Theology
Welkom by Universiteit Stellenbosch

​​Prof. Louis Jonker

Received​ doctoral degree from: Stellenbosch University / Universiteit van Stellenbosch (1993)

Research interests:

  • ​​​​​​Persian period biblical literature / Persiese periode bybelse literatuur​​​
  • Chronicles / Kroniekboek
  • ​​​​Biblical history writing / Bybelse geskiedskrywing
  • ​​​​Pentateuch / Pentateug
  • ​​​Intercultural Biblical hermeneutics / Interkulturele Bybelse hermeneutiek

Most recent​ publications:

 

1. From Adequate Biblical Interpretation to Transformative Intercultural Hermeneutics. Chronicling a Personal Journey. Elkhart ID: Institute for Mennonite Studies.

2015

2. “From Pentateuch to Chronicles. What does the End (Chronicles) of the Hebrew Bible Canon Imply for the Understanding of its Beginning (Pentateuch)?”, Biblische Zeitschrift 59/1, 39-53.

2015

3. “Of Writers and Readers. Facilitating the Intercultural Encounter between (Ancient) Texts and (Contemporary) Readers.” In: New Perspectives on Intercultural Reading of the Bible. Edited by D.S. Schipani, M. Brinkman and H. Snoek. Elkhart: Institute of Mennonite Studies, 239-255.

2015

4. “Who’s Speaking? On Whose Behalf? The Book of Haggai from the Perspective of Identity Formation in the Persian Period.” In: History, Memory, Hebrew Scriptures. A Festschrift for Ehud Ben Zvi. Edited by I. Wilson and D.V. Edelman. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 197-214.

2015

5. “Agrarian Economy through City-Elites’ Eyes: Reflections of Late Persian Period Yehud Economy in the Genealogies of Chronicles.” In: The Economy of Ancient Judah in Its Historical Context. Edited by Marvin Miller, Ehud Ben Zvi, and Gary Knoppers. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 75-99.

2015

6. “‘The Ark of the Covenant of the Lord’ The Place of Covenant in the Chronicler’s Theology.” In: Covenant in the Persian Period: from Genesis to Chronicles. Edited by Richard Bautch and Gary Knoppers. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 393-414.

2015

7. “On Becoming a Family in South Africa: Intercultural Bible Reading as Transformative Power in Society.” In: Bible and Transformation: The Promise of Intercultural Bible Reading, Semeia Studies 81. Edited by Janet Dyk and Hans de Wit. Atlanta: SBL Press, 387-413.

2015

8. Defining All-Israel in Chronicles. Multi-levelled Identit​y Negotiation in Late Persian-Period Yehud. FAT 106. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. [This publication won the Andrew Murray – Desmond Tutu prize for best theological publication in South Africa during 2016-2017.]

2016

9. “‘My Wife Must Not Live in King David’s Palace’ (2 Chr 8:11): A Contribution to the Diachronic Study of Intermarriage Traditions in the Hebrew Bible”, Journal of Biblical Literature 135/1, 35-47.

2016

10. “Being both on the Periphery and in the Centre: The Jerusalem Temple in Late Persian Period Yehud from Postcolonial Perspective.” In: Centres and Peripheries in the Early Second Temple Period, FAT. Edited by Ehud Ben Zvi and Christoph Levin. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 243-267.

2016

11. “Satan Made Me Do It!” The Development of a Satan Figure as Social-Theological Diagnostic Strategy from the late Persian Imperial Era to Early Christianity”, Old Testament Essays 30/2, 348-366.

2017

12. “What was Considered to be Apostasy by the Chronicler, and How Does it Relate to Deuteronomic Law?” Journal of Semitics 26/1, 382-411.

2017

13. “Chronicles in an (Un)changing World: The ‘Persian Context’ in Biblic​al Studies,” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 42/3, 267-283.

​2018