Roderick Andrew Francis MacKenzie
Roderick Andrew Francis MacKenzie SJ (born November 15, 1911 in Liverpool , † April 30, 1994 in Pickering (Ontario) ) was a Canadian Roman Catholic exegete .
Life
He came to Peterborough, Ontario, with his family in 1924 and joined the Society of Jesus in Guelph in 1928 . After several years of studying and teaching, he was 1941 in Montreal for ordained priests . From 1946 to 1949 he obtained his doctorate in biblical studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome .
From 1950 to 1963 he taught the Fal Old Testament at Regis College in Toronto . He was rector of the Pontifical Biblical Institute from 1963 to 1969 and worked there as a professor until 1975 . During this time he was peritus of the Second Vatican Council and advisor to the Council on Liturgy and the Commission for the Nova Vulgate . He returned to Regis College as a professor emeritus in 1975 and retired 10 years later. Among his many roles were the presidency of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (1965–1968), editor-in-chief of Biblica (1969–1975), associate editor of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly (1952–1963) and advisor to ies New Catholic Encyclopaedia (1961-1963).
Fonts (selection)
- Introduction to the New Testament . Collegeville 1965, OCLC 955879470 .
- The Psalms. A Selection . Collegeville 1967, OCLC 1936560 .
- Faith and history in the Old Testament . Minneapolis 1969, OCLC 913481734 .
- Sirach . Wilmington 1983, ISBN 0894532537 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacKenzie, Roderick Andrew Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian exegete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1994 |
| Place of death | Pickering |