Brendan Byrne

Since returning from graduate studies in Oxford in 1977, Brendan Byrne SJ has been Professor of New Testament at Jesuit Theological College, of which he was Principal (1992 - 1997).
He was Rector of Campion College, Kew (1979 - 1984) and a delegate to the 33rd General Congregation of the Society of Jesus in 1983.
He was a visiting professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, Italy, in 1993 and has also taught in East Asia and East Africa. He was a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (Rome, Italy) (1990 - 1996) and President of the Melbourne College of Divinity (2000 - 2001).
He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1999.

bbyrne@jtc.edu.au
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Brendan Byrne is the author of seven books, the most recent being:

  • Romans (Sacra Pagina Series; 1996)
  • The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke's Gospel (Collegeville: 2000)
  • a study of Matthew's Gospel entitled Lifting the Burden: Reading Matthew's Gospel in the Church Today.

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