-
oa Permanent ‘prof-in-spé’?
De academische start en carrièreopties van oudtestamenticus Th.C. Vriezen (1899-1981)
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: DNK : Documentatieblad voor de Nederlandse kerkgeschiedenis na 1800, Volume 47, Issue 101, Dec 2024, p. 193 - 218
-
- 01 Dec 2024
Abstract
Permanently ‘prof-in-spé’?
The academic beginnings and career options of Old Testament scholar Th.C. Vriezen (1899-1981)
Theodorus Christaan Vriezen (1899-1981) is, with Abraham Kuenen, the best-known Dutch Old Testament scholar in the Netherlands and abroad. Much has been published about Vriezen, but a gap is the academic position from which he built his reputation. This article analyses how, after various disappointments, he became a professor of Israelite literature, Old Testament interpretation, history of Israelite religion and Hebrew language and archaeology at the University of Groningen. Furthermore, it charts what were Vriezen’s academic opportunities after this. Both orthodox and liberal friends also followed his theological development with interest. Vriezen followed his own path, in the tradition of ethical orthodox biblical scholarship.