Olivier Catel, OP

Publication(s)
Fr. Olivier Catel, o.p.

Faculty

Olivier CATEL, OP

Secretary of StudiesAssistant in Jewish literature and exegesis.Member of the editorial committee of The Bible in its Traditions.
Province of origin: Dominican Province of France
Publication(s)catel@ebaf.edu

Areas of expertise and research

Rabbinic literature and the New TestamentComparative study of early Christian and rabbinic literatures (1st-3rd c.)Practices and meanings of fasting in ancient Judaism and ChristianityBiblical and Talmudic exegesisRelations between law and narrative (halakha and aggada)Jewish-Christian dialogue

Also: 19th-century French literature (Chateaubriand) and religious aesthetics.

Academic degrees

  • 2026PhD in Talmud and HalakhaHebrew University of Jerusalem. Dissertation: “Uniformity and Diversity in Early Christian and Rabbinic Literatures through the Prism of Fasting Practices and Meanings (1st – late 3rd c. AD)”, supervised by Prof. Yair Furstenberg and Dr Yonatan Moss
  • 2018MA “The Bible and the Ancient Near East” magna cum laudeHebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 2016Master’s in Catholic Theology summa cum laudeUniversity of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • 2015Canonical Bachelor’s in Theology (S.T.B.) magna cum laudeCatholic University of Lille
  • 2011Equivalence of the Canonical Bachelor’s in PhilosophyCatholic University of Lyon
  • 2007PhD in French Literature summa cum laudeUniversity of Lyon 3. Dissertation: « Peinture et esthétique religieuse dans l’œuvre de Chateaubriand » (“Painting and Religious Aesthetics in Chateaubriand’s Works”), supervised by Prof. Laurence Richer
  • 2004Master’s in French Literature summa cum laudeUniversity of Lyon 3
  • 2003Agrégation in Modern LettersFrench national competitive examination for teachers
  • 2002Maîtrise (MA) in English Language and Literature

Teaching

Since 2021École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem

  • Introduction to Rabbinic Literature
  • Introduction to the Midrashim
  • Jesus and Rabbinic Literature (in French and English)
Online teachingDomuni Universitas

  • Courses on midrashic literature
  • Design of the certificate “Introduction to Judaism” (« Initiation au judaïsme »)

Languages

Modern languages

French (native)English (fluent)Modern Hebrew (advanced)Italian (intermediate)
Ancient languages

Biblical HebrewKoine GreekLatin