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The program is held in Jerusalem. The program is comprised of lectures, individual & group study, related field trips & excursions.
PRIMARY LECTURER
Professor Hens-Piazza received her MA at Vanderbilt University and MPhil and PhD at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The Deuteronomic History and the Biblical Prophets have been the focus of her teaching and research, enlisting the lens of cultural, literary and feminist criticism. She has served on the editorial boards for Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Biblical Theological Bulletin, Hekima Journal, Wisdom Commentary Series, and the forthcoming Oxford Commentary Series in Old Testament. In addition to teaching and directing students in the various graduate programs at the Jesuit School of Theology, Hens-Piazza is a member of the Core Doctoral Faculty in the GTU's Department of Sacred Texts and Their Interpretation. Her courses include Elijah/ Elisha Traditions, Advanced Hebrew Readings, Children of Sarah, Hagar and Mary, and courses on the Biblical Prophets and Psalms.
Hens-Piazza is an active member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association, where she has served on the Executive Board as well as president of the association for two terms.
