Patrick W. Skehan

Patrick William Skehan (30 September 1909 - 9 September 1980) was an American Old Testament semitic scholar.[1][2]

Patrick W. Skehan

Life

He was the Chair of the Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures at The Catholic University of America and a visiting professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.[3] He was appointed Secretary of the Advisory Committee for the Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium (C.S.C.O.).[3] In 1953, Skehan was a member of the Dead Sea Scrolls editorial team, along with Frank Moore Cross, John Allegro, John Strugnell, Dominique Barthélemy, Jean Starcky, Claus-Hunno Hunziger, Josef T. Milik, and Roland de Vaux who was the project director.[4] He was ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church.[5]

Works

  • Patrick W Skehan. The literary relationship between the Book of Wisdom and the Protocanonical Wisdom Books of the Old Testament. Catholic University of America, School of Sacred Theology, studies in sacred theology 54 (1938)Washington, Catholic University of America Press. OCLC 371202.
  • Patrick W. Skehan. Studies in Israelite poetry and wisdom. Catholic biblical quarterly: Monograph ser. 1 (1971). Washington, DC: Catholic Bibl. Assoc. of America. OCLC 254205957.
  • Patrick W Skehan. Studies in Israelite poetry and wisdom. Catholic Biblical quarterly: Monograph series (1) (1971). Washington: Catholic Biblical Association of America. ISBN 9780915170005. OCLC 154986.
  • Patrick W Skehan. Patrick W. Skehan festschrift. Catholic Biblical quarterly 36 (4) (1974)Washington, D.C.: Catholic Biblical Association of America. OCLC 12984798.
  • Patrick W Skehan. The Wisdom of Ben Sira: a new translation with notes by Patrick W Skehan. Bible 39 (1987). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 9780385510042. OCLC 13525398.
  • Patrick W Skehan. Anchor Bible. A new translation with notes. Bible 39 (1987). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 9780385135177. OCLC 643612966.
  • Patrick W Skehan. Qumran cave 4. IV: Palaeo-Hebrew and Greek biblical manuscripts. Discoveries in the Judaean desert 9 (1992). Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198263289. OCLC 27900865.
  • Patrick W Skehan. Qumran cave 4. Discoveries in the Judaean desert 9 (1992)Clarendon. ISBN 9780198263289. OCLC 28747304.
  • Patrick W Skehan. Qumran cave 4. 13 The Damascus document (4Q266-273). Discoveries in the Judaean desert 18 (1996)Oxford Clarendon Press.
  • Patrick W Skehan. Studies in israelite poetry and wisdom. The catholic biblical quarterly. Monograph series, 1. OCLC 489867231.

References

  1. Skehan, Patrick W.. Encyclopedia.com.
  2. Descriptions of Manuscript Collections, L-Z. University LibrariesThe Catholic University of America.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Patrick W. Skehan. Digital Exhibits: American Catholic History Research Center and University ArchivesThe Catholic University of America.
  4. An inventory of the Patrick W. Skehan Papers at The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives. University LibrariesThe Catholic University of America.
  5. Skehan, Patrick W.. Oxford ReferenceUniversity of Oxford.

Bibliography

  • Alexander A. Di Lella, O.F.M.. Patrick William Skehan: A Tribute. The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 42 (4) (October 1980). p. 435–437.
  • Skehan, Patrick William. Studies in Israelite Poetry and Wisdom. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 1 (1971-04-11). Wash., D.C.: Catholic Biblical Association of America. p. 254–260. ISBN 9780915170005.
  • Bibliography of the Published Works by Patrick William Skehan. The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 43 (1) (1981)Catholic Biblical Association. p. 96–99.
  • Montague, George T.. Patrick W. Skehan Festschrift. The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 36 (4) (October 1974).