Xavier Léon-Dufour (
Paris
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, 7 March 1912–13 November 2007) was a French Jesuit biblical scholar and theologian.
[Les Français qui ont fait la France - Page 822 Philippe Boitel - 2009 "LÉON-DUFOUR (Xavier) 1912-2007 Né et mort à Paris «Théologien jésuite, il fut une grande figure de l'exégèse biblique. » Le Parisien de naissance rejoint Fourvière à Lyon où il s'initie à la philosophie, aux langues anciennes et modernes."] He was professor of the Bible at the
centre Sèvres and director of collections at
éditions du Seuil
Éditions du Seuil (), also known as ''Le Seuil'', is a French publishing house established in 1935 by Catholic intellectual Jean Plaquevent (1901–1965), and currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The ''seuil'' ...
and
éditions du Cerf.
In the years 1948-1957 he was a lecturer of the Holy Bible in the Jesuit theological faculty of Enghien in Belgium. From there, he moved to Lyon-Fourvière. He was a consultor of the
Pontifical Biblical Commission
The Pontifical Biblical Commission () is a pontifical commission established within the Roman Curia to ensure the proper interpretation and defense of the Bible.
Since 1988, it has been closely attached to the Congregation for the Doctrine of t ...
in Rome and a member of the New Testament study society -
Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. He published in theological magazines: "Recherches de Science Religieuse" and "
New Testament Studies
''New Testament Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press under the auspices of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. The scope of the journal are short studies and articles on issues pertaining to th ...
".
He is best known for his Vocabulary of Biblical Theology, published in 1962, a work that remains, fifty years later, a reference book for students in theology. He has done important work on the synoptic gospels and on the gospel according to John. He took part in the doctrinal controversies that followed the Second Vatican Council.
Xavier Léon-Dufour made the choice to become a priest at the age of 17. While a priest, he was a resistance in the Southwest network during World War II.
He was president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas in 1980.
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1912 births
2007 deaths
French biblical scholars
20th-century French Jesuits
20th-century French Catholic theologians
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