The Department of Biblical and Historical Studies develops teaching and research in Scripture, Church history, classical languages, patristics and Jewish–Christian dialogue.
Consultations with members of the Department should be arranged individually by e-mail. Detailed academic profiles and official quality documents remain available in Slovak through the linked profiles and study-programme repository.
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Academic focus
- Old and New Testament literature;
- Church history and the history of Christian movements;
- classical languages, Biblical Greek and Hebrew;
- patristics and early Christian literature;
- Jewish–Christian dialogue and the historical contexts of Christianity.
Members
- ThDr. Mgr. Lucia Hidvéghyová, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — Head of Department; Old Testament and Jewish–Christian dialogue
- PhDr. Mgr. Peter Hunčaga OP, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — Church history and medieval religious movements
- doc. S.S.Lic. Jozef Tiňo, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism
- doc. Mgr. Helena Panczová, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — classical languages and early Christian literature
- ThDr. Cyril Šesták SJ, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — patristics and dogmatic theology
- ThDr. Marek Vaňuš SVD, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — New Testament, the Gospels and Pauline letters
- doc. Ing. Bohdan Hroboň, M.A., PhD. (profile in Slovak) — Biblical studies and Old Testament
- doc. RNDr. Adrian Kacian, M.A., PhD. — Biblical studies and academic cooperation
- ThDr. Libor Marek — Biblical and historical studies
- Dr. theol. Miroslav Varšo — Biblical studies and Old Testament
Teaching, research and primary sources
The Department connects philological and historical work with theological interpretation. It supports careful reading of primary sources, cultural memory and dialogue between religious traditions.