Father Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, OP, who died peacefully in his sleep after a long illness on November 11, 2013, at age 78, was “Jerry” to all of us. Although he lived for nearly half a century at the École Biblique in Jerusalem, he never lost his Irish brogue. He did not suffer fools gladly, but he could also be patiently helpful. He was a world-famous Pauline scholar and an expert in Biblical archaeology. His widely used and widely praised The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700 went through five editions from 1980 to 2008. His […]
