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COURSES OF THE BIBLICAL FACULTY [2020-2021]
(according to section of the curriculum ad Licentiam)

The language of instruction of the course is the same as that of the title.
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

Introductory courses  [1 semester course = 15 ECTS]

  • GP1107 Greek I-II [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Luca Pedroli
  • GP2108 Greek I-II [in English] (5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Michale Rapp
  • GP1207 Greek III-IV [in Italian](5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Luca Pedroli
  • GP2208 Greek III-IV [in English] (5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Michale Rapp
  • HP1109 Hebrew I-II [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Luigi Santopaolo
  • HP2107 Hebrew I-II [in English] (5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Mark Avila
  • HP2209 Hebrew III-IV [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Luigi Santopaolo
  • HP2207 Hebrew III-IV [in English](5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Mark Avila

Advanced courses  [each course = 5 ECTS]  

  • AB2106 Biblical Aramaic [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Craig Morrison
  • GA1106 NewTestament Greek, A [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Francesco Bianchini
  • GB1209 New Testament Greek, B [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Francesco Bianchini
  • GA2105 New Testament Greek, A [in English] (I sem.): Prof. Dean Béchard
  • GB2207 New Testament Greek, B [in English] (II sem.): Prof. Clifford Sunil Ranjar
  • JERGA7 New Testament Greek, A (I sem. – at the PBI in Jerusalem): Prof. Stefano Bittasi
  • HA1108 Biblical Hebrew, A [in Italian] (3 hrs/wk - I sem.): Jarosław Chrzanowski
  • HA2109 Biblical Hebrew, A [in English] (3 hrs/wk - I sem.): Jarosław Chrzanowski
  • HB1209 Biblical Hebrew, B [in Italian] (II sem.): Jarosław Chrzanowski
  • HB1210 Biblical Hebrew, B [in English] II sem.): Jarosław Chrzanowski
  • HC1102 Biblical Hebrew, C [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Agustinus Gianto
  • HC2202 Biblical Hebrew, C [in Italian] II sem.): Prof. Agustinus Gianto
  • OX1104 Septuagint Greek, A [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • OX2204 Septuagint Greek, B [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • OX3101 Septuagint Greek, C (I sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • LT1101 Latin of Vulgata, A (I sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • LT1101 Latin of Vulgata, B (II sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte

[For Oriental Faculty]

ISAGOGICAL and HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION  [each course = 3 ECTS]

Archaeology and Geography

  • PA1207 Archaeology and Geography of Ancient Near East [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Ida Oggiano
  • PA-TS1 Archaeology and Geography in the Holy Land [September 1-28, 2016 - at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem - in Italian]: Proff. Josef Briffa – Stefano Bittasi

Textual Criticism

  • CT1101 Textual Criticism of the Old and New Testament [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Stephen Pisano

Hermeneutics

  • MI1107 Biblical Hermeneutics and Exegetical Methods [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Pasquale Basta
  • MI1209 Peculiar Issues of Hermeneutics: Both (Old and New) Testaments [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Massimo Grilli

History of the Old Testament

  • RV1133 History of Ancient Israel [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Anthony SooHoo
  • RV1234 Political and Religious History from the Time of Judges to the Return from Exile [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Josef Briffa

History of the New Testament

  • RN1122 Jewish History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of Jerusalem [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Joseph Sievers 
  • RN1218 The Roman Background of the New Testament [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • JERRN6 First Century Galilee and Jerusalem (I sem. – in Jerusalem): Prof. Stefano Bittasi

EXEGETICAL-THEOLOGICAL SECTION  [each course = 5 ECTS]

Old Testament

I semester1

  • IV1115 Linguistics for Biblical Studies [in English]: Prof. Agustinus Gianto
  • EV2146 God’s Covenants with Humanity and Israel in the Pentateuch [in English]: Prof. Dominik Markl
  • EV3136 King David or the Invention of the Human [in Italian]: Prof. Craig Morrison
  • EV5125 Exegesis of Pr 1–9 (the Speeches of Personified Wisdom ) [in Italian]: Prof. Luca Mazzinghi
  • EV4144 Isaiah 6–12: Text and Exegesis [in English]: Prof. Hugh Williamson
  • TV2103 The God of Abraham and the God of Moses: the Theologies of the Pentateuch [in Italian]: Prof. Jean Louis Ska

II semester

  • IV5206 Introduction to the OT Wisdom Literature (Gb, Qoh, Wis, Sal) [in Italian]: Prof. Michael Kolarcik
  • EV5241 Madame Wisdom in Sirach. Exegesis of Selected Texts [in Italian]: Prof. Nuria Calduch-Benages
  • EV2247 Abraham, the Founder of Israel (Gn 11,27–25,18) [in Italian]: Prof. Federico Giuntoli
  • EV1203 Rethinking Biblical Archaeology: Texts and Artifacts in Biblical Study [in English]: Proff. Carol & Eric Meyers
  • EV1204 New Avenues in the Biblical Exegesis [in English]: Proff. Th. Römer – I. Finkelstein – P. Dubovský
  • TV1212 From David to the Messiah: Basic Texts on the Messianic Hope [in Italian]: Prof. José Luis Sicre

New Testament

I semestre

  • IN5105 Introduction to the Letter of Paul (4 h. sett. – first class: Nov 21, 2016) [in Italian]: Prof. Marc Rastoin
  • EN2153 The Gospel of Mark as a Story [in English]: Prof. Robert M. Fowler
  • EN2154 The Sermon on the Plain (Lk 6,17-49) [in Italian]: Prof. Clifford Sunil Ranjar
  • EN3118 Exegesis and Interpretation of Jn 1–6 [in Italian]: Prof. Yves Simoens
  • TN5109 Problems of Pauline Theology [in Italian]: Prof. Jean-Noël Aletti

II semester

  • IN9207 The Fall of the Angels and the Origin of Evil Spirits in Ancient Judaism [in English]: Prof. Henryk Drawnel
  • EN5228 Lettera ai Colossesi [in Italian]: Prof. Juan Manuel Granados
  • EN2247 Faith in Matthew (some selected texts) [in English]: Prof. Henry Pattarumadathil
  • EN8226 The Letters to the Seven Churchs (Ap 2–3) [in Italian]: Prof. Luca Pedroli
  • TN1218 Poverty and Wealth in the NT according to the Fathers of the Church [in Italian]: Prof. José Luis Narvaja

SEMINARS (*)

  • SM0102/SM0202 Introductory Seminar in Methodology (I and II sem. - in Italian) [1 ECTS]: Prof. Stanisław Bazylinski

I semester

  • SN1115 Narrative Approach to the Gospels and Acts [in Italian]: Prof. Jean-Noël Aletti
  • SN2131 Gospel of Luke: Tradition and Redaction [in English]: Prof. Dean Béchard
  • SV5136 The Psalms: Genre, Structure, Unity [in English]: Prof. Michael Kolarcik
  • SV1124 «Holy Resilience»: Theological Reflections on Trauma in the Hebrew Bible [in English]: Prof. Dominik Markl
  • SN2136 Mercy in Synoptic Gospels [in Italian]: Prof. Henry Pattarumadathil
  • SV3117 Violence and Non-Violence in 1-2 Macc] [in Italian or English]: Prof. Joseph Sievers
  • SV1117 Introduction to the Historico-Critical Method [in Italian]: Prof. Jean Louis Ska

II semester

  • SV5237 Exemplary Study of Ps 36 [in Italian]: Prof. Gianni Barbiero
  • SV1225 Northwest Semitic Inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible [in English]: Prof. Agustinus Gianto
  • SV4235 The Minor Prophets [in Italian]: Prof. Peter Dubovský
  • SV2215 Methodologies for the Exegetical Study of Pentateuch [in Italian]: Prof. Federico Giuntoli
  • SN5223 Methodology of Pauline Exegesis [in Italian]: Prof. Juan Manuel Granados Rojas
  • SN2235 An Exegetical Reading of the Miracles of Jesus [in English]: Prof. Henry Pattarumadathil
  • SN4215 Textual Criticism of the Acts of the Apostles [in Italian]: Prof. Stephen Pisano
  • SN9205 Flavius Josephus and the History of the 1st Century [in Italian or English]: Prof. Joseph Sievers
  • SV1206 Narrative Techniques of the Old Testament [in Italian]: Prof. Jean Louis Ska

(*) Each seminar has 5 ECTS. The seminar paper has 10 ECTS