Pierre Grelot


Pierre Grelot was a French Roman Catholic priest, biblical scholar and theologian. He had an expert knowledge of aramaic and was a specialist in Paul's letters.

Biography

Grelot studied at St. Louis School, in Montargis. He decided to follow religious life and he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1941. He became a teacher at the Seminary of Orléans and afterwards at the Institut Catholique de Paris, from 1961 to 1983. He became an honorary teacher of the Institute in 1985.
He presented his thesis in Theology, Èxègese Littérale, Éxègese Spirituelle, in 1949. He had an important role in the renewal of the Biblical studies in France with his books, Introduction aux Livres Saints and Pages Bibliques, which were reissued several times and had translations in several different languages.
Grelot was a counsellor of the Bishops' Conference of France and a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, from 1972 to 1983.
He participated in the TV series Corpus Christi, exhibited at the Arte channel, about the Gospels.
He was quoted by Pope Benedict XVI in his book Jesus of Nazareth.
He had controversies with other biblical scholars who opposed a late dating of the New Testament writings; he wrote his book L'origine des Évangiles in opposition to the view held by Jean Carmignac.

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