Raymond E. Brown, S.S.
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Recollections of Ray as a Scholar, Teacher, Friend, and Colleague

"Much has also been made of Ray's work habits. They excluded breaks for lunch, extended around the clock, and so accounted for those ubiquitous catnaps that could rattle his company. When teased about nodding off, he would smile and resume the conversation as though sleep had not intervened. It may be accurate to say that he knew he was brilliant, but it would be inaccurate to say that he claimed the brilliance. He understood that it came from neither his genes nor his own relentless pursuits, not even when, as a young seminarian in Rome, he would sit in a tub of cold water to stay awake for study. No, he knew that brilliance came from God. His responsibility was to nurture and use it in discipleship. For that reason he worked diligently (Phyllis Trible, "Raymond E. Brown, 1928-1998: Scholar for the Church," Christian Century, 115/26, [1998]: 892-893, here 893; italics mine).
"A very small handful of biblical scholars in the modern era will have written as many the 47 books, 200 articles, and 108 substantive reviews that Brown wrote,...  but I cannot think of a single American New Testament scholar whose work has been more helpful, measured, and significant than Brown's." - Paul N. Anderson, Review of John R. Donahue, ed. Life in Abundance: Studies of John's Gospel in Tribute to Raymond E. Brown, (Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2005) for Review of Biblical Literature (January, 2006; italics mine).



Memories of Ray by Rev. Lawrence E. Frizzell, S.T.L., S.S.L., D. Phil. Director and Associate Professor, Jewish-Christian Studies Graduate Program, Seton Hall University
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Memories of Ray by William R. Telford, Visiting Fellow, St. John's College, Durham University
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Memories of Ray by Edwin D. Freed, formerly Professor Emeritus of Religion, Gettysburg College
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Memories of Ray by Peder J. Borgen, Professor emeritus, University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
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Memories of Ray by Craig R. Koester, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Professor and Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Chair of New Testament, Luther Seminary
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Memories of Ray by Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Department of Religion, Baylor University
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Memories of Ray by Paul Soffe, Owner of Welcome Recordings
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Memories of Ray by Paul N. Anderson, Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox University
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Memories of Ray by Marion ("Marty") L. Soards, Professor of New Testament Studies, Louisville Seminary
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Memories of Ray by Raymond F. Collins, Visiting Scholar, Department of Religious Studies, Brown University
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Article on Raymond Brown's Legacy for Johannine Studies: Click here or below for Access to Article
Paul Anderson; Biblical Interpretation.com (September, 2013): The Community that Raymond Brown Left Behind: Reflections on the Johannine Dialectical Situation
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