October 21, 2025
New Publications
Assisted by a few collaborators and interns, Canadian scholar Marc Girard, Professor Emeritus at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and research professor at the ÉBAF, has produced a new work as part of the La Bible en ses Traditions project entitled Le Psautier Livre 1er (Ps 1-41): Bonheurs de l’homme (Peeters Publishing). Marc was responsible for the translations, the organization of the material, and the writing of the notes in all sections. His work received financial support from the Canadian Friends of the École Biblique. We offer him our warm congratulations and best wishes for continued success in his research. For more on this publication, visit the page The Bible in Its Traditions.
The latest book of Dr. Michael W. Higgins (past president of CFEB) is out through House of Anansi Press: The Jesuit Disruptor: A Personal Portrait of Pope Francis (2024).
In November 2023, CFEB Board member (and CFEB scholarship recipient) Murray Watson published his first book, with Paulist Press, New York. Titled Restoring the Gospels’ Jewish Voice: André Chouraqui and the Intersection of Biblical Translation and Interfaith Dialogue, it explores the life and legacy of this Algerian-born Israeli scholar, and his provocative approach to translating the Bible.
CFEB Board member Dr. Dan Machiela published his new book A Handbook of the Aramaic Scrolls from the Qumran Caves: Manuscripts, Language, and Scribal Practices (Brill, 2022). https://brill.com/display/title/57106?rskey=bDki1d&result=3
Recent books by CFEB Board members and scholarship recipients:
- Michelle Murray (scholarship recipient 2007), Tobit: Wisdom Commentary Series, Liturgical Press, 2024
- Rebecca Idestrom (scholarship recipient 2008), Show Me Your Glory: The Glory of God in the Old Testament, Pickwick Publications, 2023
- Isabelle Lemelin (scholarship recipient 2022), A l’origine des femmes martyres. La mere de 2 Maccabees 7. Brepols Press, 2022
- Christopher Zeichmann (scholarship recipient 2023), Queer Readings of the Centurion at Capernaum: Their History and Politics, Society of Biblical Literature Press, 2022
January 8, 2025
Recent appointments of CFEB scholarship recipients
- Xenia Chan (scholarship recipient 2023): Assistant Professor at Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Gillian Glass (scholarship recipient 2018–2019): Post-doctoral Fellow, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Alexander Krogevol (scholarship recipient 2023): Volda University College, Norway
- Eva Mroczak (scholarship recipient 2011): Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax
In Memoriam
G. Peter Richardson
G. Peter Richardson passed away on January 6, 2025. A Professor Emeritus in the DSR, past Principal of University College, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Peter was also a beloved colleague, teacher, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was a supporter of the CFEB, and a teacher/friend to many of our members.
He will be missed.
For a full obituary, please click here.
Marcel Gervais, 1932-2023
Marcel Gervais, the Roman Catholic archbishop-emeritus of Ottawa, died on August 6, 2023, at the age of 91. Archbishop Gervais was ordained to the priesthood in May 1958, and pursued graduate Biblical studies at both the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Rome) and at the École Biblique. He taught Scripture at St. Peter’s Seminary in London for several years, and served as the Director of the Divine Word Centre, a focal point for adult faith development in the 1970s. He was ordained a bishop in June of 1980, first as auxiliary bishop of London, and later as bishop of Sault Ste. Marie, and archbishop of Ottawa, before retiring in 2007. Archbishop Gervais was the principal author of “Journey,” an influential Biblical study course for adults, composed of 40 booklets that guided readers through the entire Bible, and which was translated into several languages and used worldwide. He was a longtime supporter of the Canadian Friends of the École Biblique, and we are saddened by his death.