I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Benka

I.2 - Name

Dávid

I.3 - Degrees

doc. ThDr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1979

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty, Department of Old Testament

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Bartókova 8, Bratislava 811 02

I.7 - Position

associate professor

I.8 - E-mail address

benka2@uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/5108

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

37. Theology

I.11 - ORCID iD

0009-0000-1143-0012

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty

II.b - Year

2003

II.c - Study field and programme

37. Theology, Evangelical Lutheran Theology

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty

II.b - Year

2007

II.c - Study field and programme

37. Theology, Evangelical Lutheran Theology

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty, Department of Old Testament

II.b - Year

2024

II.c - Study field and programme

HabEVT - Evangelical Lutheran Theology

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
associate professor	Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty	2022-present
lecturer (assistant professor)	Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty	2006-2022
Vice Dean for Science, International Relations and Development	Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty	2011-2018
Vice Dean for Study Affairs	Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty	2018-2019

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other	IV.b - Name of the institution	IV.c - Year
study abroad	Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany	2001-2002
Rigorous Examination Procedure	Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty	2006

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.1.a - Name of the profile course	V.1.b - Study programme	V.1.c - Degree	V.1.d - Field of study
Exegese of Old Testament 1	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.+II.	Theology
Exegese of Old Testament 3	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.+II.	Theology
Theology of Old Testament 1	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.+II.	Theology
Theology of Old Testament 2	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.+II.	Theology
Bible Survey - Old Testament	Evangelical Lutheran Theology focusing on the Social Assistance	I.	Theology
Chapters from the Old Testament Theology	Evangelical Lutheran Theology focusing on the Management of Social Assistance	II.	Theology
History of Israel	Teaching of Religious Education	I.	Teaching and Pedagogical Sciences
Chapters from the Old Testament Theology	Teaching of Religious Education	II.	Teaching and Pedagogical Sciences

V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year

V.2.a - Name of the study programme	V.2.b - Degree	V.2.c - Field of study
Evangelical Lutheran Theology focusing on Social Assistance	I.	Theology
Evangelical Lutheran Theology focusing on Management Social Assistance	II.	Theology

V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.5.a - Name of the course	V.5.b - Study programme	V.5.c - Degree	V.5.d - Field of study
Bible Survey - Old Testament	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.+II.	Theology
History of Israel	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.+II.	Theology
Exegesis of Old Testament 5	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.-II.	Theology
Cursory Reading of the Hebrew Text of the Old Testament 1	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.-II.	Theology
Cursory Reading of the Hebrew Text of the Old Testament 1	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.-II.	Theology
Chapters from the Theology of the Old Testament	Teaching of Religious Education	II.	Teaching and Pedagogical Sciences
Bible Survey - Old Testament for Teachers	Teaching of Religious Education	I.	Teaching and Pedagogical Sciences
Seminar - Preparation of Master Thesis	Teaching of Religious Education	II.	Teaching and Pedagogical Sciences
Seminar - Preparation of Bachelor Thesis	Teaching of Religious Education	I.	Teaching and Pedagogical Sciences
Old Testament Seminar	Evangelical Lutheran Theology	I.-II.	Theology

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations

VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

A+ (ADM) Benka, Dávid, "Power of the Powerless and the Powerless Power: A Reading of Nahum," Biblische Notizen. Neue Folge, Vol. 161, s. 3-18

A+ (AFC) Benka, Dávid, "Polyphonie des Textes und Autorität der Schrift." in Michael Meyer-Blanck (ed.). Säkultarität und Autorität der Schrift (Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2015), 11-29.

A+ (AEC) Benka Dávid, "And God Overlooked and Oversaw that Humanity Was Supposed to Be Good," in Filip Čapek a Petr Sláma (eds.). And God Saw That It Was Good (Gen 1:20): The Concept of Quality in Archeology, Philology and Theology (Münster: LIT, 2020), 9-17.

A+ (AFC) Benka, Dávid, "Some Reflections on the Foreigner in the Dedicatory Prayer of Solomon," in Jan Dušek a Géza Xeravits (eds.). The Stranger in Ancient and Mediaeval Jewish Tradition (Berlin: de Gruyter, 2010), 36-46.

A+ (AEC) Benka, Dávid, "Ján Lajčiak and His Slovak Translation of the Book of Psalms," in Maroš Nicák a Martin Tamcke (eds.). Theologie - Dienst und Notwendigkeit : 100 Jahre evangelisch-theologische Ausbildung in der Slowakei (Münster: LIT, 2021), 49-56.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

(AEC) Benka Dávid, "And God Overlooked and Oversaw that Humanity Was Supposed to Be Good," in Filip Čapek a Petr Sláma (eds.). And God Saw That It Was Good (Gen 1:20): The Concept of Quality in Archeology, Philology and Theology (Münster: LIT, 2020), 9-17.

(AEC) Benka, Dávid, "Ján Lajčiak and His Slovak Translation of the Book of Psalms," in Maroš Nicák a Martin Tamcke (eds.). Theologie - Dienst und Notwendigkeit : 100 Jahre evangelisch-theologische Ausbildung in der Slowakei (Münster: LIT, 2021), 49-56.

(AEC) Benka, Dávid, "Bemerkungen zu Dostojewskij als Religoeser Denker aus der Perspektive (nicht nur) slowakischer Rezeption." Egbert Schlarb (ed.) Den Orient erforschen mit Orthodoxen leben. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2021), 79-90.

(V2) Benka, Dávid. Človek ako Boží obraz z pohľadu Knihy Genezis: Biblicko-teologické poznámky k predstave imago Dei v Starej zmluve/Hebrejskej biblii. In: Imago Dei ako filozoficky a teologický pojem [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] / Belanji Biela, Adriana [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Neština, Marek [Zostavovateľ, editor] . – 1. vyd. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2024. – ISBN 978-80-223-5860-6. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-80-223-5861-3, s. 130-188 [3,50 AH] [online] [tlačená forma]

(P101) Benka, Dávid, Putovanie k vrchu v krajine Mórija [elektronický dokument] : Sprievodca vybranými exegetickými krokmi a interpretáciami na príklade perikopy o obetovaní Izáka (Gn 22). (Bratislava : Evanjelická bohoslovecká fakulta UK, 2022).

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

Benka, Dávid, Power of the Powerless adn the Powerless Power: A Reading of Nahum. In Biblische Notizen. Neue Folge, Vol. 161, s. 3-18. o1: Briggs, William - Fluid Dynamics: The Interplay of Water and Gender in Nahum. Journal of Biblical Lilterature, vol. 137, no. 4, 2018 ; s. 866

Benka, Dávid, Polyphonie des Textes und Autorität der Schrift. Michael Meyer-Blanck (ed.). Säkultarität und Autoritä der Schrift. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2015, s. 11-29. o2: Luthers Schriftverständnis aus rezeptionsästhetischer Perspektiv [textový dokument (print)] [monografia] / Zeller, Kinga [Autor]. – 1. vyd. – Leipzig (Nemecko) : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2020. – [recenzované]. – ISBN 978-3-374-06418-2

Benka, Dávid, Polyphonie des Textes und Autorität der Schrift. Michael Meyer-Blanck (ed.). Säkultarität und Autoritä der Schrift. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2015, s. 11-29. o2: Die christliche Predigt im 21. Jahrhundert: Multimodale Analyse einer Kommunikativen Gattung [textový dokument (print)] [monografia] / Dix, Carolin [Autor]. – Wiesbaden (Nemecko) : Springer Nature. Springer VS, 2020. – [recenzované]. – ISBN 978-3-658-33854-1

In: Dogmatik im Dialog / Claussen, Carsten [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Dziewas, Ralf [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Sager, Dirk [Zostavovateľ, editor]. – 1. vyd. – Leipzig (Nemecko) : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2020. – ISBN 978-3-374-06716-9, s. 33-48.

Benka, Dávid, Polyphonie des Text und Autorität der Schrift. In: Michael Meyer-Blanck (ed.). Säkularität und Autorität der Schrift. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2015, s. 11-29 [n2] 2022 zz ~ Oohrschot, Frederike van: Eine Untersuchung zum Status der Schrift in der und

für die Dogmatik. Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2022, s. 25

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

APVV-16-0330 - Relation of Poetic-Theological Texts to Identity in the Time of Clash and Dialogue of Cultures - member of the research team, 2016-2020

VEGA 1/0261/19 - "Religious Argumentation in Liberal Democracy from the Perspective of John Rawls' Concept of Public Reason" - member of the research team, 2019-2021

VEGA 1/0698/23 Lajčiak´s Dissertation about Ezekiel in the Contemporary Research of Prophetic Writings“, leader of the research team

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position	VII.b - Name of the institution, board	VII.c - Duration
Chairman of the editorial board of the research journal Testimonia theologica	Comenius University in Bratislava, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty	2011-2018
member of the board	Lutheran European Commission on the Church and the Jewish People	2013-2019
member	Society of Biblical Literature	2020-present

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution	VIII.b - Address of the institution	VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay)	VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Universität Wien, Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät	Schenkenstraße 8- 10/5OG 1010 Wien, Austria	16.9.-20.9.2019	research stay
Georg -August-Universität Göttingen, Theologische Fakultät	Platz der Göttinger Sieben 2, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany	4.6.-8.6.2018	Erasmus+
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle/Wittenberg, Theologische Fakultät	Franckepl. 30, 06110 Halle (Saale), Germany	26.11.-29.11.2018	research stay
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle/Wittenberg, Theologische Fakultät	Franckepl. 30, 06110 Halle (Saale), Germany	2.5.-7.5.2018	research stay
Evangelikus Hittudomány Egyetem, Budapest	Rózsavölgyi u 3, 1141 Budapest, Hungary	2.5.-4.5.2017	Erasmus+
Georg -August-Universität Göttingen, Theologische Fakultät	Platz der Göttinger Sieben 2, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany	19.6.-23.6.2015	Erasmus+
Universität Wien, Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät	Schenkenstraße 8- 10/5OG 1010 Wien, Austria	18.-20.10.2024	Erasmus+

Name and surname:	doc. ThDr. Dávid Benka, PhD.
Document type:	Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:	Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:	Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.4 - Associate professor

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year

V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations

VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts