Education, degrees
- 2009—2016: Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies (Historial Theology), Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium / Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dissertation: “Tradition and Innovation: Baptismal Rite and Mystagogy in Theodore of Mopsuestia and Narsai of Nisibis.”
- 1996—2002: Master of Theology (drs., cum laude), Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven (ETF Leuven)
- 1991—1995: Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences; Hoger Laboratorium Onderwijs/Analytical chemistry
- 1985—1991: De Lage Waard, Papendrecht – VWO
Academic positions and teaching experience
- 2018—present: Affiliated Researcher in Historical Theology, ETF Leuven
- 2002—present: Academic Dean at Evangelical Theological Academy (Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands)
- 2002—present: Teacher of Systematic Theology and Early Christianity at Evangelical Theological Academy (Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands)
- 2002—present: Writer of course materials (New Testament Exegesis, Introduction to Theology, Theology Proper, Bibliology, Kosmology, Antropology, and Bible Study Methods)
Academic memberships
- 2015—present: Research fellow of the Netherlands Centre for Patristic Research (CPO; VU/TiU)
- 2011—present: Fellow of the Foundation for Early Christian Studies (Stichting Oudchristelijke Studiën); board member since 2018
Selected Bibliography
Books
- With Marten van Willigen. Door Christus aangesproken: een ontmoeting met de Vroege Kerk. Heerenveen: Groen, 2019.
- Tradition and Innovation: Baptismal Rite and Mystagogy in Theodore of Mopsuestia and Narsai of Nisibis. Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 149. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2018.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
- “Circumcision and Baptism? Aphrahat’s Demonstrations as a Window to Jewish Initiation in Persia.” In Let God Be True: Perspectives on Romans 3, edited by Jacobus (Kobus) Kok, Jermo van Nes, and Jeremy D. Otten, 323–46. Gorgias Biblical Studies 73. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2023.
- “A Multi-layered Garment of Immorality: The Coverings of the Body in Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Baptismal Rite.” In Early Christian Mystagogy and the Body, edited by Nienke Vos and Paul Van Geest, 153–73. Annua Nuntia Lovaniensia 83. Leuven: Peeters, 2022.
- “Paulus als fijnbesnaard communicator in Galaten 3:24-29.” In En het Woord is prachtig geworden: verrassend licht op 25 Bijbelteksten, edited by Evert Leeflang, Marianne Visser, and Metta Wierenga, 127–32. Sliedrecht: Merweboek, 2022.
- With Reinhart Ceulemans and Roald Dijkstra. “Digitale klassieken: twee nieuwe vertaaldatabanken (Grieks en vroegchristelijk Latijn).” Hermeneus 94 no. 1 (2022): 33–37.
- “De vroegchristelijke dooppraktijk, bezien vanuit de liturgie van Theodorus van Mopsuestia.” In Off the Beaten Path: A Festschrift in honor of Gie Vleugels, edited by Jacobus Kok and Martin Webber, 143–60. Beiträge zum Verstehen der Bibel 48, Zürich, LIT Verlag, 2021.
- “Mar Narsai and the Spirit Epicleses in the Acts of Thomas.” Journal of Theological Studies 71, no. 2 (2020): 731–55.
- “De trinitarische doopformule in Mattheüs 28:19. Oorspronkelijk of latere toevoeging?” In Door Christus aangesproken: een ontmoeting met de Vroege Kerk, edited by Nathan Witkamp and Marten van Willigen, 123–38. Heerenveen: Jongbloed, 2019.
- “Schrift én traditie? Over de relatie tussen de geschreven en ongeschreven apostolische overlevering.” In Door Christus aangesproken: een ontmoeting met de Vroege Kerk, edited by Nathan Witkamp and Marten van Willigen, 27–41. Heerenveen: Groen, 2019.
- “‘In the Posture of One Who Prays’: The Orans Position in the Baptismal Rite of Theodore of Mopsuestia.” In: Prayer and the Transformation of the Self in Early Christian Mystagogy. LAHR 18 (The Mystagogy of the Church Fathers 5), edited by Hans van Loon, Giselle de Nie, Michiel Op de Coul, and Peter van Egmond, 191–208. Leuven: Peeters, 2018.
- “A Critical Comparison of the So-called ‘Lawsuit’ in the Baptismal Rites of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Narsai of Nisibis.” Vigiliae Christianae 65, no 5 (2011): 514–42.
Review Articles
- Review of ‘s Zondags ga ik naar de kerk – of niet. Kritische beschouwingen over de protestantse kerkdienst, by Riemer Roukema. Inspirare 2 (2023): 70–71.
- Review of Thomas of Edessa’s Explanations of the Nativity and Epiphany, edited with and introduction and translation, by Ute Possekel and J. F. Coakley. Journal of Theological Studies 73, no. 1 (2022): 399–403.
- Review of Narsai: Rethinking his Work and his World, Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum, edited by Aaron Butts, Kristian Heal, and Robert Kitchen. Journal of Theological Studies 73, no. 1 (2022): 395–99.
- Review of Le ministère sacerdotal dans la tradition syriaque primitive, by Tanios Bou Mansour. Journal of Theological Studies 72, no. 2 (2021): 1004–1006.
- Review of Stemmen uit de stilte. Vaderspreuken uit de Egyptische woestijn (systematische collectie), Deel 1 by Ta Grammata. Marturia 13, no. 19 (2022): 10–13.
- Review of Augustinus – Schrijf me en ik stuur je antwoord: acht brieven [Epistulae 29 en 132-138], by Arie Akkermans and Hans van Reisen. Marturia 12, no. 18 (2021): 16–18.
- Review of Omdat de Bijbel het zegt: Waarom de Schrift verdedigen ons kan verlammen hem te lezen, by Peter Enns. Soteria 35, no. 2 (2018): 89–91.