Background
Figueras, Pau was born on August 9, 1931 in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. Son of Jacint Figueras and Joaquima Pala.
Figueras, Pau was born on August 9, 1931 in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. Son of Jacint Figueras and Joaquima Pala.
Bachelor in Theology, College St. Anselmo, 1955. Master of Arts in Theology, College St. Anselmo, 1956. Bachelor in Bible, Pontifical Biblical Communications, 1961.
Master of Arts in Bible, Pontifical Biblical Communications, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy of Comparative Religion, Hebrew University, 1975.
Assistant, lecturer Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1973—1976. Assistant, lecturer, associate professor Ben Gurion University, Beersheva, Israel, 1973—1999, professor emeritus, since 1999. Guest lecturer Nottingham University, Nottingham, England, 1988.
Director archaeological excavations Negev Desert, Israel, 1989—1995.
Member Israel Interfaith Association, Jerusalem, since 1973.
Married Anna Van den Beukel, November 12, 1967. Children: Ariel, Yakim, Yohanan, David, Netanel.