Abstract

This article deals with the history of the Department of New Testament Studies at the University of Pretoria from 1938 to 2008. The focus falls on the permanent staff members and their contributions during this period. The article begins with a discussion of the life and career of Prof. E.P. Groenewald. It then proceeds to the more diff cult time of cultural boycotts, with Profs A.B. du Toit and F. Botha as members of the Department at that time. Then the careers of Profs J.G. van der Watt and S.J. Joubert are discussed. The article concludes with a discussion of the contribution made by Prof. G.J. Steyn.

Highlights

  • This article deals with the history of the Department of New Testament Studies at the University of Pretoria from 1938 to 2008

  • The focus falls on the permanent staff members and their contributions during this period

  • The Department of New Testament, today known as the Department of New Testament Studies, at the University of Pretoria has experienced several highlights in its seventy years of existence

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The Department of New Testament Studies, University of Pretoria (Dutch Reformed Church), 1938–2008 Postal address: Exegese van het Nieuwe Testament en Bronteksten van het Christendom, Faculteit Teologie, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Erasmusplein 1, Nederland Keywords: E.P. Groenewald; A.B. du Toit; J.G. van der Watt; S.J. Joubert; G.J. Steyn How to cite this article: Van der Watt, J., Du Toit, A. & Joubert, S., 2009, ‘The Department of New Testament Studies (Dutch Reformed Church) 1938– 2008’, Verbum et Ecclesia 30(3), Art. #181, 6 pages. DOI: 10.4102/ve.v30i3.181

INTRODUCTION
STRENGTHENS THE DEPARTMENT
PROFESSOR JAN VAN DER WATT JOINS THE DEPARTMENT
THE FUTURE
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