The Dominican Biblical Institute is a biblical research center in Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

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Mission

The Dominican Province of Ireland founded the DBI in 2000 to engage in advanced biblical

Bible

The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...

 research, training and teaching.

The goals of the Dominican Biblical Institute include:

• to advance biblical research
• to promote global dialogue, especially between the Bible and science with other disciplines, especially literature and science
• to bring fresh energy to applying the Bible to daily life (lectio divina
  Lectio Divina
  In Christianity, Lectio Divina is a traditional Catholic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's Word...
  
  ), thereby bringing biblical research to street level

Focus

The Dominican Biblical Institute offers classes for lay people, occasional lectures and collegiate modules throughout the year. The ultimate focus of the DBI is pastoral, engaging with surrounding communities: schools and colleges, church groups and the general public. The current director of the DBI is Thomas L. Brodie, O.P.

Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...

The Diploma in Biblical and Theological Studies is a level 6 course, accredited by the Pontifical University. St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.