Prof. dr. A. (Arie) van der Kooij (Emeritus)
Position:
- Professor Emeritus
- Old Testament Exegesis
- History of Israelian Religion
- History of Israelian Literature
| Telephone number: | +31 (0)71 527 2577 |
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| E-Mail: | a.van.der.kooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Leids Instituut Godsdienstwetenschappen |
| Office Address: |
Witte Singel-complex Matthias de Vrieshof 1 2311 BZ Leiden Room number 1.05b |
Fields of interest
Bible-study, Old Testament, Biblical interpretations, textual criticism and the Septuagint.
My inspiration
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 intruiging, if you take into account that to this day, the literature of Judaism and Christianity, still inspires myriads.
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