Cees Houtman, Cornelis Houtman (born April 6, 1945 in Bodegraven) is a Dutch emeritus professor of Old Testament at the
Protestant Theological University
Protestant Theological University (abbreviated as ''PThU''; nl, Protestantse Theologische Universiteit) is a theological university with locations in two Dutch cities: Amsterdam and Groningen. The Protestant Theological University primarily cat ...
in Kampen-1. He published on the Pentateuch, the interpretation of the Book of Exodus, the history of Dutch Bible translations and the Old Testament study in the Netherlands. After 2006 he focused on topics of book and church history, and the reception of the Bible in Dutch-language literature from the eighteenth century onwards.
Life
Education
From 1974, Houtman holds a Ph.D. from the
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research ...
with the dissertation ''De Hemel in het Oude Testament. Een onderzoek naar de voorstellingen van het oude Israel omtrent de kosmos'' under his doctoral advisor Nico H. Ridderbos.
Academic work
From 1970 Houtman worked at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and since 1990, at the Theological University in Kampen, where from 1993 to 1997 he was rector (dean).
From 1990 to 2022 he participated in the work of the editorial team of the ''Historical Commentary on the Old Testament'', until 2006 as its secretary. From 1999 to 2006 he was the president of the editorial team of the ''Biografisch Lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlandse protestantisme''.
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Bibliography from the year 2006
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1945 births
Academic staff of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Academic staff of Protestant Theological University
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni
Old Testament scholars
Living people