Rene Van de Walle
Rene Van de Walle, SJ | |
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| Born | January 28, 1924[2] |
| Died | June 9, 2009 (aged 85)[3][4] |
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| Occupation | Spiritual Formator |
| Years active | 1957-2009 (52 years) |
| Known for | Exegesis on Wisdom Literature |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church (Society of Jesus) |
| Ordained | 1957[1] |
Congregations served | Ranchi (India) and Menen (Belgium) |
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| Title | The Reverend Father |
Rene Van de Walle (born 1924; died 2009) was an Old Testament Scholar hailing from the Society of Jesus. Van de Walle contributed to scholarly research through his writings which appeared in the major theological journals in India for nearly two decades.
Van de Walle was Professor[5] of Old Testament at the De Nobili College (Papal Seminary), Pune and was associated with the revision of Marathi Bible produced by the Bible Society of India.[6]
Writings[edit]
- 1965, An Administrative Body of Priests and a Consecrated People,[7][8]
- 1967, Welcome address at the biennial of the Society for Biblical Studies in India,[9]
- 1969, The sin in the garden and the sinfulness of the world,[10]
- 1975, Jesus - Christ of Atonement or Christ The New Man?,[11]
- 1975, The Prophets' Call for Renewal and Reconciliation,[12]
- 1978, (co-translated with Christopher T. Begg[13]), Parables of Jesus. Insight and Challenge[14]
- 1978, Death and beyond in the sapiential literature,[15]
- 1981, Israel's Relations with the Nations,[16]
- 1983, Esther and Judith, Two Valiant Women,[17]
- 1986, The Various Facets of Man in Wisdom Literature,[18]
- 1986, Wisdom,[19]
- 1989, The Minor Prophets as Conscientizers,[20]
- No date, A comparative study on Psalm 139 and Hymn IV, 16 of Atharvaveda,[21]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Erik Breye, Rene Van de Walle 1924-2009, 1 December 2014
- ^ a b Belgisch staatsblad, Issues 1-90, p.921, 1958.[1]
- ^ Ranchi Jesuit Society, List of obituaries, 17 February, 2016
- ^ In Memoriam.[2]
- ^ P. David, St. Paul's Expression 'Man in Christ' and the Vedantist's Understanding of jeevanmukta in Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 18, 2-3, p.196. [3]
- ^ Basil Rebera, The Bible Society of India and Inter-Confessional Translations, in D. S. Amalorpavadass (Edited), Report of the II All-India Biblical Meeting, NBCLC, Bangalore, 1975, p.370. [4]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, An Administrative Body of Priests and a Consecrated People, Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 14, 1965, pp.57-72. Cited in John Davies, A Royal Priesthood: Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19:6, T&T Clark International, London, 2004, p.74.[5]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, An Administrative Body of Priests and a Consecrated People, Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 14, 1985, pp.57-72. Cited in Michael A. Grisanti, The Missing Mandate - Missions in the Old Testament in W. Edward Glenny, William H. Smallman (Edited), Missions in a New Millennium: Change and Challenges in World Missions, p.67. [6]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, Welcome address at the biennial of the Society for Biblical Studies in India in Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 16, 1-2, January–June 1967, pp.1-6. [7]
- ^ René Van de Walle, The sin in the garden and the sinfulness of the world, Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 18.2-3, April–September, 1969, pp.124-164.[8]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, Jesus - Christ of Atonement or Christ The New Man? in Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 24, 3-4, July–December 1975, pp.151-161. [9]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, The Prophets' Call for Renewal and Reconciliation, Bible Bhashyam, Volume 1, 1975, p.285. Cited in John Sankarathil, Towards a Prophetic Spirituality of Religious Life, Asian Trading Corporation, Bangalore, 1999, p.97. [10]
- ^ The Catholic University of America, Christopher T. Begg
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, Christopher T. Begg (Translated), Parables of Jesus. Insight and Challenge, Theological Publications in India, Bangalore, 1978. Cited in F. Neirynck, Jozef Verheyden, R. Corstjens (Compiled), The Gospel of Matthew and the sayings source Q - A Cumulative Bibliography 1950-1995, Volume I, Leuven University Press, Leuven, 1998, p.510. [11]
- ^ Rene van de Walle, Death and beyond in the sapiential literature, Bible Bhashyam, Volume 4, 1978, pp.312-321. Cited by Michael L. Brown in Israel's Divine Healer, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1995, p.348. [12]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, Israel's Relations with the Nations in Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 30, 1981, pp.177-180. Cited in Religious and Theological Abstracts, Volumes 26-27, 1983, p.cli. [13]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, Esther and Judith, Two Valiant Women in Bible Bhashyam, Volume 9, 1983, pp.104-113. Cited by Claudia Rakel in Judit-- über Schönheit, Macht und Widerstand im Krieg: eine feministisch , Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2003, p.79. [14]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, The Various Facets of Man in Wisdom Literature in Jeevadhara 16, 1986, pp.121-132. Cited in G. Johannes Botterweck, Helmer Ringgren (Edited), Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, Volume 13, 2004, p.367. [15]
- ^ Rene van de Walle, Wisdom in Jeevadhara, Volume 16, 1986, pp.133-137. Cited in Elunchus of Biblica, Volume 2, 1986, p.388. [16]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, The Minor Prophets as Conscientizers in Jeevadhara, Volume 19, 1989, pp. 118- 132. Cited by Fred Guyette, Amos the Prophet: A Meditation on the richness of 'Justice' in Jewish Bible Quarterly, Volume 36, Number 1, 2008, pp.15-21.[17]
- ^ Rene Van de Walle, A comparative study on Psalm 139 and Hymn IV, 16 of Atharvaveda, Indian Ecclesiastical Studies. Cited by Ishanand Vempeny, Inspiration in the Non-Biblical Scriptures, Theological Publications in India, 1973, p.24.[18]
- ^ a b c d e Fr. Max Gonsalves (Edited), Society for Biblical Studies in India Directory 1998.