apl. Prof. Dr. Cornelis de Vos
Current affiliations
- Centre for Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture (GKM)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Hermeneutics in the New Testament and of the New Testament
- New Testament and ethics
- Verhältnis von Normativität und Identität in der Antike
- Ancient Judaism and its Writings
- Reception history of the Bible
- "Land of Israel" in the Bible and early Jewish writings
Academic Education | |
| 2010 | “Habilitation” for the subject Hellenistic Judaism and New Testament, Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Münster |
| 2003 - 2009 | Post-doc project Holy Land and the Presence of God: Shifts in and Functions of Old Testament Concepts of the Land in Early Jewish and New Testament Writings |
| 2002 | PhD (Old Testament) at the University of Groningen |
| 1997 - 1998 | Study at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem (three months) |
| 1994 - 1997 | Study of Middle Egyptian and Aramaic at the University of Groningen |
| 1993 - 1994 | Study of Modern Hebrew and Biblical Archaeology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem |
| 1984 - 1993 | Study of Theology, Kampen (NL) and Hamburg; minor subjects: Egyptology, Classical Arabic, Medieval Philosophy |
| 1978 - 1984 | Secondary school Revius Lyceum in Doorn, NL |
| 1983 | Gewinner der Mathematik-Olympiade des Revius Lyceums (s.u.) (> 1500 Schüler*innen) |
Work Experience | |
| 10/2023 - 03/2025 | Vertretungsprofessor für Neues Testament am Institut für Evangelische Theologie und Religionspädagogik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg |
| 10/2022 - 03/2023 | Vertretungsprofessor für Neues Testament und Antikes Judentum und Vertretungsdirektor des Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum, Universität Münster |
| 10/2020 - 09/2022 | Lehrauftrag Neues Testament (4 Stunden) am Institut für Evangelische Theologie, Universität Osnabrück |
| 10/2019 - 09/2020 | Acting Professor of Old Testament at the Faculty of Protestant Theology - University of Muenster |
| 01/2018 - 12/2019 | Von Harling scholarship 2018 and 2019 for finalising an edition with German translation of Josephus's, Contra Apionem |
| 10/2019 | Appointment as Adjunct Professor of New Testament and Ancient Judaism |
| 01/2019 | Visiting Professor, Theological Faculty, Turku, Finland financed by the Abraham Polin scholarship |
| 10/2017 - 09/2018 | Interim professor of New Testament at the Protestant Theological Faculty, University of Muenster |
| 11/2012 - 09/2017 | Project leader (together with Prof. Dr. Hermut Löhr) at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", University of Münster |
| 08/2016 - 04/2017 | Acting professor of Old Testament and Ancient Judaism at the Institute for Protestant Theology, University of Osnabrück |
| 10/2015 - 07/2016 | Acting Professor of Theology and History of the Literature of the New Testament at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel |
| 10/2014 - 07/2015 | Acting Professor of New Testament and Hellenistic Judaism at the Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum, University of Münster |
| 2009 - 2012 | Research Assistant at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", University of Münster |
| 2003 - 2009 | Assistant Lecturer ("Wissenschaftlicher Assistent") of New Testament and Judaism at the Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum, University of Münster |
| 2001 - 2004 | Translator for the New Bible Translation of the Dutch Bible Society and the Catholic Bible Society |
| 1999 - 2003 | Teacher of Religious Education and Philosophy; head of the Religious Education department; supervisor of trainee teachers at the Heerenlanden College in Leerdam, NL |
| 1994 - 1998 | Researcher for the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, NL |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 11/2021 | Erster Vorsitzender, Vorstand, Franz-Delitzsch-Gesellschaft e.V. zur Förderung des Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum: - Christlich-jüdische Beziehungen in Geschichte und Gegenwart; - Wissenschaftliche Erforschung und Vermittlung von Geschichte, Literatur, Theologie und Philosophie des Judentums |
| since 2015 | Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal for the Study of Judaism |
| since 2011 | Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie |
| since 2011 | The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies |
| since 2005 | European Association of Biblical Studies |
| since 2004 | Centrum für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Mittelmeerraums, University of Münster |
| since 2004 | Society of Biblical Literature |
| since 1990 | Deutscher Palästina-Verein |
| 2016 - 2022 | co-chair, section "Joshua-Judges", Society of Biblical Literature |
| 2012 - 2016 | Member of the steering committee of the section "Joshua-Judges" - Society of Biblical Literature |
| 2012 - 2015 | Co-editor of the Journal for the Study of Judaism |
| 2011 - 2015 | Deutsche religionsgeschichtliche Studiengesellschaft - Member of the board |
Publications
de Vos, J. Cornelis (2024) In: Ameling, Walter (eds.), Der historische und kulturelle Kontext der Septuaginta / The Historical and Cultural Context of the Septuagint, 491-502. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
de Vos, J. Cornelis (2024) In: Cordoni, Constanze (eds.), Religious Homelands: Collected Essays. Berlin: De Gruyter. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
de Vos, J Cornelis (2023) In: Birdsong, Shelley L.; de Vos J. Cornelis; Kim, Hyun Chul Paul (eds.), Reading Gender in Judges. An Intertextual Approach, 89-99. Atlanta: SBL Press. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Birdsong, Shelley L.; de Vos J. Cornelis; Kim, Hyun Chul Paul (eds.) (2023) Atlanta: SBL Press. Book (edited collection) | Published | |
Birdsong, Shelley L.; de Vos, J. Cornelis; Kim, Hyun Chul Paul (2023) In: Birdsong, Shelley L.; de Vos J. Cornelis; Kim, Hyun Chul Paul (eds.), Reading Gender in Judges. An Intertextual Approach, 1-18. Atlanta: SBL Press. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: 23/03/2015 - 25/03/2015 Funded by: Armin Schmitt Foundation, DFG - International Scientific Events Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2016 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 01/11/2012 - 31/12/2018 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/02/2012 - 31/12/2016 Funded by: International Council of Christians and Jews Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 17/10/2011 - 09/01/2012 Type of project: Own resources project |
Doctorates
| Transformationen von Volk-Gottes-Vorstellungen. Eine vergleichende Untersuchung apokalyptischer Schriften aus der Zeit nach der Zerstörung des Zweiten Tempels… Candidate: Dik, John | Supervisors: Doering, Prof. Dr. Lutz | Reviewers: Doering, Lutz; de Vos, Cornelis Period of time: 01/10/2018 - 08/12/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |