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COURSES OF THE BIBLICAL FACULTY [2008-2009]
(according to section of the curriculum ad Licentiam)

Courses meet for two hours per week (hrs/wk), unless noted otherwise.
I sem. = First semester (October to mid-February)
II sem. = Second semester (mid-February to June)

PHILOLOGICAL SECTION

Propaedeutic courses  [1 semester course = 15 ECTS]

  • Greek I: Grammar [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, first semester): Roman Lebiedziuk
  • Greek I: Grammar [in English] (5 hrs/wk, first semester): Roman Lebiedziuk
  • Greek II: «Lectio cursiva» [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, second semester): Roman Lebiedziuk
  • Greek II: «Lectio cursiva» [in English] (5 hrs/wk, second semester): Roman Lebiedziuk
  • Hebrew I: Grammar [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, first semester): Don McMahon
  • Hebrew I: Grammar [in English] (5 hrs/wk, first semester): Don McMahon
  • Hebrew II: «Lectio cursiva» [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, second semester): Don McMahon
  • Hebrew II: «Lectio cursiva» [n English] (5 hrs/wk, second semester): Don McMahon

Advanced courses

  • Biblical Aramaic [in Italian] (1 hour a week, second semester): Craig Morrison
  • New Testament Greek, A [in Italian](first semester): John Gavin
  • New Testament Greek, A [in English](first semester): John Gavin
  • New Testament Greek, A [in English](first semester - in Jerusalem): Maurice GIlbert
  • New Testament Greek, B [in Italian](second semester): John Gavin
  • New Testament Greek, B [in English](second semester): John Gavin B
  • iblical Hebrew, A [in Italian](3 hrs/wk, first semester): Paul Mankowski
  • Biblical Hebrew, A [in English](3 hrs/wk, first semester): Paul Mankowski
  • Biblical Hebrew, B [in Italian] (second semester): Paul Mankowski
  • Biblical Hebrew, B [in English] (second semester): Paul Mankowski
  • Biblical Hebrew, C [in Italian] (first semester): Agustinus Gianto
  • Biblical Hebrew, C [in English] (second semester): Agustinus Gianto
  • Septuagint Greek, A [in Italian] (first semester): Anthony Forte
  • Septuagint Greek, B [in Italian](second semester): Anthony Forte

[For Oriental Faculty]

ISAGOGICAL and HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION

Archaeology and Geography

  • Archaeology and Geography of Ancient Near East [in Italian] (second semester): Ida Oggiano
  • Archaeology and Geography in the Holy Land [September 3-28, 2008 - in collaboration with the «Studium Biblicum Franciscanum» of Jerusalem]

Textual Criticism

  • Textual Criticism of the Old and New Testament [in Italian] (second semester): Stephen Pisano

Hermeneutics

  • Biblical Hermeneutics and Exegetical Methods [in Italian] (first semester): Pietro Bovati – Pasquale Basta
  • Exegesis of the Fathers of the Church [in Italian] (second semester): Innocenzo Gargano

History of the Old Testament

  • Sumerian and Assyro-Babylonian Religions [in Italian] (first semester): Francesco Pomponio
  • Biblical and Mesopotamian Prophecies and Prayers [in Italian] (4 hrs/wk, February-March 2009): Prof. Jesús Garcia Recio

History of the New Testament

  • Historical, Literary and Theological Background of the NT [in Italian] (first semester - in Jerusalem): Prof. Giuseppe Di Luccio
  • The Historical Jesus in His Context [in Italian] (first semester): Prof. Joseph Sievers
  • Greco-Roma Background of Acts [in Italian] (second semester): Prof. Anthony Forte

EXEGETICAL-THEOLOGICAL SECTION

Old Testament

I semester

  • The «Akedah» in Rabbinic Exegesis [in Italian]: Reinhard Neudecker
  • Introduction to Pentatheuc [in Italian]: Jean Louis Ska
  • Theological Exegesis of Psalms [in Italian]: Horacio Simian-Yofre
  • The «Confessions» of Jeremiah in the Context of Chap. 18–20 [in Italian]: Gianni Barbiero
  • The Temple (1Kgs 6–9) [in English]: Peter Dubovsky
  • Exegesis of Pr 1–9 [in Italian] (4 hrs/wk – Nov-Dec.): Luca Mazzinghi
  • Ezekiel 1–24: Selected Texts [in English]: Volkmar Premstaller

II semester

  • Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls [in English]: Emanuel Tov
  • The «rîb» in the Prophets [in Italian]: Pietro Bovati
  • 1-2 Kgs and the Exegetical School of the XX and XXI century [in Italian]: Peter Dubovsky
  • The Book of Job [in Italian]: Maurice Gilbert
  • Exegesis of the Book of Malachi [in English]: Joan E. Cook
  • The Sinai Section (Ex 19–24) [in Italian]: Jean Louis Ska
  • Isa. 6,1–9,6: The Isaiah Memoir [in English] (4 hrs/wk – Feb.-March): Hugh Williamson

New Testament

I semester

  • Introduction to Pauline Letters [in Italian]: Marc Rastoin
  • The Pauline Ecclesiology [in Italian]: Jean-Noël Aletti
  • The Two Cities in Ap 17–22 [in Italian]: Giancarlo Biguzzi
  • Gospel of Matthew [in English]: Richard Dillon
  • Jesus' Activity in Jerusalem (Mk 11–12) [in Italian]: Klemens Stock
  • The Son Glorified (Jn 13–17) [in Italian]: Yves Simoens

II semester

  • Jewish Apocaliptic Literature [in Italian]: Joseph Sievers
  • The Easter Accounts in the Synoptics [in Italian]: Klemens Stock
  • Letter to the Ephesians [in Italian]: Juan Manuel Granados
  • The «Post-Resurrection» Text in Luke [in Italian]: John Kilgallen
  • Christology in John [in English] (4 hrs/wk. – Febr.-Mar.: John O’Grady
  • Use of Psalms in the Gospel of John [in Italian]: Ansgar Wucherpfennigù

SEMINARS

  • Introductory Seminar in Methodology (I and II sem.): Prof. Stanislaw Bazylinski

I semester

  • John Crysostom: «Comment to Isa. I–VI» (ital.): John Gavin
  • The Typology of the NT and Its Difficulties (ex cond.): Jean-Noël Aletti
  • Exemplary Study of Ps 93 (ital.): Gianni Barbiero
  • «Gospel» as Literary Genre (ingl.): Richard Dillon
  • Greek Text of Daniel (LXX + Th) (ital.): Helmut Engel
  • Introduction to the Scientific Study of Rabbinics (ex cond.): Reinhard Neudecker
  • The Narrative Techniques of the Old Testament(ital.): Jean Louis Ska
  • Study of a Synoptic Text(ital.): Klemens Stock

II semester

  • Selected Texts of Amos (ital.): Pietro Bovati
  • Narrative Theology: Book of Tobit (ital.): Helmut Engel
  • Problems of Pauline Methodology (ital.): Juan Manuel Granados
  • The Parables in Luke Gospel (ital.): John Kilgallen
  • Flavius Josephus and the NT (ex cond.): Joseph Sievers
  • Initiation to the Historical-Critical Method (ital.): Jean Louis Ska
  • The Baptism Accounts in Acts (ital.): Paul Mankowski