eUniv organizes the presentation of a book at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona with the presence of the Government of Andorra
The Catalan version of the Compendium of the Biblical Canon was presented in the Barcelona basilica in an event presided over by the Archbishop of Barcelona and with the presence of the Minister of Institutional Relations, Education and Universities of the Government of Andorra
Last Wednesday (April 24, 2024), the Basilica of the Sagrada Família hosted a significant event for biblical studies: the presentation of the book Compendium of the Biblical Canon. Bilingual lists of the biblical catalogs, Old Testament, New Testament and Apocrypha, edited by the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona (ISCREB) and the School of Classical Languages of the eUniv.
The author of the Compendium is Dr. Waldecir Gonzaga, from the universities of Rio de Janeiro and Leuven, and the translators have been Dr. Gabriel of the S.T. Sampol (Catalan) and Dr. Ramon Torné (Greek and Latin), professor at the School of Classical Languages of the eUniv.
The event was presided over by Cardinal Mn. Joan Josep Omella and by the Chancellor of the eUniv, Dr. Antoni Noguero, and had the assistance of the Minister of Institutional Relations, Education and Universities of the Government of Andorra, Mr. Ladislau Baró, and the Director of Higher Education of the same Ministry, Mr. Xavier Campuzano, among other Andorran authorities.
The Chancellor of the eUniv, Dr. Jesús Maria Prujà, who recalled that the mission of the university is to generate knowledge, and that initiatives such as this edition are aimed directly at this, while contributing to the strengthening of the Catalan language and culture, which is also the commitment of the eUniv.
The Rector of the eUniv intervened at the closing of the event highlighting the unparalleled framework of the academic event, thanking the work of the people who have made it possible, with a special mention addressed to Mn. Ramon Ollé, eUniv senator, and Dr. Ramon Batlle, director of the School of Classical Languages at the eUniv. Afterwards, those attending the event enjoyed a private visit to the basilica.
