Personal profile
Research interests
After having been a journalist for more than a decade, I returned to academia in 2012 and now serve as Professor of Old Testament at the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Leuven and Associate Professor of Old Testament at the Theological University Kampen.
I worked in the fields of Theology, Biblical Studies, History and Literature of the Ancient Near East, Archaeology, Neo-Calvinism, Politics and Journalism. My present research concentrates on the literary, historical and theological aspects of the so-called Primary History (Genesis - 2 Kings), in particular with regard to concepts of the promised land and the motif of divine preference in Genesis 1-11.
External positions
Guest Professor, ETF Leuven
1 Sept 2025 → …
Full Professor, ETF Leuven
1 Oct 2020 → 31 Aug 2025
Associate Professor, ETF Leuven
1 Aug 2018 → 30 Sept 2020
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Qoheleth’s Evaluation of Israel’s History
Bekkum, K. (. ). V. (CoI), Burger, H. (. M. ). (CoI) & Seo, J.-H. (PI)
1/01/18 → …
Project: Research
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Diachronic linguistics in the book of Isaiah
Bekkum, K. (. ). V. (CoI), Dekker, J. (. ). (CoI), Koser, S. (PI) & Ziegert, C. (CoI)
1/01/21 → 20/12/24
Project: Research
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Divine Preference in Genesis 1–11 (OT/ST)
Bekkum, K. (. ). V. (PI) & Huijgen, A. (PI)
1/01/18 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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A Methodological Framework for Doing Biblical Exegesis and Systematic Theology
Bekkum, K. (. ). V. (PI), Burger, H. (. M. ). (PI) & Huijgen, A. (PI)
1/01/18 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Bevrijding en verwachting: over de verhouding tussen beide testamenten: aangeboden aan Mart-Jan Paul bij zijn afscheid als hoogleraar Oude Testament aan de Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven
Bekkum, K. V. (Editor), van den Belt, H. (Editor) & van den Herik, H. (Editor), 2025, Apeldoorn: Labarum Academic. 224 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Professional
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De Bijbel: Een boek van vrede, meer dan van innerlijke rust
Bekkum, K. V., 2025, Bijbel Glossy. Jongbloed, p. 76-77Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Popular
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De neocalvinistische omgang met de Bijbel: Een belemmerend of helpend perspectief?
Bekkum, K. V., 2025, In: Kontekstueel : tijdschrift voor gereformeerd belijden nú. 39, 6, p. 25-30Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Hope in Hebrew and Christian Sacred Writings
Webber, M. I. & Bekkum, K. V., 2025, The Oxford Compendium of Hope. Scioli, A. & van den Heuvel, S. C. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 23-42Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Kopiisten of toch schrijvers
Bekkum, K. V., 2025, In: Onderweg. 11, 8, p. 30-31Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Popular
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Who Wants to Live Forever? Immortality in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible
Bekkum, K. (. ). V. (Examiner)
31 Mar 2025Activity: Examination types › Examination
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Fremdwahrnehmung und Selbstwahrnehmung im Dialog: Exegetische Untersuchungen der Völkersprüche über die Philister
Dekker, J. (. ). (Examiner), Ziegert, C. (Examiner), Van Wieringen, A. (Examiner), Spronk, K. (Examiner) & Bekkum, K. (. ). V. (Examiner)
12 Dec 2025Activity: Examination types › Examination
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Hard Hearts and Blind Eyes: The Concept of Corporate and Individual Obduracy in Canonical Perspective
Bekkum, K. (. ). V. (Examiner)
4 Sept 2025Activity: Examination types › Examination
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Toward Ritual Purity: An Evolution of the Dietary Laws
Bekkum, K. (. ). V. (Examiner)
17 Jun 2025Activity: Examination types › Examination
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Kringen van licht en duisternis. De constructive van groepsidentiteit door middel van het contrast tussen licht en duisternis in de Dode Zeerollen en de paulinische literatuur
van Bekkum, K. (Examiner)
12 Dec 2024Activity: Examination types › Examination