Joseph Fitzmyer

The Reverend Doctor

Joseph Fitzmyer

Orders
OrdinationAugust 15, 1951
Personal details
Born
Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer

November 4, 1920
DiedDecember 24, 2016(2016-12-24) (aged 96)
Merion Station, Pennsylvania, US
DenominationCatholic
OccupationJesuit priest, Biblical scholar and theologian
Alma mater

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.