Research

The research group Textual Sources of Judaism and Christianity focuses on the foundational texts of Judaism and Christianity, that is the Bible and texts that originated in the Jewish and Christian traditions of the first centuries of our calendar. A distinction is made between the New Testament in relation to the Old Testament.

Researchers

• Prof. dr. Ellen van Wolde studies the texts of the Hebrew Bible in the context of the ancient Near East. She specialises in the study of language and concepts of the beginning of the universe, the ideas about God/gods, and how humans with these concepts try to give an orientation to their lives.
• dr. Matthijs den Dulk specialises in the study of the New Testament and early Christian literature. He is currently working on a number of projects, including a book on ethnic stereotypes in early Christian literature.
• dr. Seth Bedsoe's research examines the literary and socio-historical character of ancient Jewish and Christian literature, with particular attention to wisdom and narrative traditions.
• Prof. dr. Jan van der Watt researches in the area of the New Testament, with particular focus on the Johannine literature, the theology and ethics of the New Testament and translation of ancient texts.

Affiliated organisations

The Kaski is a research centre that does research in the field of religion and society. In recent years, reports have been made on, for example, spiritual care in prisons, fund-raising in the churches, parish development and the supporters of the Dutch Bible Society. The main focus of the Kaski is knowledge valorisation and the social impact of research.