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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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OAS 307 General Psychology

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S1 Credits : 02 Teacher : rev. dr. fr. Pathalil Tijo Aim This course aims to introduce philosophy students to psychology. It has three main objectives. The first one is to offer them the basic conceptual tools so that they can understand the ideas that articulate the main currents of contemporary psychology. For that reason, psychology as a human science and its special scientific nature should be critically expounded, together with its origin and evolution as an independent academic discipline. The second one is to find out the specific anthropological view implicit in the different schools of psychology. In this way, the students should be able to appreciate the truths that are present…

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OBS 101 Introduction to Philosophy

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S1 Credits : 02 Teacher : rev. Dr Sankoorikal Martin & Alias Manoj Francis Aim The course Introduction to Philosophy aims at introducing seminarians to the world of philosophy. First of all, we discuss the necessity of philosophical education for future priests, and then, we attempt to answer some basic questions: (1) what is philosophy? (2) how to philosophise? (3) how to avoid fallacies in reasoning? (4) how to write a good philosophical work? and (5) how do different philosophical treatises emerge as a result of a philosopher’s search for wisdom? References Katen, T., Doing Philosophy, New Jersey, 1973. Thiroux, J., Philosophy: Theory and Practice, New York, 1985. Maritain, J., An Introduction to…

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OBS 119 Introduction to Indian Philosophy

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S1 Credits : 02 Teacher : rev. Dr Cheranthuruthy Anto Aim       This course, which is divided into two parts, is intended to give a preliminary understanding of Hinduism and the Indian philosophical literature. The first part begins with the discussion of how Indian Philosophy is characteristically different from the western philosophy. The second part exposes the Vedic literature, which is the foundation of Indian philosophical tradition and then explores the Upanishads, the epics and the Bhagavad Gita. The course is designed in such a way that it would introduce the students the historical development of Indian Philosophy up to the development of the heterodox systems. References S. Chatterjee & Datta, An Introduction…

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