Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (English: Franciscan Biblical Studies) is a

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based in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. It is a center of biblical and archaeological research and studies.

Organization

Founded in 1924, the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum is since 2001 the faculty for Biblical Sciences and Archaeology of the Pontifical University Antonianum, the Franciscan university in Rome. Its main seat is the Flagellation Monastery in the

Via Dolorosa The ''Via Dolorosa'' (Latin, 'Sorrowful Way', often translated 'Way of Suffering'; ar, طريق الآلام; Hebrew: ויה דולורוזה) is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem. It represents the path that Jesus would have t ...

. It has a branch in

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, founded in

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in 1945 by

Blessed Blessed may refer to: * The state of having received a blessing * Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been beatified Film and television * ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatural ...

Gabriele Allegra Gabriele Allegra ( zh, 雷永明, 26 December 1907 – 26 January 1976) was a Franciscan Friar and Biblical scholar. He is best known for accomplishing the first complete translation of the Catholic Bible into the Chinese language. His Studium ...

, which produced the first complete translation of the

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ...

in Chinese in 1968 after a 40-year effort. The

Studium Biblicum Translation The Studium Biblicum Version ( zh, t=思高本, s=思高本, j=si1 gou1 bun2, p=Sīgāo Běn) is the predominant Chinese language translation of the Bible used by Chinese Catholics. It is considered by many to be ''the'' Chinese Catholic Bible ...

is often considered ''the'' Chinese Bible among Catholics. The Studium has good relationships with the Dominican ''

École Biblique École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, commonly known as École Biblique, is a French academic establishment in Jerusalem specializing in archaeology and Biblical exegesis. History Foundation The school was founded in 1890 ...

'', also located in

Publications

The SBF publishes a number of scientific publications: the theological-archaeological journal '' Liber Annuus'' ISSN 0081-8933 with scientific articles in different languages, and the series "Collectio Maior", "Collectio Minor", "Analecta" and "Museum".

Research and Studies

The SBF offers two academic degrees, the Licentiate and the

Doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

in Biblical Sciences and Archaeology, a diploma in biblical-oriental sciences, a biblical diploma, and a philosophical-theological curriculum in the " Studium Theologicum Jerosolymitanum“. The language of teaching is Italian. Fields of study and research are Old and New Testament exegesis, biblical and Christian history, biblical and Middle Eastern languages, and biblical archaeology with several excavations conducted by the SBF. The main discoveries are exhibited in a museum, including the oldest Georgian ''

Bir el Qutt inscriptions The Bir el Qutt inscriptions ( ka, ბირ ელ ქუტის წარწერები, tr) are four Old Georgian Byzantine mosaic inscriptions in the ''Asomtavruli'' script. They were excavated at a Saint Theodore Tiron Georgian Orth ...

''. The library contains appr. 50.000 volumes and 420 journals in the areas of archaeology, biblical studies, Christian and Jewish history, and ancient travel accounts of the Holy Land.

Professors

Teaching staff * Piotr Blajer OFM,

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chris ...

exegesis Exegesis ( ; from the Greek , from , "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretation ...

* Alessandro Cavicchia OFM, New Testament exegesis * Elisa Chiorrini,

Biblical Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

and Coptic * Alessandro Coniglio OFM,

Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew (, or , ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanite branch of Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Israel, roughly west of t ...

and

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

exegesis * Gregor Geiger OFM,

Semitic languages The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken by more than 330 million people across much of West Asia, the Horn of Africa, and latterly North Africa, Malta, West Africa, Chad, and in large immigrant ...

* Massimo Luca OFM,

Biblical Geography This is an incomplete list of places, lands, and countries mentioned in the Bible. Some places may be listed twice, under two different names. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included: see also the list of minor biblical places ...

and excursions * Matteo Munari OFM, New Testament exegesis and

Targum A targum ( arc, תרגום 'interpretation, translation, version') was an originally spoken translation of the Hebrew Bible (also called the ''Tanakh'') that a professional translator ( ''mǝturgǝmān'') would give in the common language of the ...

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...

* Massimo Pazzini OFM, Biblical Hebrew and

Syriac Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

* Rosario Pierri OFM, dean of the faculty, Biblical Greek * Samuele Salvatori OFM, New Testament exegesis Retired Professors * Eugenio Alliata OFM * Giovanni Bissoli OFM * Giovanni Claudio Bottini OFM * Alfio Marcello Buscemi OFM * Stanislao Loffreda OFM (b. 1932) * Tomislav Vuk OFM Prominent Professors of the past * Maurus Witzel OFM (1882–1969) * Donato Baldi OFM (1888–1965) * Gaudenzio Orfali OFM (1889–1926) * Sylvester Saller OFM (1895–1976) * Paulin Lemaire OFM (1896–1963) *

Bellarmino Bagatti Bellarmino Bagatti (November 11, 1905 – October 7, 1990) was a 20th-century Italian archaeologist and Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order. Life Camillo Bellarmino Bagatti was born in 1905 in the province of Pisa. At the age of 17 he made his ...

OFM (1905–1990) *

OFM (1907–1976) * Virgilio Corbo OFM (1918–1991) * Augustus Spijkerman OFM (1920–1973) * Emanuele Testa OFM (1923–2011) * Angelo Francesco Lancellotti OFM (1927–1984) * Virginio Ravanelli OFM (1927-2014) * Lino Cignelli OFM (1931–2010) * Alviero Niccacci OFM (1940-2018) *

Frédéric Manns Frédéric Manns (3 October 1942 – 22 December 2021) was a French biblical scholar. Biography Manns studied at a seminary in Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence ...

OFM (1942-2021) *

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OFM (1944-2008) * Pietro Kaswalder OFM (1952-2014) * Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM (1965-)

References

External links

Studium Biblicum Franciscanum JerusalemStudium Biblicum Franciscanum Hong Kong
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