Patrick W. Skehan (1909-1980), scholar

Patrick W. Skehan (1909-1980) was an American scholar.

Biography

Born on September 30, 1909 in New York City, attended Fordham University receiving his B.A. in 1929, St. Joseph's Seminary where he was ordained on September 23, 1933. He received a doctorate from the Catholic University's Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures where he also taught Hebrew, Aramaic, and Syriac from 1938 - 1980, and served as Chair of the Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures. Between 1947 and 1956 he was a visiting lecturer and professor at Johns Hopkins University. In 1953, Skehan and a team of seven international scholars were assembled to work on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was made Emeritus when he retired in August of 1980. He died a month later on September 9, 1980.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• The Wisdom of Ben Sira (1987 Skenan/Di Lella), book

External links

• [ Wikipedia]