My field of expertise and teaching is archaeology, ancient history and the Bible.

Current courses (2025-26)

• First semester (Jerusalem)
  • [JERPA1] Archaeology and Historical Geography of the Bible
  • [SA1132] The Song of Songs and Archaeology (with various other professors and institutions as part of an international online seminar on Bible and archaeology)
  • [JERIV2] Inscriptions, sites and context: Second Temple Period (with Prof. Noam Mizrahi, Hebrew University)
• Second semester (Rome)
  • [SV1231] State Formation and Origins of Kingship
  • [TM2093] Come usare la Bibbia nella riflessione etico-sociale? (with Prof René Micallef SJ, Faculty of Theology, Collegium Maximum)
• Summer (Jerusalem)
  • [DS2205] Excavation in the Southern Levant (5 ECTS)
  • [PA-TS1] Archeologia e geografia in Terra Santa (3+3 ECTS)

The course sites are reserved to the enrolled students.

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All academic years

Isagogic / introductory courses:

• Archaeology and Geography
  • [2013-on] Archeologia e geografia in Terra Santa (PA-TS1/2, settembre, Gerusalemme, 3+3 ECTS
  • [2023-on] Archaeology and Historical Geography of the Bible (JERPA1, sem. I, Jerusalem, 3 ECTS)
• Historical context of the Old Testament
  • [2017] Storia politica e religiosa dal tempo dei giudici al ritorno dell’esilio (RV1234, sem. II, Rome, 3 ECTS)
  • [2017-2023] The Southern Levant, 13th to 5th century BC (JERRV1, sem. I, Jerusalem, 3 ECTS)
• Historical Context of the New Testament
  • [2017-2023] The First Century Context of the New Testament (JERRN7, sem. I, Jerusalem, 3 ECTS)
  • [2024] The First Century Context of the New Testament (RN2226, sem II, Rome, 3 ECTS)

Exegetical courses / Special Introductions

• [2023-on] Inscriptions, sites and context. Co-teaching with Prof. Noam Mizrahi, Hebrew University
  • [2023-2024] First Temple Period (JERIV1, sem I, Jerusalem, 5 ECTS)
  • [2024-2025] Second Temple Period (JERIN1, sem I, Jerusalem, 5 ECTS)

Seminars

• [2023-on] International online seminar on Bible and archaeology (sem. I, online, 5 ECTS)
  • [2023] The Book of the Twelve and Archaeology (SA1132)
  • [2024] The Book of the Twelve and Archaeology (SA1132)
  • [2025] The Song of Songs and Archaeology (SA1132)
• [2022] Guided study on archaeology/history of the Bible (SA1110, 5 ECTS)
• [2020-21] First Century Galilean Context of the Gospels (SN1227, sem. II, Rome, 5 ECTS)
• [2020, 2026] State formation and origins of Kingship (SV1231, sem. II, Rome, 5 ECTS)
• [2017-18] Non-conformist cult in the Old Testament (SV1227, sem. II, Rome, 5 ECTS)

Special course

• [2019-on] Excavation in the Southern Levant (DS2205, summer, 5 ECTS)

Other

• [2022, 2024, 2026] Come usare la Bibbia nella riflessione etico-sociale? co-teaching with Prof René Micallef SJ (TM2093, sem. II, Rome – Gregoriana, 3ECTS)

updated 12.10.2024