Abais, Rogel Anecito

ROGEL ANECITO L. ABAIS, S.J., S.T.L.
Visiting Professor of Biblical Theology

Contact Information

Loyola House of Studies (June-September 2012)
Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Tel. (+63 2) 426.6101

Collegio San Roberto Bellarmino (October 2012-June 2013)
Via del Seminario, 120
Rome, Italy
Tel. (+39 06) 695.276571

Courses

Israel's Wisdom Literature, Introduction to the Old Testament

Areas of Interest

Wisdom Literature, Intertestamental Studies, Judaism

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of San Jose-Recolletos, Cebu City
Bachelor in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome

Background

Rogel Abais finished his undergraduate degree in Computer Science in 1989. Specializing in IBM proprietary language and midrange systems engineering, he worked as systems analyst and programmer before entering the Society of Jesus in 1994. He earned his Bachelor in Sacred Theology (STB) degree at the Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained in 2005 and was Director of Loyola College of Culion for three years. He returned to Rome where he finished his licentiate in Biblical Theology in 2011. He is currently working on his doctoral dissertation under the direction of Fr. Jean-Pierre Sonnet, S.J., also at the Gregorian University.

Research

"The Relationship Between God and the Figure of Wisdom: An Exegetical Study of Wisdom 7:22b-8:1", Unpublished Licentiate Thesis, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 2011.