University / institution contact details
Position: Professor Emeritus
Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR), Universiteit Leiden (Leiden University)
Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR)
Matthias de Vrieshof 1
Leiden
2311 BZ
Netherlands
Teaches (T) and/or researches (R) in:
1. Bible and Related Literature: R
1: Hebrew Bible: R
3: Bible versions: R
4: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: R
5: Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran studies: R
2. History of the Jewish People: R
9: Ancient Near East: R
Description
The topic of my research and education is the Old Testament: the Bible of Judaism and part of the Christian Bible. I find it fascinating to study this literary and religious inheritance in the context of contemporaneous cultures: Mesopotamia and Egypt. It is most interesting to find out, from extant literature and its translations, how a politically and economically insignificant tribe (Israel) kept its spiritual independence in times of oppression and misery. This is even more intriguing, if you take into account that to this day, the literature of Judaism and Christianity still inspires myriads.
Search scholars Search institutions Search scholars by subject areas