About the Authors
Brant Pitre
(Ph.D., University of Notre Dame), is Professor of Sacred Scripture at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. He is the author of Jesus and the Last Supper, The Case for Jesus, and Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist.
John Bergsma
John Bergsma is professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Senior Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Twice voted Faculty of the Year by graduating classes at Franciscan University, he is a popular teacher whose love of scripture inspires his students.
Bergsma earned Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees and served as a Protestant pastor for four years before converting to Catholicism in 2001 while working on his doctorate in theology at the University of Notre Dame. He specialized in Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls, graduating with high honors in 2004. His articles, some coauthored with Scott Hahn, have appeared in the Journal of Biblical Literature and other academic and popular periodicals. A frequent speaker at conferences and parishes, Dr. Bergsma has appeared as a guest on Franciscan University Presents, EWTN’s The Journey Home, and Relevant Radio’s Drew Mariani Show. He and his wife Dawn live with their eight children in Steubenville, Ohio.
What People Are Saying
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This clear and remarkably thorough resource introduces the books belonging to the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament with insight and interpretive balance.
Roy E. Gane
Ph.D., Professor of Hebrew Bible, Andrews University
A remarkable achievement. Substantive and systematic, it integrates history, theology, faith, reason, Scripture, and tradition—all in light of the living authority of the Church.
Most Rev. Robert Barron
S.T.D., Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Los Angeles; Founder, Word on Fire Ministries
Truly a magnificent achievement. It offers one of the most desperately needed elements of a renewed biblical pedagogy, the restoration of the Old Testament to its rightfully indispensable place in the life of the Church.
John C. Cavadini
Ph.D., Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
This book far outpaces the competition with its historical erudition and liturgical depth.
Matthew Levering
Ph.D., James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary
Uses the tools of solid historical-critical methodologies and is deeply rooted in the patristic and medieval exegetical tradition. This work will prove to be an invaluable resource.
Rev. James Wehner
S.T.D., Rector-President, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
This is the introduction to the Old Testament I’ve been waiting for! It is up-to-date, erudite yet accessible, succinct yet thorough, and most importantly, it responds to the Church’s call for biblical scholarship done from a hermeneutic of faith.
Mary Healy
Ph.D., Professor of Scripture, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit
A comprehensive guide to navigating the Old Testament that synthesizes the best of historical-critical research, the history of interpretation across the centuries, and the living faith of God’s people.
Rev. Christopher Ciccarino
S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Dean, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
With lucid writing and scholarly attention, Bergsma and Pitre unpack the Scripture—acknowledging academic debates but always embracing magisterial teaching. Stupendous!
Rev. Dr. George E. Schultze, S.J.
President-Rector, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, CA
What sets this introduction to the Old Testament apart from many others is its integrated approach.
Pablo T. Gadenz
S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Seton Hall University
Comprehensive in scope, this judicious and magisterial volume, replete with extensive bibliographies, will be used in classrooms for years to come.
Mark Giszczak
S.S.L., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture, Augustine Institute
While written for Roman Catholics, this volume offers Protestants clear introductions to texts they rarely read and to the hermeneutic that underlies Roman Catholic theology.
Daniel I. Block
D.Phil., Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Wheaton College
Carefully researched and...of benefit to biblical scholars of all kinds. The authors are judicious in...the way they deal with critical issues of composition and interpretation.
Richard E. Averbeck
Ph.D., Professor of Old Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
This clear and remarkably thorough resource introduces the books belonging to the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament with insight and interpretive balance.
Roy E. Gane
Ph.D., Professor of Hebrew Bible, Andrews University
A remarkable achievement. Substantive and systematic, it integrates history, theology, faith, reason, Scripture, and tradition—all in light of the living authority of the Church.
Most Rev. Robert Barron
S.T.D., Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Los Angeles; Founder, Word on Fire Ministries
Truly a magnificent achievement. It offers one of the most desperately needed elements of a renewed biblical pedagogy, the restoration of the Old Testament to its rightfully indispensable place in the life of the Church.
John C. Cavadini
Ph.D., Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
This book far outpaces the competition with its historical erudition and liturgical depth.
Matthew Levering
Ph.D., James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary
Uses the tools of solid historical-critical methodologies and is deeply rooted in the patristic and medieval exegetical tradition. This work will prove to be an invaluable resource.
Rev. James Wehner
S.T.D., Rector-President, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
This is the introduction to the Old Testament I’ve been waiting for! It is up-to-date, erudite yet accessible, succinct yet thorough, and most importantly, it responds to the Church’s call for biblical scholarship done from a hermeneutic of faith.
Mary Healy
Ph.D., Professor of Scripture, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit
A comprehensive guide to navigating the Old Testament that synthesizes the best of historical-critical research, the history of interpretation across the centuries, and the living faith of God’s people.
Rev. Christopher Ciccarino
S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Dean, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
With lucid writing and scholarly attention, Bergsma and Pitre unpack the Scripture—acknowledging academic debates but always embracing magisterial teaching. Stupendous!
Rev. Dr. George E. Schultze, S.J.
President-Rector, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, CA
What sets this introduction to the Old Testament apart from many others is its integrated approach.
Pablo T. Gadenz
S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Seton Hall University
Comprehensive in scope, this judicious and magisterial volume, replete with extensive bibliographies, will be used in classrooms for years to come.
Mark Giszczak
S.S.L., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture, Augustine Institute
While written for Roman Catholics, this volume offers Protestants clear introductions to texts they rarely read and to the hermeneutic that underlies Roman Catholic theology.
Daniel I. Block
D.Phil., Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Wheaton College
Carefully researched and...of benefit to biblical scholars of all kinds. The authors are judicious in...the way they deal with critical issues of composition and interpretation.
Richard E. Averbeck
Ph.D., Professor of Old Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
This clear and remarkably thorough resource introduces the books belonging to the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament with insight and interpretive balance.
Roy E. Gane
Ph.D., Professor of Hebrew Bible, Andrews University
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