Supervisors and Expertise

Prof Dirk J Human
 

Qualifications

Brief CV

Areas of Interest and Specialisation

 

BA (Admission) (cum laude)

BA Hons (Semitics) (cum laude)

MA (Semitics) (cum laude)

BD (cum laude)

DD (Old Testament) (cum laude)

 

Societal membership

Member of OTSSA, SASNES, ASRSA, SABRS, IOSOT, SBL, M Acad SA

D.A.A.D. Alumnus

Alexander von Humboldt Alumnus

 

Born in 1961

Studied Admission and Semitic Languages at the Rand Afrikaans University (1980-1984)- now UJ

Theology at the University of Pretoria (1985- 1993)

Further Studies

Universities of Munich (1990-1991; 2012), Vienna (1999), Marburg (2001).

Career Highlights

·       D.A.A.D. Scholarship (1990-1991)

·       A von Humboldt scholarship (2001-2002)

·       Several international congresses, lectures and visits

·       Head: Religion Studies (UP) (2000-2012)

·       HOD (Old Testament Studies) and Deputy Dean (Theology, UP) (2012- )

·       Chair: Editor’s Forum for Theology and related Journals (2009- )

·       Editor-in-Chief: Verbum et Ecclesia (2002- )

·       National and international publications: (eg. 4 x LHBOTS Books on Psalms)

·       Annual ProPsalms Seminar since 2003

 

OT Books: Psalms and poetic literature

Methodology: Literary and Historical-critical approaches, Hermeneutics

Special Focus Areas: Old Testament History, Exegesis, Theology and Hermeneutics, Hebrew Poetry and poetical texts, History of religion(s) – Religionsgeschichte of Israel and Judah / ANE, Religion and OT in African context(s), Contextual Hermeneutics, Ethics of the Hebrew Bible/OT

 

 

Prof Alphonso Groenewald
 

Qualifications

Brief CV

Areas of Interest and Specialisation

 

BA (Theol) (cum laude)

BA Hons (Semitics) (cum laude)

BDiv (cum laude)

MA (Semitics) (cum laude)

ThD (Old Testament) (cum laude)

 

 


Born in 1969

Studied Theology and Semitic Languages at the University of Pretoria (1988-1996)

Theology at the University of Würzburg (1997-1998)

Theology at the University of Nijmegen (1999-2002)

Lectured at:

·       Univ of Pretoria (2003 +)

Career Highlights

·       D.A.A.D. Scholarship (1996-1998; 2010)

·       Research Fellowships: Nijmegen (1999-2002)

·       UP Staff Exchange (2010; 2013)

·      Academic Honorary colors in 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996

·      Contributor: Historical Critical Commentary on the Old Testament (Isaiah 1-12; 13-27)

 

OT Books: Isaiah and prophetical texts, Psalms

Methodology: Literary and Historical-critical approaches

Special Focus Areas: Exegesis, Theology and Hermeneutics, Hebrew Poetry and poetical texts, Ethics of the Hebrew Bible/OT

 

 

 
Prof Esias E Meyer
 

Qualifications

Brief CV

Areas of Interest and Specialisation

 

BA

BA Hons (ANES) (cum laude)

BD (cum laude)

MA (ANES) (cum laude)

DTh (Old Testament)

All from University of Stellenbosch

 

Born in 1971

Studied Theology and ANES at the University of Stellenbosch (1991-1997)

Studied Overseas: Oxford (2001), Marburg (2002)

Minister of Religion: DRC Strand-North (2004-2009)

Lectured:

Univ of Pretoria (2010 +)

Career Highlights

·       Skye Scholarship (2001 and 2003)

·       D.A.A.D. Scholarship (2002)

·      Book Review Editor: Verbum et Ecclesia (2010+)

 

OT Books: Pentateuch – Leviticus

Methodology: Literary and Historical-critical approaches

Special Focus Areas: Priestly texts/world view,

Ideological criticism, Ecology, Old Testament Ethics, Exegesis. Theology and Hermeneutics

 

 

Dr Ananda Geyser-Fouché
 

Qualifications

Brief CV

Areas of Interest and Specialisation

 

BA

BA (Hons) Semitic languages) (cum laude)

BD

MA Semitic languages (cum laude)

PhD (Old Testament)

PGCHE

 

Born in 1972

Studied Theology and Semitic languages at the University of Pretoria (1990-2006)

Lectured at:

·       Part time – Module in Psalms (2007)

·       Univ of Pretoria (2012 +)

 

Career Highlights

 

·       Senior Administrative Officer – Univ of Pretoria (2003-2012)

·       WP Bouwer Award for best BD student for 3 years. (1996)

·       B Gemser Award for best student in Old Testament for 3 years. (1996)

·       AD Pont Award for best student in Church History for 3 years (1996)

·       Dean’s Award for the best BD research essay in final year. (1996)

 

OT Books: I & II Chronicles, Ruth, Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, Jonah, Esther, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastics

Methodology: Socio-scientific criticism, Intertextual studies

Special Focus Areas: OT narratives, wisdom,  Second Temple Literature

Extra-Biblical: Qumran Studies, Enoch

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