Rev. Juan Gabriel Rojas Hernandez , S.T.L.
Adjunct Professor of Biblical Theology
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Rev. Juan Gabriel Rojas Hernandez, S.T.L.
Adjunct Professor of Biblical Theology
Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
Father Juan Gabriel was ordained in 2013. After receiving his S.T.B. and M.Div. from Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, he pursued a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore. Later, Father Juan Gabriel earned an M.A. from The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies at Seton Hall University. He is currently pursuing a Mental Health Counseling degree from Fordham University. He has served various parish communities in New Jersey, including St. Helen in Westfield and St. Mary in Elizabeth. Father Juan Gabriel teaches at Seton Hall University and San Juan Eudes Seminario, Colombia. He is very passionate about Sacred Scriptures. His favorite verse is “This is what God asks of you, only this: to act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8).
Education
Along with having received priestly formation, Father Juan Gabriel has comprehensive biblical education in both Jewish and Christian scriptures (including various methods of interpretation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, textual and narrative analysis, and history of reception and theology). Such education has provided him with skills for ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
- 2021- present: Fordham University (current), New York:
Master of Art in Mental Health Counseling (M.A.) - 2019-2023: Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ:
Master of Arts in Jewish Christian Studies (M.A.) - 2010-2012: Saint Mary’s University and Seminary, Baltimore, MD:
Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) - 2008-2010: University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Chicago, IL:
Master of Divinity (M.Div.) Summa Cum Laude
Baccalaureate degree in Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) - 2002-2007: Seminario Conciliar San Juan Eudes, Jerico, Colombia:
Philosophy and Theology
Other Education:
- 2014: Princeton Theological Seminary (non-degree program), Princeton, NJ:
Biblical Hebrew summer program - 2007: University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC):
English as a Second Language