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
MWF 10:40-11:35 - St. Catherine Classroom
SS 671 - Introduction to Classical Hebrew I
MWF 8:30-9:25 - John Paul II Classroom
SS 714 - Sacrifice, Priesthood and Holiness in the Old Testament (STL level)
Tu 1:00-3:00 - John Paul II Classroom
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.
Review of Giancarlo Toloni, L'originale del libro di Tobia. Biblica 89 (2008) 280-83.
Forthcoming November 2008: "The Rabshakeh in Late Biblical and Post-Biblical Tradition," in Biblical Figures in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature, ed. H. Lichtenberger and U. Mittmann-Richert (Berlin - New York: de Gruyter, 2008) ISBN 978-3-11-020368-4.
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)
Other Professional Service
Old Testament Abstracts, abstractor
Biblische Notizen, board member
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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