prof. ThDr. Martin Prudký (chairman)
doc. ThLic. Jaroslav Brož, Th.D., S.S.L. (CTF CU, Prague)
doc. Petr Chalupa, Th.D. (CMTF PU, Olomouc)
The doctoral seminar in the winter semester 2024/25 will again take the form of participation in an international online seminar in cooperation with the universities of Tel Aviv, Heidelberg, Tübingen, Zurich, and the Biblical Institute in Rome (course RET1073 in SIS). The theme is "The Book of the Twelve – Textual and Archaeological Perspectives." The seminar will take place every THURSDAY from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (online, Zoom videoconference - access details will be sent to participants individually, organized by Prof. F. Čapek). Active participation in this seminar is mandatory for doctoral students in the Old Testament section and voluntary for New Testament doctoral students. Mandatory for all doctoral students is attendance at lectures and seminars with guest speakers, as listed below.
• Tuesday, October 22nd:
3:10 PM - 7:00 PM: Symposium "The Glory of God," with presentations by Prof. Thomas Wagner (Wuppertal), Petr Sláma, Jan Roskovec, and Petr Gallus (Lecture hall D; organized by Assoc. Prof P. Sláma).
• October 29th-30th: Two-day international doctoral seminar in Bratislava (annual joint seminar of the universities of Prague, Vienna, and Bratislava; organized by P. Sláma).
• Tuesday, November 5th:
11:00 AM: Guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Jörg Frey (Zurich), "Perspectives on Paul" (Lecture hall E; organized by Dr. D. Cielontko).
1:30 PM: Seminar by Prof. Dr. Jörg Frey (Zurich), "I saw the Lord: Resurrection narrative in John 20" (Lecture hall E; organized by Dr. D. Cielontko).
• Tuesday, November 26th:
11:00 AM: Guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Nozomu Hiroishi (Tokyo), topic to be announced (Lecture hall E; organized by Dr. D. Cielontko).
• Monday, December 2nd:
9:00 AM: International symposium "3rd Prague-Tokyo Colloquium for the Study of the Jewish-Christian Heritage" (online; organized by Dr. D. Cielontko).
• Tuesday, December 10th:
11:00 AM: Guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Katharina Pyschny (Graz), topic to be announced (Lecture hall E; organized by Prof. F. Čapek). The specific topics of some lectures are still to be determined.
Both the Partial Exam in the discipline of the Old Testament and the State Doctoral Exam (as defined in § 47, paragraph 4 of Act 111/1998 on Higher Education) are similar in content, differing only in the level of expertise and specialization required.
The exam typically consists of three parts (see below: A - B - C). Prior to taking the exam, at least one semester of participation in a doctoral seminar is usually required (see above, News). No later than one week before the exam date, the doctoral candidate must submit written preparations for part A (working translations of texts, explanatory notes with a summary, list of references) and a list of references for parts B and C.
A. Textual exegesis: Exegesis of two unrelated and genre-different sections of the candidate's choice (approximately 40 verses in total). Requirements comparable to the exegesis for the state final exam at the Master's level (see the Old Testament Department website). Beyond the requirements for the Master's exam, the candidate's overview of the history of research, knowledge of alternative hypotheses, and main variants of interpretive and interpretative approaches are particularly observed and appreciated.
B. Overview of Old Testament theology: Study of one of the comprehensive publications on Old Testament (or "biblical") theology from the post-1990 period; its critical characterization and placement in the context of the current international discourse in the field, placement in trends (critical presentation in context).
C. Individual thematic areas:
1. "Theology" (in the narrower sense; de Deo) of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament - specific features, uniqueness (possibly in contrast to the Christian theological tradition).
2. "Anthropology" of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (idem).
3. "Ecclesiology" of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament - various concepts of "Israel," "people of the Lord," etc., internal differentiation and external demarcation.
4. Adapted individually according to the focus of the research project
5. Adapted individually according to the focus of the research project
The candidate chooses the literature at their own discretion (the choice of literature is part of the evaluated aspects).
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