Michael Patrick O'Connor explained

Michael P. O'Connor
Birth Name:Michael Patrick O'Connor
Birth Date:April 7, 1950
Birth Place:Lackawanna, New York, US
Death Place:Silver Spring, Maryland, US
Known For:Ancient Near East studies, Biblical Hebrew
Education:Bachelor of Arts in English (1970)
Master of Arts in creative writing (1972)
Doctorate in Near Eastern studies (1978)
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Occupation:Linguist, Poet, lecturer, and professor

Michael Patrick O'Connor (1950, Lackawanna, New York – June 16, 2007, Silver Spring, Maryland) was an American scholar of the Ancient Near East and a poet. With the field of ANE studies he was a linguist of Semitic languages, with a focus on biblical Hebrew and biblical poetry.[1] [2]

O'Connor received his bachelor's degree in English from the University of Notre Dame in 1970, and a Masters in creative writing from the University of British Columbia in 1972, followed by a Masters in ancient Near Eastern studies (1974) and doctorate in 1978 at the University of Michigan.[2]

After working as a freelance scholar for a number of years, he taught at Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity of the University of St. Thomas then at Union Theological Seminary.[1] In 1997 he joined the faculty of Catholic University of America and was appointed an Ordinary Professor in 2002.[3]

He is best known from his book on the structure of Hebrew verse and his co-authorship of a textbook on biblical Hebrew syntax.[2] [4] He proposed that the metre of Hebrew verse was based on constraints in syntax, rather than feet.[5]

He published poems throughout his career, including a book of poetry called Pandary in 1989.[2]

O'Connor was a Catholic, he died of complications of liver cancer on June 16, 2007, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD.[1]

Selected publications

Books
Edited books
Papers
Reviews
Poetry

Notes and References

  1. News: Michael Patrick O'Connor Language Professor, Sunday, July 1, 2007 Obituaries . the Washington Post . July 1, 2007 . 12 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Michael Patrick O'Connor, 1950-2007. Jo Ann Hackett. Jo Ann Hackett. Society of Biblical Literature. 2007 . 12 January 2015.
  3. Web site: O'Connor. Catholic Biblical Association. 2007 . 12 January 2015.
  4. Pardee. Dennis. Review of An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 1994. 53. 2. 150–153. 10.1086/373686. 546089.
  5. Book: Spicehandler. E. Greenstein. E.L.. van Bekkum. W.. Schmetov. V.K.. Greene. Roland. Cushman. Stephen. The Princeton encyclopedia of poetry and poetics. 2012. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 9781400841424. 601–610. 4th.. Hebrew Poetry.
  6. Watson. Wilfred G. E.. Review of Hebrew Verse Structure. Biblica. 1983. 64. 1. 131–134. 42707042.
  7. Pardee. Dennis. Review of The Bible and Its Traditions (A Special Issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review, Vol. 22, No. 3, Summer 1983). Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 1988. 47. 2. 151–152. 544397.
  8. Greenstein. Edward L.. Review of The Bible and Its Traditions. The Biblical Archaeologist. 1985. 48. 3. 191–192. 10.2307/3209941. 3209941.
  9. Williams. William C.. Review of The Bible and Its Traditions. A special issue of the "Michigan Quarterly Review", Vol. XXII, no. 3. Hebrew Studies. 1984. 25. 170–172. 27908895.

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