Scholars
In the 1960s, Pope Paul VI along with Protestant and Orthodox scholars envisioned an institute that would be designed for scholars to live in residence and to pursue their individual research in a community setting. To this end a well-stocked library was developed with over 65,000 volumes and 400 journals. In addition, our library has wifi and individual study rooms available to our scholars-in-residence to set up their own office under lock and key. They also have 24-hour access to the library.
Our goal is to provide scholars with the basic tools they need to research and write. Jerusalem is also a rich academic environment and thus our visiting scholars have access to other specialized libraries in the city, from the Israeli National Library at Hebrew University, to those of the Ecole Biblique, the Albright Institute and others. Tantur welcomes junior and senior scholars in theology, biblical studies, church history and other disciplines, especially in ecumenical or interreligious fields. Our program is not a set of academic courses but the opportunity to pursue research, meet in colloquia if desired, and offer opportunities for public lectures to the larger Jerusalem community. For scholars coming with families, we have furnished apartments available for short or long-term stays.