Theology’s Bible: How the New Testament Shapes Christian Dogmatics, ed. Markus Bockmuehl and Alan J. Torrance (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2008), pp. 125-140.
- “The Adoration of the Magi: Matthew 2:1-23 and Theological Aesthetics,” Revue Biblique 115 (2008) 546-567.
- “Eschatology and the Historical Jesus,” in The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology, ed. J.L. Walls (Oxford: University Press, 2008), pp. 73-90.
- “Schillebeeckx, Edward,” in Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus, ed. C.A. Evans (London and New York: Routledge, 2008), pp. 545-547.
- “Making Sense of the Matthean Genealogy: Matthew 1:17 and the Theology of History,” in Jeremy Corley, ed., New Perspectives on the Nativity (London/New York: T & T Clark-Continuum, 2009), pp, 91-109.
- "Hakeldama, The Potter's Field, and the Suicide of Judas (Matthew 27,3-10; Acts 1,16-20) , in: Gerd Theißen u.a. (Hg.), Jerusalem und die Länder. Ikonographie - Topographie - Theologie. Festschrift für Max Küchler zum 65. Geburtstag (NTOA 70), Göttingen 2009, 203-210.
- “Jewish Feasts and Prayer in the Work of Michael Maher and his Circle,” Proceedings of the Irish Biblical Association 32 (2009) 74-90.
- “Le Nouveau Testament entre Charybde en Scylla: Matthieu et le dialogue interreligiuex,” Freiburger Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Theologie 56 (2009) 390-402. Farewell lecture. Available in English on homepage of Central Province Dominicans.
- “The Christian and the State in Acts and Paul (Acts 25,16 and Rom 13,1-7): Roman Fairness Revisited,” in Daniel Marguerat, ed., Reception of Paulinism in Acts (Leuven: Peeters, 2009), pp 227-238.
- “God in the Gospel according to Matthew,” Interpretation 64 (2010) 341-354.
- “Jesus, l’argent et la pauvrete”, Source 37 (2011) 59-62.
Reviews
- Erik Peterson, The Angels and the Liturgy. Cross and Crown 16 (Dec. 1964).
- M.D. Chenu, Nature, Man and Society in the Twelfth Century: Essays on New Theological Perspectives in the Latin West. Cross and Crown 20 (1968) 484-485.
- E.E. Urbach, Class-Status and Leadership in the World of the Palestinian Sages. RB 80 (1973) 138-9.
- M.R. James, The Biblical Antiquities of Philo. RB 80 (1973) 139-140.
- R.T. Herford, Talmud and Apocrypha. RB 80 (1973) 140.
- Pierre Benoit, Jesus and the Gospel, Vol. 1. Cross and Crown 26 (1974) 93-4.
- Markus Barth, Ephesians. Anchor Bible 34 & 34a. Cross and Crown 27 (1975) 318-9.
- James Carroll, The Winter Name of God. Cross and Crown 28 (1976 422-423.
- Sonya Quitslund, Beauduin: A Prophet Vindicated. Cross and Crown 28 (1976) 194-195.
- John C. Meagher, The Way of the Word. The Thomist 40 (1977) 603-604.
- Martin Hengel, Crucifixion in the Ancient World and the Folly of the Message of the Cross. CBQ 40 (1978) 435-6.
- Max-Alain Chevallier, Souffle de Dieu. CBQ 41 (1979) 642-3.
- Peter Kuhn, Gottes Trauer und Klage in der rabbinischen Überlieferung (Talmud und Midrach). CBQ 42 (1980) 410-411.
- Michael Stone, Scriptures, Sects and Visions: A Profile of Judaism from Ezra to the Jewish Revolts. CBQ 43 (1981) 316-7.
- Mauro Pesce, Dio senza mediatori: Una tradizione teologica dal giudaismo al cristianesimo. JBL 100 (1981) 645-6.
- Ernst Käsemann, Commentary on Romans. The Thomist 45 (1981) 642-647.
- Hermann Gunkel, The Influence of the Holy Spirit: The Popular View of the Apostolic Age and the Teaching of the Apostle Paul. Spirituality Today 33 (1981) 277-278.
- Jakob J. Petuchowski and Michael Brocke, The Lord's Prayer and Jewish Liturgy. Spirituality Today 33 (1981) 177-178.
- David L. Tiede, Prophecy and History in Luke-Acts. Spirituality Today (1982) 82-3.
- Jacob Neusner, Method and Meaning in Ancient Judaism. CBQ 44 (1982) 339-40.
- Joseph Gutmann, ed., Ancient Synagogues: The State of Research. CBQ 44 (1982) 529-30.
- William Scott Green, The Traditions of Joshua Ben Hananiah, Part I, The Early Legal Traditions. CBQ 45 (1983) 485-7.
- Enrique Dussel, A History of the Church in Latin America. Spirituality Today 35 (1983) 274-275.
- Thomas F. O'Meara, A Theology of Ministry. Spirituality Today 36 (1984) 75-76.
- Jane Schaberg, The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit: the Triadic Phrase in Matthew 28:19b. CBQ 46 (1984) 177-9.
- Volker Schönle, Johannes, Jesus und die Juden: Die theologische Position des Matthäus und des Verfassers der Redenquelle im Lichte von Mt. 11. CBQ 46 (1984) 589-590.
- Hans-Georg Link, Schritte zur sichtbaren Einheit, Lima 1982. JES 21 (1984).
- Karol Wotyla (John Paul II), Faith according to St. John of the Cross. Spirituality Today (1984).
- Raymond E. Brown, The Churches the Apostles Left Behind. RB 92 (1985) 310-2.
- G.R. Evans, The Language and Logic of the Bible. RB 92 (1985) 315.
- G.A. Kennedy, NT Interpretation through Rhetorical Criticism. RB 92 (1985) 455-6.
- R.J. Clifford, Fair Spoken and Persuading: An Interpretation of Second Isaiah. RB 92 (1985) 623.
- Odo Camponovo, Königtum, Königsherrschaft und Reich Gottes in den frühjüdischen Schriften. RB 92 (1985) 630-1.
- Hubert Frankemölle, Jahwe-Bund und Kirche Christi. RB 92 (1985) 631-2.
- Rene Kieffer, Lars Rydbeck, Existence païenne au début du christianisme. RB 92 (1985) 632-3.
- Karl Staab, Paulus Kommentare aus der griechischen Kirche. RB 92 (1985) 633.
- Martin Hengel, Rabbinische Legende und frühpharisäische Geschichte. CBQ 48 (1986) 462-3 = Fitzmyer Festschrift.
- Jan Lambrecht, Ich aber sage euch. Die Bergpredigt als progammatische Rede Jesu. RB 93 (1986) 156-7.
- Walther Schmithals, Einleitung in die drei ersten Evangelien. RB 93 (1986) 471-2.
- H.D. Betz, Essays on the Sermon on the Mount. RB 94 (1987) 147-8.
- Gerhard Lohfink, Wie hat Jesus Gemeinde gewollt? RB 94 (1987) 152-3.
- Norman A. Beck, Mature Christianity. JES 24 (1987) 315-6.
- Philip Sigal, The Halakah of Jesus of Nazareth according to the Gospel of Matthew. CBQ 49 (1987) 518-9.
- R.C. Fuller, Alexander Geddes, Pioneer of Biblical Criticism. RB 94 (1987) 287-8.
- R.M. Grant with David Tracy, A Short History of the Interpretation of the Bible. RB 94 (1987) 286-7.
- J.A. Fitzmyer, The Gospel according to Luke. RB 94 (1987) 303-4.
- K.H. Neufeld, Adolf von Harnack: Theologie als Suche nach der Kirche, "Tertium genus ecclesiae". Idem, Adolf Harnacks Konflikt mit der Kirche. RB 94 (1987) 473-475.
- Meir Sternberg, The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading. Proche Orient Chrétien 37 (1987) 219-220.
- Gabriel Daly, Transcendence and Immanence. RB 94 (1987) 475-6.
- Xavier Leon-Dufour, Life and Death in the NT. Spirituality Today (1988) 177-8.
- T.J. Keegan, Interpreting the Bible: A Popular Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics. RB 95 (1988) 126-7.
- Ernst Käsemann, The Wandering People of God: An Investigation of the Letter to the Hebrews. RB 95 (1988) 630.
- M.D. Hooker, Continuity and discontinuity: Early Christianity in its Jewish Setting. RB 95 (1988) 631.
- John Reumann et al., "Righteousness" in the NT: "Justification" in U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue. RB 95 (1988) 631-3.
- P.F. Landes, Augustine on Romans. RB 95 (1988) 633-4.
- Menahem Stern, Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism. RB 95 (1988) 308.
- L.E. Mitchell, The Vision of the New Community. Theological Studies 50 (1989) 622.
- Rainer Riesner, Jesus als Lehrer. RB 96 (1989) 307-308.
- Corrado Marucci, Parole di Gesù sul Divorzio. RB 96 (1989) 304-305.
- Terence Donaldson, Jesus on the Mountain. RB 96 (1989) 461.
- Vincent Mora, Le Refus d'Israel, Matthieu 27, 25. RB 97 (1989) 147-148.
- A.-J. Levine, The Social and Ethnic Dimensions of Matthean Salvation History: "Go nowhere among the Gentiles" (Matt. 10:5b). CBQ 52 (1990) 754-755.
- D.R. Bauer, The Structure of Matthew's Gospel. RB 97 (1990) 616-7.
- S.H. Brooks, Matthew's Community. RB 97 (1990) 615-6.
- C. Deutsch, Hidden Wisdom and the Easy Yoke: Wisdom, Torah and Discipleship in Matthew. RB 97 (1990) 613-4.
- Y. Kaufmann, Christianity and Judaism: Two Covenants. RB 97 (1990) 141.
- F. Kunkel, Creation Continues. RB 97 (1990) 615.
- T.E. Schmidt, Hostility to Wealth in the Synoptic Gospels. RB 97 (1990) 610-1.
- F. Vouga, Jésus et la loi selon la tradition synoptique. RB 97 (1990) 612-3.
- G.R. Evans, The Language and Logic of the Bible: The Road to Reformation. RB 98 (1991) 151-2.
- T. Krapf, Yehezkel Kaufmann: Ein Lebens- und Erkenntnisweg zur Theologie der hebräischen Bibel. RB 98 (1991) 465-6.
- J. Schreiber, Der Kreuzigungsbericht des Markusevangeliums: Mk 15,20b-41. RB 98 (1991) 627-9.
- H.-J. Becker, Auf der Kathedra des Mose: Rabbinisch-theologisches Denken und antirabbinische Polemik in Matthäus 23,1-12. CBQ 54 (1992) 141-143; RB 98 (1991) 624.
- S.T. Lachs, A Rabbinic Commentary on the New Testament. RB 99 (1992) 622.
- S. Legasse, "Et qui est mon prochain?" Etude sur l'objet de l'agapè dans le Nouveau Testament. RB 99 (1992) 606-607.
- J. Neusner, Formative Judaism. RB 99 (1992) 622-623.
- J.-A. Overman, Matthew's Gospel and Formative Judaism. RB 99 (1992) 607-609.
- E.E. Urbach, The Halakhah: Its Sources and Development. RB 99 (1992) 623.
- T. Fornberg, Jewish Christian Dialogue and Biblical Exegesis. RB 100 (1993) 633-634.
- J. Schlosser, Le Dieu de Jésus. RB 100 (1993) 632-633.
- Massimo Grilli, Communità e missione: Le direttive di Matteo: Indagine esegetica su Mt 9,35-11,1. CBQ 56 (1994) 374-375; RB 101 (1994) 617-8.
- T.W. Buckley, Seventy Times Seven: Sin, Judgment and Forgiveness in Matthew. RB 101 (1994) 454-5.
- H. Conzelmann, Gentiles-Jews-Christians: Polemics and Apologetics in the Greco-Roman Era. RB 101 (1994) 467-8.
- J. Dillon & J. Hershbell, Iamblichus: On the Pythagorean Way of Life. RB 101 (1994) 470.
- J.H. Giltner, Moses Stuart: The Father of Biblical Science in America. RB 101 (1994) 470.
- S.W. Gray, The Least of My Brothers: Matthew 25: 31-46. RB 101 (1994) 452-4.
- D.J. Harrington, The Gospel of Matthew. RB 101 (1994) 457.
- R.F. Hoch & E.N. O'Neil, The Chreia in Ancient Rhetoric. Volume I. The Progymnasmata. RB 101 (1994) 469.
- G.C. Jenks, The Origins and Early Development of the Antichrist Myth. RB 101 (1994) 461-2.
- J. Lambrecht, Out of the Treasure: The Parables in the Gospel of Matthew. RB 101 (1994) 616-7.
- J.L. Magness, Sense and Absence: Structure and Suspension in the Ending of Mark's Gospel. RB 101 (1994) 457-8.
- B.J. Malina & J.H. Neyrey, Calling Jesus Names: The Social Value of Labels in Matthew. RB 101 (1994) 455.
- J.W. Rogerson, W.M.L. de Wette, Founder of Modern Biblical Criticism. RB 101 (1994) 308-9.
- A. Strotmann, "Mein Vater bist du!" (Sir 51:10): Zur Bedeutung der Vaterschaft Gottes in kanonischen und nichtkanonischen frühjüdischen Schriften. RB 101 (1994) 304.
- C. Tassin, L'évangile de Matthieu, commentaire pastoral. RB 101 (1994) 457.
- X. Tilliette, Le Christ de la Philosophie. RB 101 (1994) 462-3.
- E.M. Wainwright, Toward a Feminist Critical Reading of the Gospel according to Matthew. RB 101 (1994) 455-6.
- A.-J. Saldarini, Matthew's Christian-Jewish Community. CBQ 57 (1995) 607-609.
- S. Byrskog, Jesus the Only Teacher. didactic Authority and Transmission in Ancient Israel, Ancient Judaism and the Matthean Community. RB 102 (1995) 618-9.
- B. Montagnes, Le Père Lagrange (1855-1938), Mémoire Dominicaine 8 (1996) 203-205; RB 103 (1996) 304-306.
- R.A. Horsley, Jesus and the Spiral of Violence. RB 103 (1996) 134-5
- T. Kratzert, Wir sind wie die Juden: Der griechisch-orthodoxe Beitrag zu einem ökumenischen jüdisch-christlichen Dalog, Journal of Ecumenical Studies 34 (1997), 606.
- M. Henry, Franz Overbeck: Theologian?, Revue Biblique 104 (1997) 464-465.
- A.D.A. Moses, Matthew's Transfiguration Story, RB 105 (1998) 618-620.
- U. Luz, The Theology of the Gospel of Matthew, RB 105 (1998) 620-623.
- Y.-E. Yang, Jesus and the Sabbath in Matthew's Gospel (JSNTSup 139; Sheffield, 1997) CBQ, 61 (1999) 175-178,
- Aidan Nichols, Dominican Gallery, The Thomist 63 (1999) 507-509
- C. Westermann, The Gospel of John in the light of the Old Testament, RB (forthcoming).
- Sabine Bieberstein, Verschwiegene Jüngerinnen vergessene Zeuginnen: Gebrochene Konzepte im Lukasevangelium (RB forthcoming).
- Claus Westermann, The Gospel of John in the Light of the Old Testament (Peabody,MA: Hendrickson, 1998), in RB 109 (2002) 472-473.
- Martin Hengel, Der unterschaetzte Petrus (Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2006), in CBQ 69 (2007) 581-584.
- Ulrich Luz, Matthew 21-28: A Commentary (Hermeneia; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2005), in CBQ 69 (2007) 156-158.
- Marco Cairolo, La “poca fede” nel vangelo di Matteo. Uno studio esegetico-teologico (Analecta Biblica 156; Rome: Biblical Institute, 2005), in Theologische Literaturzeitung 132 (2007) 1069-1070.
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- Erik Peterson, Lukasevangelium und Synoptica (Wuerzburg: Echter, 2005), in Freiburger Zeitschrift fuer Philosophie und Theologie 54 (2007) 276-278.
- Daniel M. Gurtner and John Nolland, eds., Built upon the Rock: Studies in the Gospel of Matthew (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008), in CBQ 70 (2008) 881-882.
- Steven C. Boguslawski, Thomas Aquinas on the Jews: Insights into Commentary on Romans 9-11, (New York: Paulist, 2008), in Irish Thelogical Quarterly 73 (2008) 397-398.
- G.A. Kaplan, Answering the Enlightenment; The Catholic Rediscovery of Historical Revelation (New York: Crossroads/Herder & Herder, 2006), in Freiburger Zeitschrift fuer Philosophie und Theologie 55 (2008) 240-242.
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- Francois Bovon, Das Evangelium nach Lukas, Teilband 4, Lk 19,28-24,53 (EKKNT 3/4; Duesseldorf: Patmos; Neukirchener Verlag, 2009), in CBQ 72 (2010) 135-137.
- Herbert W. Basser, The Mind Behind the Gospels: A Commentary to Matthew 1-14, (Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2009), in Journal of Rabbinic Studies (2011).
- Karl Matthias Schmidt, Wege des Heils: Erzählstrukturen und Rezeption des Markusevangeliums (NTOA 74; Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2010), in RB (forthcoming).
Awards, Offices, etc.
- Kearns Fellow, Duke University 1969-71.
- Montgomery Fellow, Albright Institute for Archeological Research, Jerusalem 1971-2.
- Vice-Regent of Studies, Central Dominican Province USA, 1978-80.
- Editor, Newsletter for Targumic and Cognate Studies, 1978-81.
- Associate Editor, Revue Biblique, 1984-1995.
- Associate Editor, Catholic Biblical Quarterly 1982-1985.
- Member, Social Justice Commission, Central Dominican Province USA, 1981-1984.
- Associate Editor, Listening, Journal of Theology and Culture, 1982-1986.
- Research Grant, Jack Adler Foundation St Louis, 1982.
- Invited to give major papers at Catholic Biblical Association annual meetings, 1982, 1989.
- Director of Studies, Ecumenical Theological Research Center, Tantur, 1986-1988; acting rector, January 1988.
- Member, advisory board, American Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, 1988-1995.
- Member, advisory board, Ecce Homo Center For Biblical Formation, 1989-1995.
- Member, Rainbow Group for Jewish-Christian academic dialogue, 1987-1995.
- Elected delegate to Dominican provincial chapters, 1981, 1985.
- Elected subprior, Dominican community, St. Stephen's Priory, Jerusalem, 18 November 1986 and 1988.
- Summer Scripture Institute Lecturer: Dallas, PA 1986; Archdiocese of Chicago, 1987; Archdiocese of Denver, 1988.
- Elected subprior, Dominican priory, Albertinum, Fribourg, January 1998.
