Raymond-Jacques Tournay (1912-1999) was a French Dominican, member of the École Biblique,

Biblical scholar Biblical studies is the academic application of a set of diverse disciplines to the study of the Bible (the Old Testament and New Testament).''Introduction to Biblical Studies, Second Edition'' by Steve Moyise (Oct 27, 2004) pages 11–12 Fo ...

and

assyriologist Assyriology (from Greek , ''Assyriā''; and , '' -logia'') is the archaeological, anthropological, and linguistic study of Assyria and the rest of ancient Mesopotamia (a region that encompassed what is now modern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southea ...

Honours

Tournay is recipient of two French titles: ordre national du Mérite (1972) then

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

(1981). On 15 November 1994 the

University of Fribourg The University of Fribourg (french: Université de Fribourg; german: Universität Freiburg) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius ...

awarded him an

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for half a century of ''both scientific activity, efforts to promote peace between Jews and Arabs, and concern for the poor and political prisoners ''.

Bibliography

* ''Le Psautier de Jérusalem'', Éditions du Cerf, 1986 * ''L' Épopée de Gilgamesh Introduction, traduction et notes, ouvrage publié avec le concours du

CNRS The French National Centre for Scientific Research (french: link=no, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe. In 2016, it employed 31,637 ...

,'' with Aaron Shaffer, Éditions du Cerf, 1977 (series ''Littératures anciennes du Proche-Orient'') * ''Quand Dieu parle aux hommes le langage de l'amour. Études sur le Cantique des Cantiques'', Gabalda, 1995 * ''Voir et entendre Dieu avec les Psaumes. Ou la liturgie prophétique du second Temple à Jérusalem'', Gabalda, 1982 : Preface * Prince Hassan bin Talal, ''Islam et Christianisme'', Brepols, 1997

External links

École biblique et archéologique de Jérusalem
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tournay, Raymond-Jacques 1912 births Writers from Paris 1999 deaths French Dominicans French biblical scholars Translators of the Bible into French French Assyriologists Recipients of the Legion of Honour 20th-century translators Academic staff of École Biblique Assyriologists