Born in Haarlem
(The
Netherlands
), Ed Noort was educated at the universities of
Amsterdam
, Kampen and Göttingen.
After professorships at the Reformed Theological Seminary of Kampen (1979) and the
University
of
Hamburg
(1989), he held –since 1993- the chair of Old Testament at the
University
of
Groningen
. In 2009 he retired as a chair of Old Testament Studies. The University Board awarded him a Honorary Professorship. In the same year the Queen of the Netherlands appointed him Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Education
1963-1969
Free University of
Amsterdam
and Reformed Theological Seminary Kampen (Theology)
1969-1973
University of Göttingen (Semitic languages, Archaeology of the
Near East
, Old Testament)
1971
Academic examinations in the Netherlands (Kampen); examinations for the function of minister in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands
1975
PhD University of Göttingen (Dissertation: Gotteswort in der Krise.
Untersuchungen zum Gottesbescheid in Mari und Israel).
(Supervisor Walther Zimmerli – magna cum laude)
Functions and academic appointments
1971-1973
Minister of the Reformed
Church- Göttingen
,
Germany
.
1973-1975
Academic Tutor of the Faculty of Theology, University of Göttingen.
1974-1977
Secretary of the Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, Göttingen 1977
1975-1979
Assistant and Instructor for Old Testament and Archaeology of
Palestine
, Faculty of Theology, University of Göttingen; ‘Stiftsinspektor’ of the Theologisches Stift Göttingen.
1978-1979
Visiting Professor of Archaeology of
Palestine
, University of
Hamburg
.
1979-1989
Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary,
Kampen
,
Netherlands
.
1989-1993
Professor of Old Testament and Archaeology of
Palestine
, Faculty of Theology, University of
Hamburg
.
1990-1991
Teaching the archaeological courses (“Lehrkurs) of the Deutsches Evangelisches Institut für Altertumswissenschaft in
Jerusalem
.
1995-1996
Visiting Professor United Theological College –Bangalore- India
1998
Visiting Professor Princeton Theological Seminary
Since 1993
Professor of Ancient Hebrew Literature and the History of Religion of Ancient
Israel
, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of
Groningen.
2005-2008
Dean of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (Groningen)
2006-2011 Professor Extraordinaire University of Stellenbosch - South Africa.
2009
Honorary Professor of Ancient Hebrew Literature and the History of Ancient Israel, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen
Boards and Memberships
1983-1989
Voor-Aziatisch Egyptisch Genootschap ‘Ex Oriente Lux’ –Leiden (B)
1983-
Biblischer Kommentar Altes Testament – Neukirchen-Vluyn (M)
1993-2006
Chair Centre for Religious Studies –
Groningen
1996-1999
President of the ‘Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap in Nederland en België (Old Testament Society )
1996-2006
Chair of the Committee Dutch and
Eastern Europe
Theological Faculties and Institutes
1998-
Member of Teylers Godgeleerd Genootschap, Haarlem, Netherlands;
1998-
Member of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences).
1999-
Th.C.Vriezen Stichting ter bevordering van de oudtestamentische wetenschap –Utrecht (Board).
1999-2006
Society of Psychiatry and Religion- Utrecht (Board).
1999-
Honorary Member of the Old Testament Society of
South Africa
.
2001- 2004
President of the European Association for Biblical Studies
2003-
Research Fellow Center of Theological Inquiry –
Princeton
(M)
2002-2008 Board of the
Royal
Netherlands
Academy
of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and
Vice-Chair Board of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division of the KNAW
2008-2011 Foreign Secretary; Executive Board
of the Royal
Netherlands
Academy
of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
2009- Member of the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Haarlem)
2010- Secretary of Teylers Godgeleerd Genootschap, Haarlem, Netherlands
Editorial (EB) and Advisory Boards (AB)
1979-
Commentaar op het Oude Testament (Kampen) -EB
1981 -
Palaestina Antiqua (Kampen/Leuven)-EB
1981-1989
Gereformeerd Theologisch Tijdschrift (Kampen/Amsterdam)-EB
1983-1989
Woord in Beweging: Exegetisch-Homiletische commentaren (Kampen)-EB.
1991-
Historical Commentary on the Old Testament (Kampen)- AB
1996-
Ontwerpen (Kampen)- EB
1996-
Themes in Biblical Narrative ( Leiden)- AB
1999-
Kerk en Theologie (Zoetermeer)- AB
1999-2001
Internationaal Commentaar op de Bijbel (Kampen)
2001-
Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology (
Leuven
)- EB
2005- International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament // Internationaler Exegetischer Kommentar zum Alten Testament (Stuttgart)- ED
2005- Board of Reviews of Biblical Literature (SBL)
2006- Sacra Scriptura (Cluj)-AB
