Supernumerary Member
Human Sciences: PhD in Theology
Date of admission: November 26, 2013
Admission speech: “The Sacrament of the Eucharist: from the Last Supper to Early Christian Liturgy”
Reply speech: Dr. Jaume Vallcorba i Plana
Dr. ARMAND PUIG I TÀRRECH
- Born in La Selva del Camp (Tarragona), 1953.
UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor in Theology (STL) from the Faculty of Theology of Barcelona (1978).
- Bachelor in Biblical Sciences (SSL) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome (1980).
- Doctor in Biblical Sciences (SSD) from the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1984).
ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
- Priest of the Archdiocese of Tarragona.
- Dean-President of the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia (Barcelona), where he serves as Full Professor of the New Testament.
- Dean-President of the Antoni Gaudí Faculty.
- Director of the Scientific Publications of the Biblical Association of Catalonia (“Scripta Biblica” collection).
- President of the Corpus Biblicum Catalanicum project.
- Member of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, of which he served as President (2011–2012).
- Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED) (2013).
- Member of the Community of Sant’Egidio.
PUBLICATIONS
- Author of dozens of books and articles on biblical, theological, spiritual, and pastoral subjects.
- Coordinator of the translation team of the Bíblia catalana interconfessional (BCI), published in 1993.
- Main research fields: Historical Jesus, Synoptic Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, First Letter of Peter, Apocalypse, and Medieval Catalan Bible versions.
- Among his most notable works:
- La parabole des dix vierges (1983).
- Jesús. Un perfil biogràfic (2004, 6th ed., translated into 7 languages).
- Un Jesús desconocido (2008).
- Els Evangelis apòcrifs (I) (2008, Spanish and Italian editions).
- Jesus: An Uncommon Journey (2010).
- The Holy Family according to Gaudí (2011).
- Architecture and Symbolism of the Sagrada Família (2013, co-edited).
- New Testament Studies (2014).