Joseph Fitzmyer
Joseph Fitzmyer | |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 15, 1951 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer November 4, 1920 |
| Died | December 24, 2016 (aged 96) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Occupation | Jesuit priest, Biblical scholar and theologian |
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Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer SJ (November 4, 1920 – December 24, 2016) was an American Catholic priest and scholar who taught at several American and British universities. He was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
Fitzmyer was considered an important scholar of biblical studies, particularly the New Testament. He also contributed to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and early Jewish literature.