The MThA Department of Biblical Studies hosted an annual scientific and practical theological conference

On November 5, the Department of Biblical Studies at the Moscow Theological Academy hosts an autumn session of an annual scientific and practical theological conference "Exegetics and Hermeneutics of Holy Scripture".

The conference gathered teachers, postgraduates, graduate and bachelor students of the Moscow Theological Academy, as well as representatives of other theological educational institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The conference works towards encouraging scientific activity of students as well as developing professional level of seminarian teachers.The main aims of the conference are to encourage students to do scientific work as well as to develop professional level of teacher communities in seminaries and academies.

Conference time: from 9:00 to 17:00.

The conference takes place remotely via Zoom.

8: 40-8: 55 registration of participants at the site zoom

9: 00-10: 00 plenary session

9: 00-10: 00 plenary session

1. Mikhail Vsevolodovich Kovshov, PhD in Theology, Associate Professor of the Biblical Studies Department at the Moscow Theological Academy and the Perervin Theological Seminary “Soteriological problems in the author's argumentation of St. Apostol Paul’s epistle to Hebrews ”
2. Pavel Valerievich Gerasimov, the MThA Biblical Studies Department, “Biblical chronology in the Epistles of the Holy Apostle Paul”

I Section (after the plenary session, 10: 00-)

Moderators: priest Mikhail Eremin, Sergei Kovura

1. Abbot Spiridon (Balandin), Vice-rector for scientific and theological work at the Saransk Theological Seminary, “Poet-symbolist Vyacheslav Ivanov as a Brussels Bible commentator”
2. Alexander Anatolyevich Vozhdaev, a second-year Master student of the Saint-Petersburg Theological Academy, "Research on the concept of" faith "in biblical discourse"
3. Stefan Andreevich Parakhin, a second-year postgraduate student of the Moscow Theological Academy, "Jesus as the Messiah and messianic expectations of the Savior's contemporaries"
4. Dmitry Andreevich Khudaleev, a second-year Master student of the Moscow Theological Academy, "The ideas of the Jews about the afterlife in the inter-Testament period on the example of the Savior's parable" the rich man and Lazarus "(Luke 16: 14-31)"
5. Ivan Sergeevich Vovk, a second-year Master student of the Moscow Theological Academy, "Spiritus in ante-Nicene Latin exegesis".
6. deacon Viktor Evgenievich Syromyatnikov, a first-year Master student of the Omsk Theological Seminary, " Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian’s teaching about love".
7. priest Sergei Viktorovich Chernyak, a second-year Master student of the Minsk Theological Academy, “The duties of a pastor are to speak, to exhort, to convict (Titus 2:15), in the light of modern exegesis”
8. priest Vladimir Dmitrievich Gritsevich, a second-year Master student of the Minsk Theological Academy, "We glory in hope"(Exegetical Analysis of Rom. 5: 2)"
9. deacon Aleksey Olegovich Kruchko, a second-year Master student of the Minsk Theological Academy, "The eschatological aspirations of the Jewish people at the time of writing the 1st and 2nd Epistles to the Thessalonians"
10. Andrey Andreevich Boldyrev, a second-year Master student of the Sretenskaya Theological Seminary, “Church Slavonic and Russian translations of Bible: a comparative analysis on the example of Lk. 6: 20-23"
11. Roman Valerievich Pitatelev, a third-year Bachelor student of the Sretenskaya Theological Seminary. "Textual features of the Samaritan Pentateuch in comparison with the Masoretic tradition: differences in content"
12. Alexey Sergeevich Demidov, a fifth-year Bachelor student of the Minsk Theological Seminary, “Bible Translation in Belarusian: confessional options”

lunch time 13: 30-14: 10

1. Konstantin Nikolaevich Kesov, a third-year Bachelor student of the Stavropol Theological Seminary. "Non-Hellenistic Roots of Allegorical biblical Interpretation"
2. Sergei Vladimirovich Kozhin, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Don Theological Seminary, "Theological connection between the apostolic and Gospel readings of the preparatory period for Lent"
3. deacon Georgy Viktorovich Burtsev, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Kaluga Theological Seminary, "Exegesis of the Western and Eastern Fathers on the Descent of Christ into Hell in the First Epistle of the Apostle Peter"
4. Roman Ruslanovich Mamedov, a second-year Bachelor student of the Kursk Theological Seminary, "New Testament Teaching on Prayer"
5. Tamara Mamukovna Sysueva, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Saratov State University, “The Personality of the Apostle Paul in the Light of Historical and Archaeological knowledge. Jewish and Hellenic influence”
6. Vladislav Igorevich Zaramenskikh, a second-year Bachelor student of the Yekaterinodar Theological Seminary, "Apostle Paul’s sermon at the Athenian Areopagus (Acts 17 ch.) as an example of missionary preaching"
7. Artem Radikovich Makaev, a first-year Bachelor student of the Russian University of Economics named G.V. Plekhanov, Faculty of Economics and Law and a second-year student of the Orthodox Missionary School at the Russian Orthodox Church Synodal Missionary department, "New Testament Foundations of Orthodox Missiology: A Contemporary Perspective"
8. Fedor Kirillovich Khvostunkov, a second-year Bachelor student of the Moscow Theological Academy, “Some aspects of the exegesis of the parable of the unfaithful ruler (Luke 16: 1-13) in the light of historical and sociological analysis”

II Section (after the plenary session at 10: 00-)

Moderators: Veniamin Aleksandrovich Krivonogov, Sergei Vyacheslavovich Zubov

1. Stanislav Markovich Ermolenko, Head of editors department at the Novosibirsk State Scientific Library, Senior lecturer of the Novosibirsk Theological Seminary, and Sergey Alekseevich Kagirin, a first-year Bachelor student of the Novosibirsk Theological Seminary" ««Толкованіе Евангельское, сирѣчь сотъ медвеный»": an exegetical compilation in a handwritten collection from the collection of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra (No. 780, 1549)"
2. Aleksey Aleksandrovich Kutskevich, a second-year Master student of the Minsk Theological Academy, "Ancient Egyptian civilization in the history of the biblical patriarchs"
3. Ivan Dmitrievich Zmiev, a second-year Master student of the Moscow Theological Academy “Structural features of Gen. 15: 7-21; to the question of inserting verses 13-16"
4. Nikita Denisovich Gusev, a second-year Master student of the Moscow Theological Academy, "The theme of the Fall in the historical (books of Kings) and teaching books (Psalms) of the Old Testament: the dynamics of the development of meaning"
5. Leonid Vladimirovich Ivanov, a first-year Master student of the Moscow Theological Academy, "Targum exegesis of 1-2 chapters of the Book of Job"
6. priest Igor Sergeevich Sysuev, , a second-year Master student of the Saint-Peterburg Theological Academy, "Formation of the prophets books and the chronology of their ministry"
7. Vladimir Viktorovich Belsky, Methodologist of the Philology department at the Moscow Theological Academy, "Numerical symbolism of visions of the prophet Zechariah (Zech 1-6)"
8. priest Anthony Alexandrovich Moseiko, a first-year postgraduate student of the Moscow Theological Academy, "The word" vessels "in the literal and figurative sense in Jer. 27, 19-22 (MT and LXX)"
9. Veniamin Aleksandrovich Krivonogov, a second-year Master student of the Moscow Theological Academy, " “The semantics of the words רחם and חסד in the book of the prophet Hosea”
10. priest Iliya Alekseevich Nikitin, a second-year Master student of the Tambov Theological Seminary, "Linguistic analysis of the text as a method of exegesis of the Old Testament: on the example of St. Ignatiy Bryanchaninov’s "Ascetic Sermon"
11. Shelest Artem Tarasovich, a first-year Master student of the Moscow Theological Academy, "Western Scholars on theological aspects of the Song of Songs"
12. priest Victor Olegovich Nomerovsky, a second-year Master student of the Belgorod Theological seminary, “Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant views on the“ non-canonical ”books of Holy Scripture”

lunch time 13: 30-14: 10

1. Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Kuprienko, a fourth-year undergraduate student of Yekaterinodar Theological Seminary, "The topic of repentance in the book of the prophet Baruch"
2. Georgy Viktorovich Kuchinsky, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Minsk Theological Seminary, “Holy Scripture as a Source of Historical Data”
3. Eldar Olegovich Kostuev, a student of Propaedeutic Master course of of the Moscow Theological Academy, "The doctrine of military service in the Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament and its influence on the formation of Russian military doctrine during the reign of Tsar Peter the Great (1682-1725)"
4. Oleg Igorevich Isakov, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Kaluga Theological Seminary, "The prototype of the New Testament sacraments in the law-positive books of the Old Testament"
5. Pavel Zarifovich Mansurov, a second-year Bachelor student of the Moscow Theological Academy, "And God said: Let us make man ... and let them have dominion ... (Genesis 1:26)"
6. Nikolay Evgenievich Kasachev, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Omsk Theological Seminary, "Conversation of the serpent in paradise (Genesis 3: 1)"
7. Anastasia Vyacheslavovna Shishmareva, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Orthodox St. Tihon’s State Univarsity, "Exegesis of Shestodnev regarding interdisciplinary connections between the fourth grade school courses on " The World Around us "and" Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture”
8. priest Pavel Morozov, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Saratov Theological Seminary, " David Kimkha’s influence on the interpretation of Jephthah's vow (Judges 11: 30-31) and analysis of his grammatical argument"
9. Roman Sergeevich Ivanov, a fourth-year Bachelor student of the Yekaterinodar Theological Seminary, "The image of New Jerusalem in the book of prophet Ezekiel"

16: 30-17: 00 Summing up the results of a conference

Round table - informal dialogue, discussing the results of a meeting and presenting scientific work of the Biblical Studies Department at the Moscow Theological Academy