Department of Biblical and Jewish Studies












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            The tradition of Biblical Studies at the Hussite Theological Faculty reaches back as far a

            František Kovář lectured at the Hussite Czechoslovak Theological Faculty. After the establ
            Hussite Czechoslovak Theological Faculty, the Old Testament section was led by Vladimír Ku
            Testament section by Jindřich Mánek. Zdeněk Sázava received Mánek’s function after he pass

            Kubáč and Zdeněk Sázava continued in their work also after 1990 when the Faculty was incor
            Charles University and its title was changed to the Hussite Theological Faculty. Jewish St
            be taught at the Department besides Biblical Studies by Bedřich Nosek and the Department w

            to the Department of Biblical and Jewish Studies (since 2005 the education was under a sep
            of Jewish Studies which was in 2012 reconnected to the Department of Biblical Studies).



            The Department of Biblical and Jewish Studies is currently divided into a Biblical Studies

            by Jiří Beneš and Jewish Studies section headed by Bedřich Nosek.

            The Biblical section collaborates at teaching theological as well as non-theological field

            classical languages, ancient history and literature, biblical archeology and biblical exeg
            studies section provides a separate Jewish Studies field of study in Bachelor’s and Master
            collaborates at teaching other fields, such as Religious studies.



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            * Research Area
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            ancient history and literature, biblical exegesis, rabbinic literature, synagogue liturgy,

            philosophy and mysticism, Jewish history.