Fika J van Rensburg MA, ThD, professor in New Testament, Dean, Faculty of Theology, North-West University, Potchefstroom.
Research Areas: New Testament, specialising in (1) Socio-historic study of the New Testament; (2) Early Christianity and the Ancient Economy; (3) First Peter, presently focussing on soteriology, ethics and eschatology of 1 Peter; (4) Developing tools for the interpretation and translation of the Bible; (5) Interpretation of the New Testament for present day preaching.
Gives tuition on undergraduate and postgraduate level, focusing on Exegesis, Hermeneutics, Socio-historic context of the New Testament, Epistolography focused on the New Testament.
E-mail: Fika.JanseVanRensburg@nwu.ac.za
Fax: 018 299 1061
Tel: 27-18-299-1849 (w)
Tel: 27-18-293-0899 (h)
Sel: +27 82 870 2656
Web: http://www.puk.ac.za/fakulteite/teologie/fikavanrensburg.html
Author of 52 scholarly articles, 21 books en 39 chapters in books.
Promoter (completed) for 12 PhD candidates, with 6 candidates busy with their theses; study leader (completed) for 20 Masters degree candidates, with 3 candidates busy with their dissertations.
Current Research
• Research on 1 Peter: Homiletic commentary; Alienity; Soteriology
• Textual analysis (Greek NT)
• Book manuscripts: A guide to do exegesis for preaching and pastoral counselling; Interliniar Greek/Afrikaans New Testament; NLV Thematic Study Bible
• The socio-historic context of the New Testament
• Early Christianity and the Economy in Antiquity: Implications for present day societies, focusing on South Africa and its Development (International research project)
Functions in scholarly societies (present and past):
• President: New Testament Society of South Africa (NTSSA) (1995-2000)
• Secretary: Finance and Members, NTSSA (1990-1995)
• Co-founder and secretary-coordinator, Study Group for Greek tuition (1986-2005)
• Editor of In die Skriflig [Journal of the Reformed Theological Society of South Africa.] (2000-2003)
• Co-Editor (New Testament), 1983-Afrikaanse Vertaling Verwysingsbybel (Bybelgenootskap van SA), published 1998
• Member of the Philodemus project of the Hellenistic Moral Philosophy and Early Christianity Group of the Society of Biblical Literature
• Member, Editorial Board, Neotestamentica [Journal of the NTSSA] (1990 - 2000)
• Member of the three person weekly SABC-program Wat sê die Bybel? (1987-1994)
• Member of the Society of Biblical Literature
• Member of the European Association of Biblical Studies
• Presenter and panel member of the RSG-programme "Die Bybel in ons lewe", broadcasted on Sunday nights at 18:30 - 19:00 (2004-2006)
• Presenter TWR Radio 155 programme "Bybel Aktueel", broadcasted on Sundays at 17:00 - 17:30 (2010-)
• Co-leader (with John T Fitzgerald) of the SBL-programme: "Early Christianity and the Economy in Antiquity". (2007-)
• Editorial Board of Acta Patristica et Byzantina (2009-)
• Chair of FUTE (Forum for University Theological Education in SA) (2009-)
Conferences
Have read 18 papers at international academic conferences, and 14 at national academic conferences.
Ecclesiastic activities
• Chair, Synod study committee for the translation of the Bible into Afrikaans (New Testament) (1989-1994)
• Editor of Die Kerkblad (1986-1987)
• Member, Synod study committee for the new translation of the ecumenical confessions into Afrikaans (1979-1985)
• Member, Synod study committee on the place of women in the church (1982-1989; 1998-2000; 2006-2009)
• Member, Synod study committee for the translation of the Bible into Afrikaans (1982 to the present)
• Member van die Advisory Board of the Bible Society of South-Africa (1988 to the present)
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