2 ▁April ▁ 1 5 7 3 , ▁in ▁Din ant , ▁Belg ium ▁– ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 1 6 4 2 , ▁in ▁Tour na i , ▁Belg ium ) ▁was ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁priest , ▁Bib lic al ▁scholar ▁and ▁leading ▁comment ator ▁on ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament . ▁ ▁Life ▁Bon fr ere ▁entered ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 2 . ▁After ▁having ▁taught ▁r het or ic , ▁philosophy , ▁and ▁the ology , ▁he ▁devoted ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Script ures . ▁He ▁was ▁long ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Script ure ▁and ▁Heb rew ▁at ▁Dou ai , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Super ior ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁College . ▁S we ert , ▁in ▁his ▁Ath ene ae ▁Belg ica e , ▁speak s ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁rare ▁virtue ; ▁he ▁pra ises ▁his ▁industry ▁and ▁pr ud ence , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁pen etr ation ▁of ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁the ▁solid ity ▁of ▁his ▁judgment . ▁ ▁Works ▁Bon fr ère ▁ow es ▁his ▁fame ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Sac red ▁Script ures , ▁into ▁which , ▁he ▁tells ▁us , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁initi ated ▁by ▁Corn el ius ▁a ▁Lap ide . ▁His ▁Pra elo quia ▁was , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁selected ▁by ▁Jacques ▁Paul ▁M igne ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁suitable ▁treat ise ▁or ▁general ▁introduction ▁with ▁which ▁to ▁begin ▁his ▁Sac ra e ▁Script ura e ▁C urs us