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This study tour invites participants to encounter the apostle Paul in the landscapes that shaped his mission and theology; the program integrates close biblical study with place-based learning across central and southern Turkey.
Participants will engage in a series of guided presentations on Galatians, exploring themes of freedom, law, community, and identity in the earliest Christian communities. These sessions will be complemented by visits to key Pauline sites, including Tarsus, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium (Konya), Antalya (Attalia), Aspendos, Antioch on the Orontes, and the wider Galatian region, allowing the land itself to inform the reading of the text.
Kieran J. O’Mahony OSA (HDipEd, BTS, STl, LSS, PhD) is an Irish Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. His studies took him from Dublin to Rome and Jerusalem. Kieran lectured for twenty-two years at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy (Dublin), finally as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Scripture. Kieran’s chief research interest is the letters of St Paul. In particular, the social context of the time of writing is a key understanding of Paul’s whole project. As well as the social context, the literary and rhetorical layouts of each letter can help us trace the overall argument. Currently, Kieran is closely involved in the Tarsus Scripture School (www.tarsusscriptureschool.ie), an online and in-person educational initiative. You can find out more at his own website: www.tarsus.ie. Outside his passion for the Scriptures, Kieran is a keen hill-walker and cyclist.
