Daniel J. Harrington, S.J.

professor

Contact Information: Daniel Harrington, S.J.
Email: daniel.harrington.1@bc.edu
Office Phone: 617-552-6519

Address:
Boston College
School of Theology and Ministry
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Areas of Interest:
Include the interpretation of the Bible in antiquity and today, Second Temple Judaism, the Dead Sea scrolls, biblical theology, biblical languages, the Synoptic Gospel, Pauline theology, and the book of Revelation.

About:
Fr. Harrington recently observed the 50th anniversaries of his graduation from Boston College High School and of his entrance into the Society of Jesus. He has celebrated Masses every Sunday at St. Agnes Church in Arlington for almost forty years, and at St. Peter Parish in Cambridge for almost twenty years. He also has lived with students in the same Jesuit community in Cambridge since 1972.

Courses:
TM 541- Gospel of Matthew
TM 547- Apocalyptic Literature

Fall 2009
TM 540- Introduction to the New Testament
TM 7-573- Intermediate Greek
TM 861- Jesus and Hermeneutics

Spring 2010
TM 862- Post Exilic Old Testament Books
TM 863- Biblical Aramaic

Recent Publications: (Check out an interview of Fr. Harrington about his new book)
THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS SET FREE: PREACHING WITHOUT ANTI-JUDAISM (New York: Paulist Press, 2009).

JESUS AND PRAYER: WHAT THE NEW TESTAMENT TEACHES US (Ijamsville, Maryland: Word-Among-Us Press, 2009)

Why Do We Suffer? A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition (Franklin, WI: Sheed & Ward, 2000).

The Church According to the New Testament (Franklin, WI: Sheed & Ward, 2001).

The Gospel of Mark (with John Donahue) (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2002).

Jesus and Virtue Ethics (with James Keenan) (Chicago: Sheed & Ward, 2002).

1 Peter, Jude, and 2 Peter (with Donald Senior) (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2003).

What Are They Saying About Mark? (New York: Paulist, 2004).

What Are They Saying About the Letter to the Hebrews (New York: Paulist, 2005).

Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem: A Biblical Guide to Living Wisely (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2005).

How Do Catholics Read the Bible? (Lanham, MD: Sheed & Ward/Rowman & Littlefield, 2005).

The Letter to the Hebrews (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2006).

What Are We Hoping For? New Testament Images (Liturgical Press, 2006).

Jesus: A Historical Portrait (Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger, 2007).

Why Do We Hope? Images in the Psalms (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2008).

Meeting St. Paul Today (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2008).