Anthony Raymond Ceresko

Anthony Raymond Ceresko
Born	August 20, 1942(1942-08-20) Detroit, North America
Died	August 13, 2005(2005-08-13) Tagaytay, Philippines
Other names	Anthony Ceresko
Education	Niagara University, Lewiston The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
Parents	Mother: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Tyrie Ceresko Father: Dr. Anthony
Church	Roman Catholic Church Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
Ordained	12 September 1970
Writings	See Contents - 3.Writings
Offices held	Professor of Old Testament
Title	Reverend Doctor
Notes Data as of March 2009

Anthony Raymond Ceresko (1942–2005) was an Old Testament scholar.

History

Ceresko was born in Detroit, Michigan on 20 August 1942.^[1] After completing studies at the local Salesian High School in Detroit, Ceresko entered the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales in Childs, Maryland and was professed on 21 August 1962.^[1]

Studies

He studied at the Niagara University, Lewiston in North America and graduated in 1967.^[1] Ceresko was later sent to The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. in 1970 where he studied Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) and Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL).^[1]

Ceresko obtained a doctorate from the Pontifical Biblical Institute.^[1] His thesis was Job 29:31 in the light of Northwest Semitic - A Translation and Philological Commentary.^[2]

Writings

• Job 29:31 in the light of Northwest Semitic - A Translation and Philological Commentary^[2]
• Introduction to the Old Testament: a Liberation Perspective^[3]
• Introduction to Old Testament Wisdom - A Spirituality for Liberation^[4]

Teacher

North America

Ceresko first taught at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, Michigan.^[1] He later moved to Canada and was Professor of Scripture at University of St. Michael's College, Toronto.^[1]

Asia

In 1991, Ceresko moved to India and was Professor of Old Testament at St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bengaluru.

In 1999, Ceresko volunteered to teach in the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay, Philippines.^[1]

Scholarship

Along with Thomas P. Wahl, Ceresko co-edited the notes on Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk in the second edition of the New Jerome Biblical Commentary, and wrote the notes on Jonah.^[5]

In addition, Ceresko's other articles in journals include:

• The Function of 'Order' (Sedeq) and 'Creation' in the Book of Proverbs with Some Implications for Today.^[6]
• The Rhetorical Strategy of the Fourth Servant Song (Isaiah 52:13-53:12): Poetry and the Exodus-New Exodus^[7]
• The Abcs of Wisdom in Psalm xxxiv^[8]
• A Note on Psalm 63: A Psalm of Vigil^[8]
• A Poetic Analysis of Ps 105, with Attention to Its Use of Irony^[8]
• Prayers for Times of Distress^[8]
• Psalm 121: A Prayer of a Warrior ?^[8]
• Psalm 149: Poetry, Themes (Exodus and Conquest), and Social Function^[8]
• The Sage in the Psalms." The Sage in Israel and the Ancient near East^[8]
• The Function of Chiasmus in Hebrew Poetry^[8]
• Psalm 149: Poetry, Themes (Exodus and Conquest), and Social Function^[8]
• St. Francis de Sales - Spiritual Directory for a New Century: Re-interpreting the Direction of Intention^[9]
• To reward them afterwards - Eschatology and St. Francis de Sales - Direction of Intention or Right Intending of Deeds^[9]

Academic offices
Preceded by	Professor of Old Testament Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay 1999-2005	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Professor of Old Testament St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bengaluru 1991-1999	Succeeded by

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Bondings, a Newsletter of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, Toledo-Detroit Province, Volume 18, Issue 4, Fall 2005.[1]
2. ^ ^{a b} Anthony Raymond Ceresko, Job 29:31 in the light of Northwest Semitic - A Translation and Philological Commentary, Biblical Institute Press, Rome, 1980. [2]
3. ^ Anthony Raymond Ceresko, Introduction to the Old Testament: a Liberation Perspective, Orbis Books, 2001.[3]
4. ^ Anthony Raymond Ceresko, Introduction to Old Testament Wisdom - A Spirituality for Liberation, Orbis Books, 1999.[4]
5. ^ Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Roland E. Murphy (Ed.), New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Second Edition, Chapman, London, 1990.
6. ^ Ted Hildebrandt, Proverbs: Rough and working Bibliography, 2005
7. ^ Catholic Biblical Quarterly 56.1 (1994): 42-55
8. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Ted Hildebrandt, Psalms Bibliography, 2005
9. ^ ^{a b} Anthony Raymond Ceresko, To reward them afterwards - Eschatology and St. Francis de Sales - Direction of Intention or Right Intending of Deeds, Indian Journal of Spirituality, Volume 16/3, 2003, pp.316-335.[5]

Further reading

• Raymond E. Brown, S.S, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Roland E. Murphy (1990). New Jerome Biblical Commentary. http://www.stpetersseminary.ca/library/new%20jerome%20biblical%20commentary.html. ^{[dead link]}

Persondata
Name	Ceresko, Anthony
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 August 1942
Place of birth	Detroit, North America
Date of death	13 August 2005
Place of death	Tagaytay, Philippines