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DR. PITRE'S CURRICULUM VITAE
BRANT PITRE
Professor of Sacred Scripture
Notre Dame Seminary
2901 S. Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
EDUCATION
2004 Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Major: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity
Minor: Systematic Theology
Dissertation: “The Historical Jesus, the Great Tribulation, and the End of the Exile:
Restoration Eschatology and the Origin of the Atonement.” 
Director: Prof. David E. Aune
1999 M.T.S., Vanderbilt Divinity School
Concentration: Biblical Studies and Theology
1998 Graduate Credit, Tel Aviv University
Topic: Biblical Archaeology (Old Testament)
1997 B.A., Louisiana State University
Double Major: Philosophy and English Literature
JOB EXPERIENCE
2009-Present Professor of Sacred Scripture
Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
2005-2009 Donum Dei Professor of Word and Sacrament
Assistant Professor of Theology (Full-Time)
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
2007 Visiting Professor of Theology
(Summer) University of Notre Dame, Indiana
2005-2009 Professor of Scripture (Adjunct)
Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
2003-2005 Assistant Professor of Theology (Full-Time)
Loyola University, New Orleans
PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming Book: Jesus and the Last Supper: Judaism and the Origin of the Eucharist
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans).
Forthcoming Review: David B. Gowler, What Are They Saying About the Historical Jesus?
(New York: Paulist, 2007). In Catholic Biblical Quarterly.
2008 Article: “Jesus, the New Temple, and the New Priesthood.” Letter & Spirit:
A Journal of Catholic Biblical Theology 4 (2008): 49-86.
2006 Review: John S. Kloppenborg and John W. Marshall (eds.), Apocalypyticism,
Anti-Semitism and the Historical Jesus: Subtexts in Criticism. In Catholic Biblical Quarterly
68.3 (2006): 578-80.
2006 Article: “The Lord’s Prayer and the New Exodus.” Letter & Spirit: A Journal of
Catholic Biblical Theology 2 (2006): 69-96.
2005 Book: Jesus, the Tribulation, and the End of the Exile: Restoration Eschatology and
the Origin of the Atonement. Wissenshaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2.
Reihe 204; Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). Grand Rapids: Baker Academic.
2005 Article: “The ‘Ransom for Many’, the New Exodus, and the End of the Exile: Redemption
as the Restoration of All Israel (Mark10:35-45).” Letter and Spirit: A Journal of Catholic
Biblical Theology 1 (2005): 41-68.
2003 Article: “Rewritten Bible.” Pages 410-414 in The Westminster
Dictionary of Early Christian Literature and Rhetoric. David E. Aune. Louisville:
Westminster John Knox.
2001 Article: “Blessing the Barren and Warning the Fecund: Jesus’ Message for Women
Concerning Pregnancy and Childbirth.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 81
(2001): 59-80.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (GRADUATE LEVEL)
2007 Jesus and the Gospels
University of Notre Dame, Indiana
2007 Biblical Theology
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
Christology
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
2006 Eucharistic Theology
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
Introduction to the New Testament
Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
2005 The Life of Jesus the Messiah
Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
2003-2005 Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith
Christian Origins
Loyola University, New Orleans
2004 The Role of Doctrine in the Life of Faith: Exploring the New
Catechism of the Catholic Church Loyola University, New Orleans
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL)
2007 New Testament
Sacramental Theology
Christology
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
2006 Old Testament
Liturgy
Eucharistic Theology
New Testament
Sacramental Theology
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
2005 Introduction to Scripture
Old Testament
Liturgy
Eucharistic Theology
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
2003-2005 Old Testament Literature
New Testament Literature
Loyola University, New Orleans
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1996-present Society of Biblical Literature
1999-present Catholic Biblical Association
2005-present Senior Fellow, St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
2008 “Jesus and the Messianic Priesthood”
Society of Biblical Literature, Annual Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts
2008 “Jesus, the New Temple, and the New Priesthood”
The Liturgical Institute
Mundelein Seminary, Illinois
2008 “Vatican II and Scripture in the Life of the Church”
Willwoods Benefit Breakfast
New Orleans, Louisiana
2008 “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Last Supper”
Texas Catholic Conference
Austin, Texas
2008 “Jesus and the Mystery of the Church”
Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe Pennsylvania
A Conference for Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians
2008 “St. Paul and the Mystery of the Angels”
Fullness of Truth Catholic Conference
Dallas, Texas
2008 “Jesus and the End Times: A Catholic View of the Last Days”
West Coast Biblical Studies Conference
West Covina, California
2007 “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist”
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
San Diego, California.
2007 “A Bible Study on Advent”
Legatus Meeting, New Orleans Chapter
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
2007 “Jesus and the Mystery of the Temple”
Letter and Spirit Conference
St. Paul Seminary, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
2007 “The Spirit, the Flesh, and the New Creation in Galatians 6:6-10”
Theological Symposium
Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
2007 Pope Benedict XVI Annual Lecture
“The Lord’s Prayer and the New Exodus”
St. Vincent Seminary, Latrobe Pennsylvania
2007 “The Origin of the Bible"
Holy Family Parish, Luling, Louisiana
2007 “Jesus and the End Times: A Catholic Study of Eschatology”
St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Destrehan, Louisiana
2006 “Jesus and the New Priesthood”
St. Paul Seminary, Pittsburgh
Love and Sacrifice: A Conference of the St. Paul Center
2006 “Jesus and the New Passover”
“Jesus and the New Manna of the Messiah”
“Jesus and the New Priesthood”
Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe Pennsylvania
A Conference for Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians
2006 “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist”
“The Bridegroom Messiah”
St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
West Coast Biblical Studies Conference
2005 “The New Exodus and the Messianic Kingdom”
“The Ingathering of the Exiles in the Old Testament Prophets”
Mile-High Scripture Conference, Denver
2005 “The New Exodus and the Messianic Kingdom”
“The Lord’s Prayer as a Prayer for the New Exodus”
West Coast Biblical Studies Conference
2005 “A Eucharistic Introduction to the Gospel of John”
Institute for Catechetics and Spirituality
Archdiocese of New Orleans
2004 “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist”
The Year of the Eucharist: A Day of Reflection for Priests
Archdiocese of New Orleans
2002 “Jesus, Women, and Discontinuity with Judaism:
A Reassessment in Light of Early Jewish Parallels”
Historical Jesus Section
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature
2001 “The Cultic Role of the 144,000 in the Book of Revelation”
Student Paper Awards Section
Midwest Society of Biblical Literature
1999 “Blessing the Barren and Warning the Fecund: Jesus’ Message
for Women Concerning Pregnancy and Childbirth”
Historical Jesus Section
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature
1999 “Matthew 19:12 and the Social and Political Dimensions of
Becoming Eunuchs for the Sake of the Kingdom”
Matthew Group
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY, CHURCH, AND COMMUNITY
2007-present Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee
Chair, Mission Statement Sub-Committee
2005-2006 Mission and Integration Committee
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
2003-2005 Graduate Studies Committee
Loyola Institute for Ministry
2005 “The Church Alive In-Depth: Fact and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code”
Archdiocese of New Orleans
2004 Young Adult Bible Study: “1 Corinthians”
Eight-Week Bible Study
2001-2003 Core Team Member, Chair of Catechesis; Young Adult Ministries
St. Matthew’s Cathedral, South Bend, IN
2002 Habitat for Humanity, Fall Project; Young Adult Ministries
St. Matthew’s Cathedral, South Bend, IN
2001-02 Ph.D. Student Representative
Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity Faculty Committee
1998-99 Co-President of Vanderbilt Divinity School
Student Government Association
ACADEMIC HONORS
2004 Pass with High Honors
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Theology Department, University of Notre Dame
2002 Pass with High Honors
Doctoral Candidacy Exams
Theology Department, University of Notre Dame
2001 Student Paper Award Winner
New Testament and Christian Origins Annual Meeting
The Midwest Region of the Society of Biblical Literature
1999 Cornelius Vanderbilt Founder’s Medalist
First Honors in Graduating Class
Vanderbilt Divinity School
1999 W. Kendrick Grobel Award
Outstanding Achievement in Biblical Studies
Vanderbilt Divinity School
1999 Magna Cum Laude Graduate (M.T.S.)
Vanderbilt Divinity School
1997 Magna Cum Laude Graduate (B.A.)
Louisiana State University
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