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Centenary 1927–2027

In 2027 the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem marks a hundred years since it began its work. The Institute celebrates the centenary with a year of courses and events in Jerusalem.

The Institute and its surroundings in a photograph taken between about 1920 and 1933
The Institute and its surroundings in a photograph taken between about 1920 and 1933Photo: American Colony (Jerusalem) Photo Dept., Matson Collection, Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Programme

  1. January 2027Doctoral Program in Biblical TheologyFor doctoral students of the Pontifical Gregorian University.
  2. February 2027Pilot seminar on peace educationTwo weeks in Jerusalem for international participants. Dates to be confirmed.
  3. 28 March – 3 April 2027In the Footsteps of Jesus and Cardinal Carlo Maria MartiniA pilgrimage in Jerusalem and Galilee in Easter week, staying at the Institute, Cardinal Martini’s residence in Jerusalem.
  4. 24 April – 2 May 2027Course in political fraternityThe Fondazione Comunità di Connessioni, in collaboration with the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Jerusalem, offers a one-week residential formation course for people in Italy engaged in social and political activities.
  5. 3 – 31 May 2027Residential programme on Judaism and Jewish–Christian relationsA programme of the Cardinal Bea Centre for Judaic Studies of the Gregorian: four weeks at the Institute for students who have completed a Licentiate or a Master’s degree. Scholarships will be provided.
  6. June 2027Course for students of the High School of Theology of Los Angeles
  7. July 2027Course for Jesuit students
  8. September 2027Archaeology course for students of the Biblical Institute
  9. 2027Fall Semester

Information

For the courses of January and May 2027, write to Massimo Gargiulo at gargiulo@unigre.it.

The May programme is described on its own page (provisional) and in the programme of studies 2026–2027 of the Cardinal Bea Centre for Judaic Studies (PDF), which also answers enquiries at judaicstudies@unigre.it.

The pilot seminar on peace education (February 2027, to be confirmed) and the pilgrimage In the Footsteps of Jesus and Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini (28 March – 3 April 2027) are described on their own pages. So the Course of Archaeology and Geography in the Holy Land and the Fall Semester.

Descriptions of the other courses are published as they become available.

A hundred years in Jerusalem

The cornerstone of the building was laid in October 1925, and the Jerusalem house of the Pontifical Biblical Institute was inaugurated in July 1927. Its story is told on the page Our history.