Introduction
Nationality: Dutch
Education
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2008: PhD, Greek, (North West University) Potchefstroom, South Africa, on Oracles of God: a comparative study of Apostolic Christianity and its Greco-Roman world.
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1995-1997: DTh, Divinity, (University of the Orange Free State) Bloemfontein, South Africa, on the patristic subject of the reception of the Scriptures in the early Church (Church History and Polity). Title: Holy Letters and Syllables; the authority of Scripture in the 2nd century and its function in the writings of Ignatius of Antioch, Irenaeus of Lyons and Clement of Alexandria. The UOFS has full academic ties with the Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium.
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1994-95: MTh status awarded by special decree of Senate UOFS on the basis of the thesis “Afflictum et Confessus” 2 on the intellectual rejection and ridicule of the teachings of Christian Scripture and Christ in the second and third century AD (under Prof. Dr. R. van den Broek, Dean theological faculty State University of Utrecht, now retired); and doctoral exams in Biblical Studies, Systematic Theology and Church History.
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1992-1994: BTh, UOFS Bloemfontein, South Africa, B.Th. cum laude in all subjects
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1991-1992: Theology (including Septuagint and Biblical Aramaic), University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
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1989-1991: Theology (including Philosophy, Latin, Greek and Hebrew) University of Kampen, the Netherlands (Oudestraat, presently PKN)
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1985-1988: Journalism, ESJ/CHE Academy, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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1980-1985: Farel College, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Field of Expertise
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Greek
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Church and Dogma History
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Church Polity
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Missiology
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New Testament
Focus of Research
Divine Revelation through Sacred Scripture, particularly in early Christian & other Biblical literature in the context of the Greco-Roman World, but also in modern and post modern theological liberalism. Past projects:
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Pagan intellectual criticism of Christianity in the 2nd and 3rd century.
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The reception and authority of the Scriptures in the early post-apostolic Church (2nd century)
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Concepts of Divine revelation in early Christian Scripture in the light of contemporaneous Plutarch
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Divine revelation in early theological liberalism in the colony at the Cape of Good Hope (19th century)
Publications
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Hope and Disillusionment. A basic introduction to the history of Christianity. Importantia/Amazon 2010, 254p. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/9057192128/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297708033&sr=8-1&condition=new.
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From the reviews: “Dr Zuiddam has given us a very useful introduction to the history of the church. While it is an overview, there is sufficient detail on the most important events/movements to give a fair representation of what has gone before. The unpleasant aspects of the church’s history are not played down, but rather are examined in the light of Scripture, often by way of terse witticisms and probing questions. I recommend Dr Zuiddam’s book to those wanting an introduction to church history, and also to those who already have a grasp of church history but would benefit from such a well-integrated approach.”
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Oracles of God: a comparative study of Apostolic Christianity and its Greco-Roman world. PhD Greek thesis, Potchefstroom 2008, 346p.
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Johannes Calvijn, Commentaar op de Bijbel, 1 Johannes en Judas. (John Calvin commentary on 1 John and Jude). Importantia Publishing, Dordrecht (The Netherlands) 2006, 156p.
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Holy Letters and Syllables. The function and authority of the Christian Scriptures in the second century, as represented by Ignatius, Irenaeus and Clemens of Alexandria (“Heilige Letters en Lettergrepen. De functie en het karakter van Schriftgezag in de tweede eeuw, zoals dit naar voren komt in de werken van Ignatius van Antiochië, Irenaeus van Lyon en Clemens van Alexandrië”), Importantia, Dordrecht (The Netherlands) 2007, 432p. Link: http://patristics.org/news/books/heilige-letters-en-lettergrepen/
