Rene Van de Walle, SJ | |
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Born | [1] | January 28, 1924
Died | June 9, 2009 85) [3] [4] | (aged
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Occupation | Spiritual Formator |
Years active | 1957-2009 (52 years) |
Known for | Exegesis on Wisdom Literature |
Religion | Christianity |
Church | Roman Catholic Church (Society of Jesus) |
Ordained | 1957 [2] |
Congregations served | Ranchi (India) and Menen (Belgium) |
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Title | The Reverend Father |
Rene Van de Walle (born 1924; died 2009) was an Old Testament Scholar hailing from the Society of Jesus. Van de Walle contributed to scholarly research through his writings which appeared in the major theological journals in India for nearly two decades.
Van de Walle was Professor [5] of Old Testament at the De Nobili College (Papal Seminary), Pune and was associated with the revision of Marathi Bible produced by the Bible Society of India. [6]
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