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  • Prof De Villiers’ impressive publication list bears testimony to his expertise in New Testament Studies

  • He has edited 15 books, authored four monographs, published 120 peer-reviewed academic articles and chapters in books as well as numerous general articles and book reviews. During his academic career, Prof De Villiers has been a member of several editorial boards and served in the executive of various academic societies. He is the chairperson of South African Association for Spirituality (SPIRASA), the executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Christian Spirituality and Ethics, the chair of the Mysticism Group of the New Testament Society of South Africa and editor of LitNetAkademies (Godsdienswetenskappe)

  • He is currently developing a program in Biblical Spirituality which reflects the African context and aims to publish handbooks and monographs on this topic

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Prof De Villiers’ impressive publication list bears testimony to his expertise in New Testament Studies He has published on the Synoptic Gospels and Acts, apocalypticism, non-canonical writings (4 Ezra and the Similitudes of Enoch), hermeneutics (postmodernity and the relationship between history and faith), exegetical approaches and methods (narratology, sociological text analysis and linguistics), theological and related topics (the unity of the church, Judaism, Graeco-Roman society, miracles, superstition) as well as Pauline (1 Thessalonians, Philemon), Deutero-Pauline (2 Thessalonians), and Trito-Pauline literature (1 Timothy). His most extensive publications are on Revelations, socio-ethical themes and spirituality. With this edition of the HTS, the Editorial Board pays tribute to an esteemed scholar, colleague and friend who, for the past 44 years, has contributed significantly to the development of theology as an academic enterprise

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