Jews and Christians in Dialogue on the Ten Commandments - Intensive English Language Course, starting October 28, 2024
From October 28 to November 7, 2024, (at 3:00 PM in Room A307),the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and the Isaac Abarbanel University Institute (Buenos Aires), the first Jewish university in Latin America, proposed an experience of study and dialogue in Rome.
Open to students from all pontifical universities, this course aimed to explore an emblematic text of the Scriptures - the Decalogue - from the different perspectives of Judaism and Christianity.
The Decalogue, repeated twice within the Torah/Pentateuch, has influenced both traditions' morals, spirituality, theology and doctrine; it is a basis for dialogue between them and contemporary culture.
The lessons were held by professors from Italy, Argentina, and the Holy Land, Jews and Christians; a conversation between the two traditions was encouraged.
The academic programme was completed with visits to the Vatican Apostolic Library, to learn about the ancient Hebrew and Greek manuscripts preserved there. The program also included a workshop on symbolic places of common history in Rome.
The course has a value of 3 ECTS for the License in theology. The lessons were in English. A basic knowledge of Biblical Hebrew was required.
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