Collected Papers resulting from the expert meeting of the Catalogue of Byzantine Manuscripts programme held at the PThU in Kampen, the Netherlands on 6th-7th November 2009., 2013
In addition to the well-known repetitions in the book of Judges, this article maps a number of me... more In addition to the well-known repetitions in the book of Judges, this article maps a number of meaningful cases of repetition in the form of parallel structures in chapters 1, 14–16 and 17–21. This special use of repetition can be regarded as characteristic of the editor who was responsible for the book in its final form. The analysis of this phenomenon helps to provide a better view of the structure of the book as a whole and to explain the function of the double references to the death of Joshua and to the twenty years of Samson as a judge. The specific use of parallel structures at the beginning and end of the book can also be related to theories that attempt to reconstruct the formation of the book and the way in which it is connected to both the preceding book of Joshua and the following book of Samuel.
Bibelauslegung - das wird von Theologen manchmal vergessen - ist nicht das Privileg von Gelehrten... more Bibelauslegung - das wird von Theologen manchmal vergessen - ist nicht das Privileg von Gelehrten innerhalb der Mauern der Universitat oder von Predigern auf der Kanzel, sondern geschieht ebenso am Schreibtisch des Romanschreibers, des Poeten, des Librettisten und Komponisten, im Atelier des bildenden Kunstlers und in den Filmstudios von Hollywood. Die Bibelauslegung nahm einst ihren Anfang, aber ist keineswegs an ihr Ende gekommen. Schon bevor die Grenzen der Bibelbucher festgelegt waren, fand Auslegung statt. Sobald die Grenzen der Bucher fixiert waren, wurden sie die Quelle eines immer breiter anschwellenden Stroms der Auslegung in unterschiedlichen Formen, die zusammen eine faszinierende, sich noch immer weiter ausbreitende Welt bilden. Anhand der herausfordernden Erzahlungen uber den Helden Simson, wie er in den Kapiteln 13-16 im Bibelbuch Richter beschrieben wird, wird der Leser in diesen Studien in die Welt der Interpretation eingefuhrt und ihm ein Eindruck der vielgestaltige...
Hebrew Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings, 2018
By reading the story of Jephthah and his daughter in relation to a number of other Biblical stori... more By reading the story of Jephthah and his daughter in relation to a number of other Biblical stories, especially the story of Saul willing to sacrifice his son Jonathan (1 Sam. 14) it can be demonstrated that already within its canonical context in Tanakh it is an example of a bad leader, prefiguring king Saul in a number of ways.
Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 2016
The name Shamgar ben Anat (Judg 3:31) can be explained as a reference to him being a foreign hero... more The name Shamgar ben Anat (Judg 3:31) can be explained as a reference to him being a foreign hero, comparable to Jael. Within the book of Judges he is the counterpart of Gershom ben Moshe.
Open-Mindedness in the Bible and Beyond : A Volume of Studies in Honour of Bob Becking
An attempt to demonstrate that the book of Judges in its final form may very well have been the p... more An attempt to demonstrate that the book of Judges in its final form may very well have been the product of an author and redactor presenting old Israelite stories in a Greek jacket.
Collected Papers resulting from the expert meeting of the Catalogue of Byzantine Manuscripts programme held at the PThU in Kampen, the Netherlands on 6th-7th November 2009., 2013
In addition to the well-known repetitions in the book of Judges, this article maps a number of me... more In addition to the well-known repetitions in the book of Judges, this article maps a number of meaningful cases of repetition in the form of parallel structures in chapters 1, 14–16 and 17–21. This special use of repetition can be regarded as characteristic of the editor who was responsible for the book in its final form. The analysis of this phenomenon helps to provide a better view of the structure of the book as a whole and to explain the function of the double references to the death of Joshua and to the twenty years of Samson as a judge. The specific use of parallel structures at the beginning and end of the book can also be related to theories that attempt to reconstruct the formation of the book and the way in which it is connected to both the preceding book of Joshua and the following book of Samuel.
Bibelauslegung - das wird von Theologen manchmal vergessen - ist nicht das Privileg von Gelehrten... more Bibelauslegung - das wird von Theologen manchmal vergessen - ist nicht das Privileg von Gelehrten innerhalb der Mauern der Universitat oder von Predigern auf der Kanzel, sondern geschieht ebenso am Schreibtisch des Romanschreibers, des Poeten, des Librettisten und Komponisten, im Atelier des bildenden Kunstlers und in den Filmstudios von Hollywood. Die Bibelauslegung nahm einst ihren Anfang, aber ist keineswegs an ihr Ende gekommen. Schon bevor die Grenzen der Bibelbucher festgelegt waren, fand Auslegung statt. Sobald die Grenzen der Bucher fixiert waren, wurden sie die Quelle eines immer breiter anschwellenden Stroms der Auslegung in unterschiedlichen Formen, die zusammen eine faszinierende, sich noch immer weiter ausbreitende Welt bilden. Anhand der herausfordernden Erzahlungen uber den Helden Simson, wie er in den Kapiteln 13-16 im Bibelbuch Richter beschrieben wird, wird der Leser in diesen Studien in die Welt der Interpretation eingefuhrt und ihm ein Eindruck der vielgestaltige...
Hebrew Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings, 2018
By reading the story of Jephthah and his daughter in relation to a number of other Biblical stori... more By reading the story of Jephthah and his daughter in relation to a number of other Biblical stories, especially the story of Saul willing to sacrifice his son Jonathan (1 Sam. 14) it can be demonstrated that already within its canonical context in Tanakh it is an example of a bad leader, prefiguring king Saul in a number of ways.
Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 2016
The name Shamgar ben Anat (Judg 3:31) can be explained as a reference to him being a foreign hero... more The name Shamgar ben Anat (Judg 3:31) can be explained as a reference to him being a foreign hero, comparable to Jael. Within the book of Judges he is the counterpart of Gershom ben Moshe.
Open-Mindedness in the Bible and Beyond : A Volume of Studies in Honour of Bob Becking
An attempt to demonstrate that the book of Judges in its final form may very well have been the p... more An attempt to demonstrate that the book of Judges in its final form may very well have been the product of an author and redactor presenting old Israelite stories in a Greek jacket.
What does the Bible mean for the people actually reading it? This is the innovative question driv... more What does the Bible mean for the people actually reading it? This is the innovative question driving teaching and research in the MA track in “Contextual Biblical Interpretation.” How is the Bible a force for a more humane society? How is it used in a harmful way? By addressing these questions, the program trains you to be an expert in the use and significance of the world’s most widely read book. Only when scholarship understands how this book functions, it can become clear what the Bible actually is. You can be part of the exciting scholarly adventure of exploring a text that really matters to its readers. The track is offered through the Centre for Contextual Biblical Interpretation (in cooperation with the Protestant Theological University).
The book Hebrew Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings offers a new perspective on Ju... more The book Hebrew Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings offers a new perspective on Judaism, Christianity and Islam as religions of the book. It shows that there is an intricate web of relations between the texts of these three religious traditions. On many levels, readings and interpretations intermingle and influence each other. The book is dedicated to Alberdina Houtman honouring her work as professor of Jewish-Christian relations.
In 1994, the Bridging Gaps program (formerly Breuken en Bruggen or Puentos y Roturas) started. Th... more In 1994, the Bridging Gaps program (formerly Breuken en Bruggen or Puentos y Roturas) started. The program aimed to facilitate intercultural and ecumenical exchange among participants from the Global South, and to foster contextual theology. Through contextual Bible studies, lectures on hermeneutics, individual research, and intercontextual exchange, the participants learned how context influences one’s understanding of theology, and how context can enrich theology. 25 years later, over 250 students from 40 countries, belonging to various denominations, have participated in the program. It is time to celebrate and harvest the fruits!
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questions, the program trains you to be an expert in the use and significance of the world’s most widely read book. Only when
scholarship understands how this book functions, it can become clear what the Bible actually is. You can be part of the exciting scholarly adventure of exploring a text that really matters to its readers. The
track is offered through the Centre for Contextual Biblical Interpretation (in cooperation with the Protestant Theological University).