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EDUCATION<\/h2>\n

Advanced Biblical Studies <\/em><\/a>Program<\/h3>\n

In January, the winter semester of the second year of the Advanced Biblical Studies <\/em>(ABS) program concluded in Zagreb, and in February, the final summer semester began. This marked the completion of the first cycle of this two-year program.<\/p>\n

Throughout the year, we continued running the ABS program in Sarajevo. At the beginning of autumn, in cooperation with three churches from Rijeka (Evangelical Pentecostal Church, Baptist Church, and Church of Christ), we launched the ABS program in Rijeka as well. As part of our online ABS program for the broader public, a lecture was made available: New Testament Book: 1 Corinthians.<\/em><\/p>\n

Organized by our CBI department, a new cycle of Biblical Hebrew I<\/em> began in the fall, held at our reading room on Gajeva Street.<\/p>\n

Guest Lectures by Our Professors<\/h3>\n

In the summer semester of 2023, our professors were guest lecturers at other institutions. At the University Center for Protestant Theology Matija Vla\u010di\u0107 Ilirik, Danijel Berkovi\u0107, PhD, taught Hebrew<\/em>, and Ervin Budiseli\u0107, PhD, taught New Testament Theology<\/em> and The Book of Revelation<\/em>. At the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Danijel \u010casni, PhD, taught Church and Media<\/em> and Introduction to Pastorology<\/em>, while Goran Medved, PhD, taught New Testament Exegesis \u2013 Paul\u2019s and Other Epistles<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Public Lectures and Seminars<\/h3>\n

Our professors also held a series of lectures, such as Salvation Comes from the Jews<\/em> (EPC \u0160ibenik, Ervin Budiseli\u0107, PhD), From the First to the Last (Biblical) Passover<\/em> (EPC Na\u0161ice, Judita Paljevi\u0107 Kraljik), and Introduction to the Gospels<\/em> (Church of Christ Samobor, Ervin Budiseli\u0107, PhD).<\/p>\n

Service to Churches and the Community<\/h3>\n

We continued serving and cooperating with churches such as EPC \u0160ibenik, EPC Stijena Spasenja Zagreb, EPC Split, Church of Christ Ku\u0161lanova Zagreb, EPC Osijek, Baptist Church Dubrava Zagreb, Church of Christ Samobor, Evangelical Church Sarajevo, etc. Cooperation with various organizations such as STEP and Fokus also continued. Our professors were guests on national Croatian television and radio programs (Duhovna misao<\/em>, Pozitivno<\/em>, Danijel Berkovi\u0107, PhD), on Zabavni Radio (Dr. Danijel \u010casni), and as part of the World Day of Prayer \u201cHistory and Heritage of the Inhabitants of the Holy Land,\u201d Dr. Danijel Berkovi\u0107 delivered a lecture.<\/p>\n

Perry Stepp was the keynote speaker at the international Christian conference Adria Interaction <\/em>on the topic \u201cChrist in Me, I in Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May, we supported and assisted Bible365<\/em> in organizing the Bible and Society<\/em> conference, where PhD Vishal Mangalwadi was the speaker.<\/p>\n

In July, we hosted about 15 pastors and other church workers from Boston and the surrounding area (USA) so they could learn about evangelical Christianity in our unique context. Peter Kuzmi\u010d, PhD, dean of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, attended the meeting.<\/p>\n

In May and October, we organized two-day gatherings of the Havura initiative<\/em> in Lika and Gorski Kotar, which brought together mainly church workers interested in the Jewish roots of the Christian faith.<\/p>\n

SCOLARLY WORK<\/h2>\n

Our professors worked on three scientific projects: Narrative and metanarrative of the biblical Psalter and biblical psalmody: how the narrative in biblical poetry is used for conveying content and message<\/a> <\/em>(leader: Danijel Berkovi\u0107, PhD), Evangelical churches in Croatia (1990-2020)<\/a> <\/em>(leader: Stanko Jambrek, PhD), and The concept of discipleship among evangelical churches in Croatia<\/a><\/em> (leader: Ervin Budiseli\u0107, PhD), within which two studies were conducted on biblical literacy and reading habits of believers.<\/p>\n

To expand research work, in April, we opened the Documentation and Research Center for Protestant-Evangelical History<\/em>, which will focus on researching Protestantism and the evangelical worldview throughout history in Croatia.<\/p>\n

Symposium<\/h3>\n

In June, the International Theological Conference The Biblical Story of God: Challenges of Interpretation and Living<\/em> was successfully held in cooperation with the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Abilene Christian University (USA), the Ars Theologica Research Center of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences \u201cAurel Vlaicu\u201d from Arad, Romania, and the Evangelical Theological Society in Croatia.<\/p>\n

Cooperation<\/h3>\n

CBI, in cooperation with the Nadbiskupijski arhiv in Zagreb (The Archdiocesan Archive), began preparations regarding the manuscript and script of the Psalter translated by Antun Sovi\u0107 (1881-1941).<\/p>\n

The Pasionska ba\u0161tina<\/em> anthology published the article \u201cThe Silence of Suffering and the Painful Silence\u201d by Danijel Berkovi\u0107, PhD. Professor Berkovi\u0107 also collaborated on a project related to the Kajkavian text of the Psalter by Ignac Kristijanovi\u0107 at the Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics.<\/p>\n

In March, to mark the completion of the six-year project of publishing the Central and Eastern European Bible Commentary<\/a><\/em>, in which we participated, a Langham Partnership conference was held in Prague, attended by Danijel Berkovi\u0107, PhD.<\/p>\n

International Cooperation<\/h3>\n

Our professors also participated in international events such as the General Assembly of the European Council for Theological Education<\/a> (ECTE) held in March in Cyprus; the European Leadership Forum 2023 held in Wis\u0142a, Poland; and \u201cA Cry in the Digital Thicket\u201d in June in Ljubljana.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHING<\/h2>\n

Books<\/h3>\n

The following titles were published, independently or in partnership:<\/p>\n