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COURSES OF THE BIBLICAL FACULTY [2012-2013]
(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, I sem.): Prof. Roman Lebiedziuk
  • Greek I: Grammar [in English] (5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Roman Lebiedziuk
  • Greek II: “Lectio cursiva” [in Italian](5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Roman Lebiedziuk
  • Greek II: “Lectio cursiva” [in English] (5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Roman Lebiedziuk
  • HebrewI: Grammar [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Don McMahon
  • Hebrew I: Grammar [in English](5 hrs/wk, I sem.): Prof. Don McMahon
  • Hebrew II: “Lectio cursiva” [in Italian] (5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Don McMahon
  • Hebrew II: “Lectio cursiva” [n English](5 hrs/wk, II sem.): Prof. Don McMahon

Advanced courses 

  • Biblical Aramaic [in Italian](1 hour a week, II sem.): Prof. Craig Morrison
  • NewTestament Greek, A [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Flaminio Poggi
  • New Testament Greek, B [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Flaminio Poggi
  • New Testament Greek, A [in English] (I sem. – al PIB di Gerusalemme): Gregory Tatum
  • Biblical Hebrew, A [in Italian](3 hrs/wk - I sem.): Jarosław Chrzanowski
  • Biblical Hebrew, A [in English] (3 hrs/wk - I sem.): Jarosław Chrzanowski
  • Biblical Hebrew, B [in Italian] (II sem.): Jarosław Chrzanowski
  • Biblical Hebrew, B [in English] (II sem.): Jarosław Chrzanowski
  • Biblical Hebrew, C [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Agustinus Gianto
  • Biblical Hebrew, C [in English] (II sem.): Prof. Agustinus Gianto
  • SeptuagintGreek, A [in Italian](I sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • Septuagint Greek, B [in Italian](II sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • Septuagint Greek, C (I sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • Latin of Vulgata, A (I sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • Latin of Vulgata, B (II sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte

[For Oriental Faculty]

ISAGOGICAL and HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION

Archaeology and Geography

  • Archaeology and Geography of Ancient Near East [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Ida Oggiano
  • Archaeology and Geography in the Holy Land [September 2-28, 2012 - in collaboration with the «Studium Biblicum Franciscanum» of Jerusalem]

Textual Criticism

  • Textual Criticism of the Old and New Testament [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Stephen Pisano
  • Textual Criticism of the Old and New Testament [in Italian] (II sem. - for students who are at the Hebrew Unviersity in the first semester): Prof. Stephen Pisano

Hermeneutics

  • Biblical Hermeneutics and Exegetical Methods [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Pasquale Basta
  • Exegesis of the Fathers of the Church [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Innocenzo Gargano

History of the Old Testament

  • History of Ancient Near East: the Paleo-Babylonian Period [in Italian] (I sem. ): Prof. Francesco Pomponio
  • Mesopotamian Empires of the First Millennium, Syria-Palestine and Israel [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Stefano Seminara

History of the New Testament

  • The Roman Background of the New Testament [in Italian] (II sem.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • History of Judea at the Time of Jesus [in Italian] (I sem.): Prof. Joseph Sievers 
  • Historical, Literary and Theological Background of the NT [in Italian] (I sem. - in Jerusalem): Prof. Pino Di Luccio

EXEGETICAL-THEOLOGICAL SECTION

Old Testament

I semester

  • The Decalogue in Rabbinic Interpretation [in Italian]: Prof. Reinhard Neudecker
  • Introductio to the Biblical Prophecy [in Italian]: Prof. José Sicre
  • Selected Psalms from the V Book of the Psalms [in Italian]: Prof. Gianni Barbiero
  • Exegesis of Ger 30-31 [in Italian]: Prof. Pietro Bovati
  • Eliah and Elisha (1Kgs 172Re 13) [in English]: Prof. Peter Dubovský
  • Joseph and His Brothers (Gn 37,2-50,26) [in Italian]: Prof. Federico Giuntoli
  • Selected Texts from the Book of Numbers [in Italian]: Prof. Jean Louis Ska
  • Biblical Faith and Hellenistic Religions. The Book of Wisdom [in Italian]: Prof. Luca Mazzinghi

II semester

  • Introduction to Genesis [in Italian]: Prof. Federico Giuntoli
  • Introduction the the Religions of Ancient Mesopotania [in Italian]: Prof. Ivan Hrůša
  • Exegesis of Dt 6 [in Italian]: Prof. Gianni Barbiero
  • Solomon's Temple [in English]: Prof Peter Dubovský
  • The Succession Narrative of David [in Italian]: Prof. Stephen Pisano
  • Selected Texts from the Book of Amos on Justice [in Italian]: Prof. José Luis Sicre
  • The God of the Sinai (Ex 19-24): Prof. Jean Louis Ska

New Testament

I semester

  • Introduction to Pauline Letters [in Italian]: Prof. Marc Rastoin
  • The Revelation of the Lamb in Rev 4,1-8,1 [in Italian]: Prof. Giancarlo Biguzzi
  • Letter to Colossians [in Italian]: Prof. Juan Manuel Granados Rojas
  • The Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5–7) [in English]: Prof. Henry Pattarumadathil
  • Exegesis and Interpretation of the First Epistle of John [in Italian]: Prof. Yves Simoens
  • Theological Questions of the Gospel of Mark [in Italian]: Prof. Jean-Noël Aletti

II semester

  • Qumran and the New Testament [in Italian]:Prof. Joseph Sievers
  • Luke 22-23: The Passion and Death of Jesus [in English]: Prof. Dean Béchard
  • Women in the Fourth Gospel [in Italian]: Prof. Pino Di Luccio
  • Faith in Matthew. Some Selected Texts [in English]: Prof. Henry Pattarumadathil
  • First Corinthians: Rhetoric, History, Theology [in Italian]: Prof. Alvaro Pereira Delgado
  • Theology of Reconciliation [in Italian]: Prof. Juan Manuel Granados Rojas

SEMINARS

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

I semester

  • Rhetorical Analysis of Narrative Texts (Prophetic Narratives) (ital.): Prof. José M. Abrego
  • NT Typology and his Difficulties (ex cond.): Prof. Jean-Noël Aletti
  • Interpretation of the Song of Songs (ital.): Prof. Gianni Barbiero
  • OT Quotations in Matthew's Gospel (ital.): Prof. Stephen Pisano
  • Flavius Josephus and the New Testament (ingl./ital.): Prof. Joseph Sievers
  • Narrative Techniques of the Old Testament (ital.): Prof. Jean Louis Ska

II semester

  • The Codex Vaticanus (ex cond.): Prof. Anthony Forte
  • The Temple in the New Testament (ital.): Prof. Pino Di Luccio
  • Book of Psalms (ital./ingl.): Prof. Peter DubovskÝ
  • Methodologies for the Exegetical Study of Pentateuch (ital.): Prof. Federico Giuntoli
  • Methodology of Pauline Exegesis (ital.): Prof. Juan Manuel Granados Rojas
  • Introduction to the Historico-Critical Method (ital.): Prof. Jean Louis Ska