William Fulco

William J. Fulco, S.J. (February 24, 1936 – November 29, 2021) was a Jesuit priest and National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

Fulco was born in Los Angeles. He entered the Society of Jesus in August 1954 and was ordained a priest in June 1966. He spent most of his career in education.

He was hired to translate the dialogues for The Passion of the Christ^[2]^[3]^[4] into a hypothetical reconstructed form of Aramaic, the Aramaic that Jesus spoke, making him one of the few professional historical linguists specializing in the production (or more precisely translation) of texts in unattested or poorly attested languages known to have existed, with a focus on the needs of the movie industry. Fulco does not reconstruct grammars (open generative structures) of poorly attested or unattested language forms known to have existed. Rather, he reconstructs finite texts in these language forms, and the reconstruction is limited to the necessities of the production of such texts. His reconstructed Aramaic used in the film incorporated elements of the Biblical Aramaic of the Book of Daniel, fourth-century Syriac, and Hebrew. Fulco has also worked on such films as The Nativity Story and Constantine.

Fulco died on November 29, 2021.^[5]

References[]

^ "8 over 80: William Fulco | Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ Mattingly, Terry (November 13, 2005). Pop Goes Religion: Faith in Popular Culture. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-1-4185-7756-8.
^ "Jesuit scholar describes dealing with 'Passion' controversy as a 'pilgrimage'". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ Bierma, Nathan. "The Jesuit scholar who translated 'The Passion'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ "SigEp celebrates the life of Citation recipient and longtime volunteer". Sigma Phi Epsilon. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] "8 over 80: William Fulco | Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[2] Mattingly, Terry (November 13, 2005). Pop Goes Religion: Faith in Popular Culture. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-1-4185-7756-8.

[3] "Jesuit scholar describes dealing with 'Passion' controversy as a 'pilgrimage'". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[4] Bierma, Nathan. "The Jesuit scholar who translated 'The Passion'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[5] "SigEp celebrates the life of Citation recipient and longtime volunteer". Sigma Phi Epsilon. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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