Albertus Frederik Johannes Klijn (17 April 1923 – 30 May 2012) was a Dutch scholar of the

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and early Judaism and Christianity at the

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. 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

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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

. 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

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(1974). Klijn retired from Groningen in 1986.

Select works

Thesis

Books

* * * * * * * - English translation of ''De wordingsgeschiedenis van het Nieuwe Testament'' * * * * * * * * *

Articles & Chapters

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Festschriften

* 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klijn, Albertus 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