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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
  • GP2109 Greek I-II [in English] (5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Sunil Clifard Ranjar
  • GP1207 Greek III-IV [in Italian](5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Luca Pedroli
  • GP2209 Greek III-IV [in English] (5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Sunil Clifard Ranjar
  • HP1111 Hebrew I-II [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Wiesław Jonczyk
  • HP2111 Hebrew I-II [in English](5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Mark Avila
  • HP2211 Hebrew III-IV [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Wiesław Jonczyk
  • HP2211 Hebrew 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
  • GA1107 NewTestament Greek, A [in Italian] (3 hrs/wk - I sem.): Prof. Dean Béchard
  • GB1210 New Testament Greek, B [in English] (II sem.): Prof. Dean Béchard
  • GA2105 New Testament Greek, A [in Italian] (3 hrs/wk - I sem.):Prof. Dean Béchard
  • GB2205 New Testament Greek, B [in English] (II sem.): Prof. Dean Béchard
  • JERGA8 New Testament Greek, A (I sem. – at the PBI in Jerusalem): Prof. Alessandro Cavicchia
  • HA1109 Biblical Hebrew, A [in Italian] (3 hrs/wk - I sem.): Prof. Agustinus Gianto -Paola Mollo
  • HA2110 Biblical Hebrew, A [in English] (3 hrs/wk - I sem.):Prof Agustinus Gianto -Paola Mollo
  • HB1210 Biblical Hebrew, B [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Agustinus Gianto -Paola Mollo
  • HB2211 Biblical Hebrew, B [in English] (II sem.): Prof. Agustinus Gianto -Paola Mollo
  • HC1102 Biblical Hebrew, C [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Agustinus Gianto
  • HC2206 Biblical Hebrew, C [in English] (II sem.): Prof. Steven Fassberg
  • 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, 2017 - at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem - in Italian]: Proff. Josef Mario 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
  • (PUG) Peculiar Issues of Hermeneutics: Both (Old and New) Testaments [in Italian] (II sem. - at the Pontifical Gregorian University): Prof. Massimo Grilli

History of the Old Testament

  • RV1131 History of Ancient Israel (XIII-V Centuries B.C.) [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Dubovský and coll.
  • RV1231 Tyhe Context of the OT: Religion and History [in English] (II sem.): Prof. Paolo Merlo
  • JERRV1 The southern Levant (13th to 5thc. B.C.) (I sem. – in Jerusalem): Prof. Josef Mario Briffa

History of the New Testament

  • RN1110 Pharisees, Sadducees and other groups of the 1st Century [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Joseph Sievers
  • RN1223 The Origin of Christianity [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Santiago Guijarro
  • JERRN7 The First Century Context of the NT (I sem. – in Jerusalem): Prof. Josef Mario Briffa

EXEGETICAL-THEOLOGICAL SECTION  [each course = 5 ECTS]

Old Testament

I semestre

  • IV2106 Right and Justice in the Pentateuch [in Italian]: Prof. Jean Louis Ska
  • EV2148 Exodus: The Narrative Foundation of Israel's Ethical Identity [in English]: Prof. Dominik Markl
  • EV3127 Solomon and His Temple [in English]: Prof. Peter Dubovský
  • EV5122 Selected Psalms from the First Book of the Psalter [in Italian]:Prof. Gianni Barbiero
  • EV5138 Book of Wisdmom. Exegesis of Selected Texts [in Italian]: Prof. Luca Mazzinghi
  • TV3101 Theology of the Books of Chronicles [in English]: Prof. John Endres

II semester

  • IN2105 Introduction to Exegetical Methodologies [in Italian]: Prof. Dominik Markl
  • EV2232 The Story of a Return: the Cycle of Jacob (Gn 25,19-35,29) [in Italian]: Prof. Federico Giuntoli
  • EV3237 Divine Violence: Joshua in the Context of the OT and ANE [in Italian]: Prof. Paul Béré
  • EV4246 Jeremiah in Dialogue. Exegesis of Selected Texts (Jer 30-33) [in Italian]: Prof: Benedetta Rossi
  • EV5234 Song of Songs as Solomonic Literature and Symbolic Poetry [in English]: Prof. Nina Heereman
  • EV5242 Introduction to Poetry in the Hebrew Bible [in Italian]: Prof. Jean-Pierre Sonnet
  • TV6202 Theology in the Greek Version of the OT [in Italian]: Prof. Stephen Pisano

New Testament

I semestre

  • IN2105 Introduction to Synoptic Gospels (4 h. week. – first class: Nov 21) [in Italian]: Prof. Marc Rastoin
  • EN2155 The Prophet in Jerusalem (Luke 19-21) [in English]: Prof. Clifford Sunil Ranjar
  • EN3136 Jn, 10,40-12,50: from the Sign of Lazarus to the Arrival of the Hour [in Italian]: Prof. Maurizio Marcheselli
  • EN3137 The Homo Apocalypticus in the Johannine Vision [in Italian]: Prof. Luca Pedroli
  • TN5112 The Ethics of Jesus and Paul. New Exegetical Trails [in Italian]: Prof Jean-Noël Aletti
  • TN3106 Christology in John and Hebrews [in English]: Prof. Harold Attridge

II semester

  • IN9206 Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls [in Italian]: Prof. Joseph Sievers
  • EN2251 The Presentation of the Messiah in Mathew (Mt 1-4) [in Italian]: Prof. Henry Pattarumadathil
  • EN2256 Patristic Exegesis of Parables [in Italian]: Prof José Luis Narvaja
  • EN3238 Characters in the Gospel of John [in English]: Prof Michel Segatagara Kamanzi
  • EN4219 The Speechs in Acts Prof [in English]: Dean Béchard
  • EN5236 Ephesians in the Context of the Roman World [in English]: Prof. Margaret MacDonald
  • TN5213 Theology of Reconciliation [in Italian]: Prof. Juan Manuel Granados Rojas

SEMINARS (*)

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

I semester

  • SN1118 The NT Typology and its Difficulties [in Italian]: Prof. Jean-Noël Aletti
  • SV1126 Ugaritic literature and the Hebrew Bible [in English]: Prof. Agustinus Gianto
  • SV2115 Methodology for Exegetical Study of Pentatheuc [in Italian]: Prof. Federico Giuntoli
  • SN5123 Methodology of Pauline Exegesis [in Italian]: Prof. Juan Manuel Granados
  • SV2118 Intertextuality: The Pentateuch in Dialogue with Prophecy and Wisdom Literature [in English]: Prof. Dominik Markl
  • SN2132 OT Quotations in the Gospel of Matthew [in Italian]: Prof. Stephen Pisano
  • SV1117 Introduction to the Historico-Critical Method [in Italian]: Prof. Jean Louis Ska

II semester

  • SV1228 Historical Hebrew Grammar and the Interpretation of the Biblical Text [in English]: Prof Steven Fassberg
  • SV1227 Non-conformist cult in the OT (ingl.) Prof. Josef Mario Briffa
  • SN5226 The «Haustafeln» (House Tables) of the NT [in Italian]: Prof. Juan Manuel Granados
  • SN2237 Jesus and his Disciples in the Gospel of Mark [in Italian]: Prof. Wiesław Jonczyk
  • SV5236 The Psalms: Genre, Structure, Unity [in English]: Prof. Michael Kolarcik
  • SN2238 The Healing Stories in the Synoptic Gospels [in English]: Prof. Henry Pattarumadathil
  • 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