Renowned biblical scholar Josep Rius-Camps dies at age 92
Among his books, 'Demonstration to Theophilus' stands out, with which he won the Ciutat de Barcelona Prize
Barcelona"If we are not people of experience, we are useless," argued theologian, biblical scholar and parish priest of Sant Pere de Reixac, Josep Rius-Camps, who died in Barcelona at the age of 92. in the essential book of conversations with Ignasi Moreta, editor of Fragmenta, published in 2014This experience can take many forms: through affection, service, respect for others... A whole set of things that allow a person to define themselves not by what they see or judge, but by what they experience. What builds a person is a collection of experiences that are refined through awareness, which in turn completely transcend all the limits of the senses and even the brain. We are moving beyond the physical levels to enter the spiritual realm. [The author of the Augustinianum in Rome and the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia] is the author of numerous studies in Catalan, Spanish, and English on patristics (Origen, the Pseudo-Clementines, and Ignatius of Antioch) and on the New Testament (Mark and Luke –Deeds–). Catalan Journal of Theology From its founding in 1976 until 2008. The result of 15 years of work, in 2009 it published one of its most important books, Demonstration in Theophilus. Gospel and Acts of the Apostles according to the Codex Bezae (Fragmenta, 2009), in which she edited and translated, together with Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, Lluc's New Testament writings, restoring their unity and getting as close as possible to the original text. With Demonstration in TheophilusRius-Camps received the Ciutat de Barcelona prize for best translation of the year. Two years later, he adapted Luke's Gospel, which bears his name, into a novel. Acts of the Apostles, in Theophilus's Diary (Fragmenta, 2011).
Editor Ignasi Moreta bid farewell to the biblical scholar and friend, describing him as "a free and honest scholar to his last breath." He also compared him to figures such as Lluís Duch, Raimon Panikkar, and Miquel Batllori, "intellectuals who cultivated the spiritual dimension with rigor and seriousness, a model that is fading today and that lent respect and credibility to faith in the face of the cultural and secular world."
