Fr. Stephen D. Ryan, O.P.
Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception
The Dominican House of Studies
487 Michigan Ave., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20017
202-529-5300 x 135 (office)
contact
COURSES:
Fall 2008
SS 621 - Prophets of Israel
SS 671 - Introduction to Classical Hebrew I
SS 714 - Sacrifice, Priesthood and Holiness in the Old Testament (STL level)
Spring 2008
SS 672 - Introduction to Classical Hebrew II
Fall 2007
SS 621 - Prophets of Israel
SS 671 - Introduction to Classical Hebrew I
Fall 2006
SS 611 - The Pentateuch
SS 671 - Introduction to Classical Hebrew I
HT 731 - The Book of Psalms and its Interpreters
Spring 2006
SS 632 - Wisdom Literature
SS 672 - Introduction to Classic Hebrew II
SS 800 - Eschatology and the Gospel of John
Fall 2005
SS 611 - The Pentateuch
SS 671 - Introduction to Classical Hebrew I
Introduction to the Old Testament
Education • Parish • Service, Trinity College
Spring 2005
SS 715 - The Psalms
SS 731 - Sacrifice, Priesthood and Holiness in the Old Testament
Spring 2003
SS 746 - Catholic Biblical Interpretation: Recent Pontifical Documents.
With Dr. Jody Lewis
SS 672 - Introduction to Classic Hebrew II
SS 765 - Intensive Introduction to Classical Biblical Hebrew (first semester).
Fall 2002
SS 611 - The Pentateuch
SS 671 - Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
SS 754F - Biblical Hebrew Writings: Prose (Deuteronomy)
Summer 2002
at Providence College
BST 511 - The Message of the Old Testament
BST 605 - Introduction to Classical Syriac
Spring 2002
SS 733 - The Psalms in Medieval Christian Commentary
SS 754S - Biblical Hebrew Writings: Poetry
SS 723S - Introduction to Classical Syriac
Fall 2001
SS 611 - The Pentateuch
SS 671 - Introduction to Classical Hebrew I
Spring 2001
SS 621 - Prophets of Israel
SS 672 - Introduction to Classic Hebrew II
Fall 2000
SS 611 - The Pentateuch
SS 671 - Introduction to Classical Hebrew I
PUBLICATIONS:
2003
Review of Johannes C. de Moor, ed., The Elusive Prophet: The Prophet as a Historical Person, Literary Character, and Anonymous Artist, CBQ 65 (2003) 658-59.
Review of Monica S. Devens, A Concordance to Psalms in the Ethiopic Version, Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2003).
2004
Dionysius bar Salibi's Factual and Spiritual Commentary on Psalms 73-82 (Cahiers de la Revue biblique, 57; Paris: Gabalda, 2004). Reviewed online: Hugoye and RBL and Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Liber Annuus 55
Review of Samuel Terrien, The Psalms: Strophic Structure and Theological Commentary, CBQ 66 (2004) 467-68.
2005
"Tobit and the Psalms," in Intertextual Studies in Ben Sira and Tobit. Essays in Honor of Alexander A. Di Lella, O.F.M., ed. J. Corley and V. Skemp (CBQMS, 38; Washington DC: Catholic Biblical Association, 2005) 28-42.
Review of Hagit Amirav, Rhetoric and Tradition: John Chrystostom on Noah and the Flood, Theological Studies 66 (2005) 714.
Review of Richard J. Bautch, Developments in Genre Between Post-Exilic Penitential Prayers and the Psalms of Communal Lament, Hebrew Studies 46 (2005) 101-103.
Edited, with Adrian Schenker: Dominique Barthélemy, Critique textuelle de l'Ancien Testament, Tome 4. Psaumes (OBO 50/4; Fribourg: Academic Press/Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2005). Reviewed online: RBL
2006
Review of John H. Hayes, ed. Hebrew Bible: History of Interpretation, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 6 (2006-2007).
"The Text of the Bible and Catholic Biblical Scholarship," in Nova & Vetera 4 (2006) 132-141.
Review of Hindy Najman and Judith Newman, eds., The Idea of Biblical Interpretation: Essays in Honor of James L. Kugel, Theological Studies 67 (2006) 178-79.
"Discerning the Significance of the Paschal Mystery," Faith Alive (Catholic News Service) (# 15, April 10, 2006).
“The Ethiopic Text of Tobit,” in Siegbert Uhlig (ed.), Proceedings of the XVth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Hamburg July 20-25, 2003 (Aethiopistische Forschungen 65; Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2006) 620-627.
Review of Renate Egger-Wenzel and Jeremy Corley, eds., Prayer from Tobit to Qumran, Theological Studies 67 (2006) 666-667.
Review of Ivan Dimitrov, et al., eds., Das Alte Testament als christliche Bibel in orthodoxer und westlicher Sicht, Theological Studies 67 (2006) 880-881.
2007
“The Reception of the Peshitta Psalter in Bar Salibi’s Commentary on the Psalms,” in R.B. ter Haar Romeny and K.D. Jenner (eds.), The Peshitta: Its Use in Literature and Liturgy. Proceedings of the Third Peshitta Symposium held at Leiden University, 12–15 August 2001 (MPIL 15; Leiden: Brill, 2007) 327-38.
God and His Image: An Outline of Biblical Theology, by Fr. Dominique Barthélemy, O.P. (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2007). A new edition of a classic work of Biblical Theology, first published in French in 1963, containing a more complete translation of the French original and foreword by Fr. Ryan, O.P.
Review of David Janzen, The Social Meanings of Sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible: A Study of Four Writings, Theological Studies 68 (2007) 917-919.
2008
"Psalm 22 in Syriac Tradition," in Syriac and Antiochian Exegesis and Biblical Theology for the 3rd Millennium. Ed. Robert D. Miller (Gorgias Press, 2008) 189-221.
Review of Abraham Wasserstein and David J. Wasserstein, The Legend of the Septuagint: From Classical Antiquity to Today. Theological Studies 69 (2008) 438-39.
Forthcoming (2008):
Book reviews in Biblica, The Thomist, and Nova & Vetera, and an article on the history of the interpretation of the Assyrian officer of 2 Kings 18 // Isaiah 36 known as the Rabshakeh.
Membership in Professional Societies:
Academy of Catholic Theology (2007)
Catholic Biblical Association of America
Old Testament Colloquium (2006)
Society of Biblical Literature
Society of Biblical Theologians (2006)
RECENT GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
2003-2004 Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Fribourg, Swiss National Science Foundation
2005 Lilly Theological Research Grant from the Association of Theological Schools
2008-2009 American Philosophical Society, Franklin Research Grant
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