Cees Houtman

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Cees Houtman
Born1945  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (age 78)
OccupationUniversity teacher, biblical scholar  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Employer
Position held dean (Protestant Theological University, 19931997), professor emeritus (Protestant Theological University)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Cees Houtman, Cornelis Houtman (born April 6, 1945 in Bodegraven) is a Dutch emeritus professor of Old Testament at the Protestant Theological University in Kampen-1. [1] [2] [3] He published on the Pentateuch, the interpretation of the Book of Exodus, the history of Dutch Bible translations and the Old Testament study in the Netherlands. After 2006 he focused on topics of book and church history, [4] and the reception of the Bible in Dutch-language literature from the eighteenth century onwards. [5]

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Life

Education

From 1974, Houtman holds a Ph.D. from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with the dissertation De Hemel in het Oude Testament. Een onderzoek naar de voorstellingen van het oude Israel omtrent de kosmos under his doctoral advisor Nico H. Ridderbos. [6] [7]

Academic work

From 1970 Houtman worked at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and since 1990, at the Theological University in Kampen, where from 1993 to 1997 he was rector (dean). [7]

From 1990 to 2022 he participated in the work of the editorial team of the Historical Commentary on the Old Testament, until 2006 as its secretary. From 1999 to 2006 he was the president of the editorial team of the Biografisch Lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlandse protestantisme.

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Books

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References

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  2. "'De Bijbel als vrij domein. Over Guus Kuijers "Hoe een klein rotgodje God vermoordde"'". Lucepedia (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. Peels, H.G.L. Een spade dieper. Over de worsteling om de Schrift recht te doen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  4. "Cees Houtman. De selfmade dominee als auteur. Zesentwintig portretten uit de lange negentiende eeuw". Walburgpers. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  5. "Personalia van de auteurs". Digibron. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  6. Book List. Society for Old Testament Study. 1968.
  7. 1 2 Roukema, Riemer; Lietaert Peerbolte, Bert Jan; Spronk, Klaas, eds. (2006). The Interpretation of Exodus: Studies in Honour of Cornelis Houtman. Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology. Vol. 44. Peeters. ISBN   9789042918061.

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