Father Michael Patella, OSB, is a monk of Saint John's Abbey, an author,
theologian
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, and professor of theology at
Saint John's University St John's University may refer to:
*St. John's University (New York City)
** St. John's University School of Law
**St. John's University (Italy) - Overseas Campus
* College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota and C ...
in
Minnesota
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, United States.
He studied at the
Pontifical Biblical Institute
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His ...
,
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
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and at the
École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, Israel.
Sources
St John's University
Bibliography
* Patella, Michael ''The Death of Jesus'' 1999
* Patella, Michael ''The Gospel According to Luke'' 2005
* Patella, Michael ''Lord of the Cosmos'' 2006
* Patella, Michael ''Angels and Demons: A Christian Primer of the Spiritual World'' 2012
* Patella, Michael ''Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint John's Bible'' 2013
1954 births
Living people
Pontifical Biblical Institute alumni
20th-century American Roman Catholic theologians
21st-century American Roman Catholic theologians
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