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