Roland E. Murphy (1917-2002), scholar

Roland E. Murphy (1917-2002) was an American scholar.

Biography

Born in Chicago, IL. A Carmelite priest of the Roman Catholic Church, graduated from Catholic University in Washington, DC and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Taught at Catholic University for 21 years, before joining in 1971 the faculty of Duke Divinity School, where he remained until his retirement. Served on the editorial board of Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Interpretation, and other scholarly periodicals.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature (1990 Murphy), book

• The Song of Songs (1993 Murphy), book

Edited volumes

• The New Jerome Biblical Commentary (1990 Brown/Fitzmyer/Murphy), edited volume