Philip King
American Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist
About Philip King
Lived 1925 – 2019 (aged 94). Philip King was an American hebrew Bible scholar, biblical archaeologist, catholic priest and religious studies scholar.
Philip J. King (March 26, 1925 – December 7, 2019 ) was an American Roman Catholic priest, historian, and archaeologist.
Life King was born in Newton, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1945 from Saint John's Seminary in Boston. King was ordained to the priesthood on May 4, 1949, by Archbishop Richard Cushing of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. He earned higher degrees: a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) in 1954 from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., a Licentiate of Sacred Scripture (SSL) in 1957 from Pontifical Biblical Institute, and a Doctor of Sacred Theology (STD) 1959 from Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. King also served in several parishes in the Boston Archdiocese. King died at the Regina Cleri Residence in Boston, Massachusetts.
He held a professorship in biblical studies in the Department of Theology at Boston College from 1974 until his retirement in 2001.
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American Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist
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Philip King was born on 26 March 1925.
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Philip King died on 7 December 2019.
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Philip King was a hebrew Bible scholar, biblical archaeologist, catholic priest and religious studies scholar.
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Philip King was American.
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