Albertus Frederik Johannes Klijn (17 April 1923 – 30 May 2012) was a Dutch scholar of the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
and early Judaism and Christianity at the
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; nl, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is th ...
. He was best known for his introductory work on the New Testament, and then later for his publications on
early Christian apocryphal literature.
Klijn studied theology at
Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, and submitted his doctoral dissertation in 1949 on the "Western" Text of the Gospels and Acts. In 1951 he became a Reformed pastor in
Heinkenszand
Heinkenszand is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 14 km east of Middelburg.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1351 as Heynekijnssand, and means "sand of Heynekijn ( ...
,
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
, anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem")
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. Four years later he began teaching, returning to the University of Utrecht as a lecturer. In 1967 Klijn was appointed professor of early Christian literature and interpretation of the New Testament at the
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; nl, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is th ...
. It was at Groningen that he began to specialize in
second-temple Jewish pseudepigrapha and in early Christian literature. Klijn was the editor of the series "De prediking van het Nieuwe Testament: Een theologische commentaar", to which he himself contributed volumes on the
Pastoral Epistles (1994), the
Epistle to the Hebrews
The Epistle to the Hebrews ( grc, Πρὸς Ἑβραίους, Pros Hebraious, to the Hebrews) is one of the books of the New Testament.
The text does not mention the name of its author, but was traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle. Mos ...
(1975) and the
Epistle to the Philippians
The Epistle to the Philippians is a Pauline epistle of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and Timothy is named with him as co-author or co-sender. The letter is addressed to the Christian chu ...
(1974). Klijn retired from Groningen in 1986.
Select works
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Festschriften
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Tjitze Baarda (ed.), ''Text and Testimony: Essays on New Testament and Apocryphal Literature in Honour of A. F. J. Klijn'' (Kampen 1988)
References
External links
"Prof. A. F. J. Klijn overleden", Reformatorisch Dagblad, 1 June 2012"Hoogleraar Klijn overleden", Omroep Groningen, 1 June 2012
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1923 births
2012 deaths
Dutch biblical scholars
Dutch historians of religion
New Testament scholars
People from Doorn
Academic staff of the University of Groningen
Utrecht University alumni