Open AccessThe Department of New Testament Studies, University of Pretoria (Dutch Reformed Church) 1938� 2008
Author(s) -
J.G. van der Watt,
Andrie Du Toit,
Stephan Joubert
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v30i3.181
Subject(s) - cult , period (music) , sociology , old testament , theology , new testament , religious studies , history , classics , philosophy , aesthetics
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