NEGEV REGIONS ARCHAEOLOGICAL VISIT – 7th DECEMBER 2020 – At last, the STS students made their first archaeological trip of the year! Indeed, this first archaeological visit was programmed and postponed many times due to covid-19. Personally I had a wonderful experience – I saw the wonders of the desert! …
TOPOGRAPHICAL VISIT TO THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, 3rd DECEMBER 2020 The 1st year students set out on the 3rd December for a visit to the Mount of Olives. The Mount of Olives offers the unique opportunity to get the lay of the land. Prominent sites of the Holy City can …
FIRST YEAR ARCHEOLOGICAL VISIT – NOVEMBER 2020 Archeology in Israel never stops and every site has its proper history related to our faith – especially the Old City of Jerusalem. Studying theology in such a country is incomparable and unforgettable luck. Among all the places, the Holy Sepulcher is thoroughly …
Dear Faculty Members and Friends, We congratulate Fr. Dr Eric John Wyckoff, the Professor of the Holy Scripture at Studium Theologicum Salesianum (Jerusalem Campus), on the publication of his Book entitled: John 4:1–42 Among the Biblical Well Encounters. Pentateuchal and Johannine Narrative Reconsidered (Mohr Siebeck, 2020). https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/john-41-42-among-the-biblical-well-encounters-9783161596148?no_cache=1 In his book, Dr Wyckoff brings to focus the encounters at the wells narrated in the Pentateuch (Genesis …
STS ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021 – OPENING CEREMONY Saturday 24th October 2020 Sister Angela Ridout SJA – Registrar No sooner had classes commenced in mid-September, Israel was once again in national lock-down. Life came to a halt and contingency plans were put into action. Zoom classes became the norm allowing all …
STS OPENING CEREMONY Saturday 24th October 2020 – HOMILY – Fr Emanuele Vezzoli sdb Vice-Provincial (MOR) Theology is a knowledge of God, and that is a great deal more than a knowledge about God. You are called to study God in order to understand creation and you are invited to …
September 11, 2020 – STS -Jerusalem The First Assembly of Students was also held on the 11th of September 2020 in the Rashi Auditorium It included: Information from the Principal about the current situation (especially the 1st Year Students) The ‘Hybrid Mode’ of learning and probability of the lockdown from …
September 11, 2020 – STS -Jerusalem It is already September and time to establish the goals for the new Academic Year 2020-21. Critical decisions that require input from the teaching community must be taken – Staff meetings are the most important opportunities to set the tone for the whole academic …
Dear Staff and Students, It is very hot in Jerusalem these days, so I put on a t-shirt that a friend gave me last summer, and then, one of our students noticed the beautiful message on it – the words of Nelson Mandela: It always seems impossible until is done. …
