Josep Rius-Camps (born June 15, 1933, in Esparreguera, Barcelona, Spain) is a priest,

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and patristic scholar. Professor emeritus of the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia. D. in Oriental ecclesiastical sciences from the

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(1968), where he also taught at the University of Münster and the

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in Rome. He is the author of numerous studies -in Catalan, Spanish and English- on patristics ( Origen, the Pseudoclementines and Ignatius of Antioch) and on the New Testament ( Mark and Luke-Acts). He was director of the

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from its foundation in 1976 until 2008. He has been editor, with

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, of the bilingual edition (Greek-Spanish), for the first time in a single work, of the two volumes of Luke's writings: ''Demonstration to Theophilus. Gospel and Acts of the Apostles according to the Beza Codex'' (Fragmenta Editorial, 2009), winner of the

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for translation into Catalan for its previous edition in this language, in 2009. In 2012 it was translated into English. In his novel ''Diari de Teòfil'' (Fragmenta Editorial, 2011) he gave narrative form to research on the work of Luke. ''Conversations with Josep Rius-Camps'', by Ignasi Moreta, have recently been published.Moreta, Ignasi
L'erudit apassionat: el biblista Josep Rius-Camps fa 80 anys
». ''Núvol'', June 14th 2013. He lives in the hermitage of

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Works

* RIUS CAMPS, Josep, ''The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae.'' London: T & T Clark International, 2004, ISBN 9780567114143 * RIUS CAMPS, Josep, ''The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae (vol 2).'' London: T & T Clark International, 2006, ISBN 9780567040121 * RIUS CAMPS, Josep, ''The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae (vol 3).'' London: T & T Clark International, 2007, ISBN 9780567032485 * RIUS CAMPS, Josep, ''The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae (vol 4).'' London: T & T Clark International, 2009, ISBN 9780567048998 * RIUS CAMPS, Josep,
Diari de Teòfil
' (Barcelona: Fragmenta Editorial, 2011) ISBN 978-84-92416-49-3 * RIUS-CAMPS, Josep, ''Camino de Pablo a la misión de los paganos: Hch 13-28, El'' (Madrid: Ediciones Cristiandad), ISBN 978-84-7057-346-0 * RIUS CAMPS, Josep, with

(editors)
'' Demostración a Teófilo. Evangelio y Hechos de los Apóstoles según el Códice Beza''
' (Barcelona: Fragmenta Editorial, 2012. ISBN 978-84-92416-52-3 (In Catalan ISBN 978-84-92416-17-2; in English ISBN 9780567438881)

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