Contact Information: 
Email: christopher.frechette.1@bc.edu
Phone Office: 617-552-6517
Address:
Boston College
School of Theology and Ministry
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Areas of Interest:
In teaching biblical courses at the School of Theology and Ministry, Fr. Frechette emphasizes the link between theological interpretation of biblical texts and understanding the history and cultures from which those texts emerged. Currently, Fr. Frechette’s research in the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East focuses on the topics of psalms, ritual, myth, and blessing.
About:
Father Christopher Frechette, S.J., is a member of the California Province of the Society of Jesus. He is a native of Hammond, Indiana and the youngest of 11 children. Prior to receiving the Th.D. from Harvard, he earned a B.A. from Rockhurst University, an M.Div. from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, and an S.T.L. from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. In addition to his academic activities, Fr. Frechette has worked in prison ministry and spiritual direction.
Courses:
Fall 2009
TM 515- Basic Narrative of OT: Genesis to Kings
TM 821- Grief and the Bible
Spring 2010
TM 514- The Psalms: Prayer of Israel, Prayer of Christians
TM 711- Seminar: The Book of Isaiah
Fall 2010
TM 708- Depictions of God in the Bible (Seminar)
Recent Publications:
The Name of the Ritual: Investigating the Rubric ŠU.IL2.LA(2) and the Genre of Akkadian Šuillas of the Āšipu. Alter Orient und Altes Testament. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, forthcoming.
“Blessing 1: Ancient Near East.” In The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, edited by H.-J. Klauck, B. McGinn, P. Mendes-Flohr, C.-L. Seow, H. Spieckermann and E. Ziolkowski. Berlin; New York: de Gruyter, in press.
“Reconsidering ŠU.IL2.LA(2) as a Classifier of the Āšipu in Light of the Iconography of Reciprocal Hand-Lifting Gestures." In Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale Held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18–22, 2005, edited by Robert D. Biggs, Jennie Myers and Martha T. Roth, 39–46. Chicago: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2008.