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SSS 502 Pentateuch

Program : Baccalaureate in Theology Semester : S2 Credits : 03 Teacher : Rev. Fr. Sebastian Kuttiyanickal Aim The course on Pentateuch introduces the student to the rich mines of the esteemed pages of the Old Testament, precious both for the people of the Old Covenant and of the New Covenant. The first few classes discuss the introductory materials, such as the names of each books, the formation, authorship, literary genre, unity, etc. of the Pentateuch as a whole. Then each of the books is analysed giving an introduction followed by examining the organization of the book, the theology, etc. A couple of passages from each book are discussed in detail. The last part of the course analyses exegetically the…

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SSS 501 Introduction to Sacred Scripture and Exegesis

Program : Baccalaureate in Theology Semester : S1 Credits : 1.5 Teacher : Rev. Fr. Sebastian Kuttiyanickal Aim This course is designed to introduce the student to a general understanding of the Bible. The course introduces the basic notions needed for the understanding the Word of God. The following themes are discussed in this course: Different Steps in the Study of the Bible; The formation of the Bible; Texts. Versions. Manuscripts; Different Translations of the Bible; Canon of the Scripture; History of Salvation-OT and NT; Biblical Languages; Geography of the Holy Land; Religious Life of ancient Israel; Different groups of the Jewish Community in the NT times. References R.E.Brown et al. (Eds.), New Jerome Biblical Commentary (New Jersey. 1990) K.…

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DOCTORAL DEFENCE: FR. THOMAS KOTTUPPALLIL KURIAKOSE MCBS

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Subject - Lead life from the Altar, Lead life to the Altar, Lead Lives to the Altar The Eucharistic Theology found in the writings of Fr Mathew Alakalam one of the founding fathers of the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. Director - Prof Dr Sebastian Chalakkal Second Reader - Rev Dr Varghese Kochuparampil Third reader - Rev Dr Joseph Kattikulakkat Date: 21 February 2023 PHOTOS

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THEOLOGICAL QUIZ- 2023

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Theological Quiz

In order to make the students cautious about the current incidents that are taking place in our society, PVP arranged a Quiz Competition for all the students who are studying in all the institutions affiliated to PVP. This quiz was conducted in two rounds, the first round, which was a preliminary round, was conducted in their perspective institutions on 24 November 2022 and the second round, which was the final round, was conducted on 27 January 2023 at the Cardinal Tisserant Auditorium in St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor. The final round was participated by the representatives of all the five institutions and MOCranked the First place. The second and third place were secured by St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor and…

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Examination

General Norms Examination will be conducted at the end of each semester for the courses that have been completed during the semester. Students will be examined not only on the basis of lectures given in the class as specified in the prospectus, but also based on the literature related to the subject assigned for private and personal study. No student shall be allowed to enroll: 1) For the examination of a subject if a student he has not attended the required number of classes and 2) For the examination for Certificate, Diploma and Degree if he has not been successful in all courses and exercises of the respective cycles. For special courses evaluation may be made immediately at the end…

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A SYMPOSIUM ON BIBLICAL LANGUAGES

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The PVP organized a symposium on “Biblical Languages” on 23 January 2023 for the Licentiate students at Fr. Placid Memorial Hall. Several papers on biblical languages were presented on that day. Various exhortations based on this theme were presented on that day. President of the PVP, Dr. Andrews Mekkattukunnel delivered the introductory speech for the symposium. Dr. Jacob Prasad presented the first paper on the topic, “Greek Language: History and Evolution”, following this Dr. Varghese Mattathil also presented a paper on "Aramaic-Syriac Language: Its historical setting and development", and finally Prof. Aryel Tsion presented a paper on “History and Revival of the Hebrew language” along with Dr. Cyriac Valiyakunnumpurathe and Dr. Sebastian Kuttiyanickal.

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INAUGURATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY

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The Autonomous Institute of Cycle I of Philosophy was erected by The Dicastery for Culture and Education for Culture and Education on 12 December 2022 an Autonomous Institute of Philosophy at Paurastya Vidyapitham (PVP) granting only the First Cycle degree, without being affiliated to a Faculty. The Institute has the faculty to award canonical degree of Baccalaureate in Philosophy (B. Ph) to students. The official inauguration of the Autonomous Institute of Philosophy at Paurastya Vidyapitham (PVP), Kottayam is scheduled for 7 February 2023.

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CONVOCATION DAY – 2022

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Convocation Ceremony

The 49 th convocation ceremony of PVP was held on 9 January 2023 in the Cardinal Tisserant Auditorium. The ceremony was presided over by His Excellency Mar George Punnakkottil, Bishop Emeritus of the Eparchy of Kothamangalam. Sri T.K. Jose, the Chairman of Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission, delivered the Convocation Address and also distributed the Degree Certificates. One student obtained Doctrate in Theology, three students obtained the degree of Licentiate in Theology, four students in Syriac Theology, five students in Biblical Theology and ten students in Eastern Canon Law. A total of thirty students had qualified themselves for the B.Th degree and sixty students have qualified themselves for the B.Ph degree. In addition to that, three students had done the…

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SYMPOSIUM ON CARDINAL EUGENE TISSERANT

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Tribute to Cardinal Eugene Tisserant

The PVP organized a symposium on the theme, “Tribute to Cardinal Eugene Tisserant” on 12 August 2022 at the Cardinal Tisserant Auditorium. Various exhortations based on this theme were presented on that day. A panel discussion was also held later in the day to hear the voice of the students regarding the aforementioned matter. President of the PVP, Dr. Andrews Mekkattukunnel delivered the introductory speech on Cardinal Tisserant. Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplani presented the first paper on the topic, “how Cardinal Tisserant influenced in the growth of Syro Malabar Church”. Following this, Dr.  Pauly Maniyattu gave a lecture on how Cardinal Tisserant helped in the growth of Syro Malabar Liturgy, Dr. Varghese Kochuparambil gave a lecture on Cardinal Tisserants vision…

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