Brant Pitre

Brant Pitre, PhD, is Distinguished Research Professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute.  He earned his PhD in theology from the University of Notre Dame, where he specialized  in  the  study of the New Testament and ancient Judaism. He is the author of the bestselling books The Case for Jesus, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary, and Jesus the Bridegroom. Dr. Pitre has also produced dozens of video and audio Bible studies in which he explores the scriptural roots of Christianity. He lives in Louisiana with his wife, Elizabeth, and their five children.