Principal Lecturer: Prof. Kiernan O’ Mahony, OSA, Augustinian Friar and Biblical Scholar

John takes us behind Jesus’ ministry where we get a glimpse of the paradox and complexity  which makes this important text the most Jewish and the most anti-Jewish of the Gospels. This course will examine theological discourse, and difficult texts related to Jews and Judaism within the narratives of John’s Gospel. Jewish and Christian sources will be studied to highlight specific teaching.

Kieran J. O’Mahony STB, STL, HDipEd, LSS, PhD is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. His studies took him to the Milltown Institute (Dublin), the Gregorian University (Rome), the National University of Ireland (Maynooth), the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Rome), the École Biblique (Jerusalem), Trinity College (Dublin). He worked for twenty-two years in the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, latterly as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Scripture. He now works as Co-ordinator of Biblical Studies for the Archdiocese of Dublin. His main research interest is the letters of St Paul and the Gospel of John. His publications include Do We Still Need St Paul (Dublin: Veritas, 2011) and Speaking From Within: Biblical Approaches for Effective Preaching (Dublin: Veritas 2016). His wider interests include the archaeology and history of the Holy Land. When not working, friends, music, cycling, hiking and cooking keep him reasonably sane.

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This course can be taken for credit with Regis College and the University of St. Michael’s College, Faculty of Theology. For more information, visit: TST

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