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Cees Houtman
Born	1945
Occupation	University teacher, biblical scholar
Employer	Protestant Theological University (1990–) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1970–)
Position held	dean (Protestant Theological University, 1993–1997),professor emeritus (Protestant Theological University)

Cees Houtman,Cornelis Houtman (born April 6, 1945 in Bodegraven) is a Dutch emeritus professor of Old Testament at theProtestant Theological University in Kampen-1.^[1][2][3] He published on the Pentateuch, the interpretation of the Book of Exodus, the history of Dutch Bible translations and the Old Testament study in the Netherlands. After 2006 he focused on topics of book and church history,^[4] and the reception of the Bible in Dutch-language literature from the eighteenth century onwards.^[5]

From 1974, Houtman holds a Ph.D. from theVrije Universiteit Amsterdam with the dissertationDe Hemel in het Oude Testament. Een onderzoek naar de voorstellingen van het oude Israel omtrent de kosmos under his doctoral advisor Nico H. Ridderbos.^[6][7]

From 1970 Houtman worked at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and since 1990, at the Theological University in Kampen, where from 1993 to 1997 he was rector (dean).^[7]

From 1990 to 2022 he participated in the work of the editorial team of theHistorical Commentary on the Old Testament, until 2006 as its secretary. From 1999 to 2006 he was the president of the editorial team of theBiografisch Lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlandse protestantisme.

• De Hemel in het Oude Testament. Een onderzoek naar de voorstellingen van het oude Israel omtrent de kosmos (Diss. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). 1974.

• Houtman, C. (1980).Nederlandse vertalingen van het Oude Testament: Hun ontstaan, karakter en ontvangst. Boekencentrum.ISBN 978-90-239-0531-8.
• Houtman, C. (1982).Wereld en tegenwereld: Mens en milieu in de bijbel / mens en milieu en de bijbel. Ten Have.ISBN 97890-2594-2205.
• Houtman, C. (1988).Exodus 1: Een praktische bijbelverklaring. [1:1-15:21]. Tekst en toeliching. Kok.ISBN 9789024233946.
• Houtman, C. (1990).Het altaar als asielplaats: Beschouwingen over en naar aanleiding van Exodus 21:12-14. Kamper cahiers. Vol. 70. Kok.ISBN 90-242-3250-3.
• Houtman, C. (1993).Der Himmel Im Alten Testament: Israels Weltbild und Weltanschauung. Oudtestamentische studiën. Vol. 30. Brill.doi:10.1163/9789004497474.ISBN 978-90-04-09690-5.
• Houtman, C. (1993).Exodus: Chapters 1:1-7:13. Historical Commentary on the Old Testament. Vol. 1. Translated by Woudstra, Sierd; Rebel, Johan. Peeters.ISBN 9789042924673.
• Houtman, C. (1994).Der Pentateuch: Die Geschichte seiner Erforschung neben einer Auswertung. Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology. Vol. 9. Peeters.ISBN 9789039001141.ISSN 0926-6097.
• Houtman, C. (1996).Exodus: Chapters 7:14-19:25. Historical Commentary on the Old Testament. Vol. 2. Translated by Woudstra, Sierd. Peeters.ISBN 9789024261949.
• Houtman, C. (1997).Exodus 2: Een praktische bijbelverklaring. [15:22-40:38]. Tekst en toeliching. Kok.ISBN 9789024292820.
• Houtman, C. (1997).Das Bundesbuch: Ein Kommentar. Documenta Et Monumenta Orientis Antiqui (in German). Vol. 24. Brill.ISBN 978-90-04-10859-2.
• Houtman, C. (1998).Een wellustige en valse vrouw? Over een intrigerende "affaire" in Schrift en uitleg. Kok.ISBN 978-90-242-9347-6.
• Houtman, C. (2000).Exodus: Chapters 20-40. Historical Commentary on the Old Testament. Vol. 3. Translated by Rebel, Johan. Peeters.ISBN 9789042908055.
• Houtman, C. (2002).Exodus: Supplement. Historical Commentary on the Old Testament. Vol. 4. Peeters.ISBN 90-429-1126-3.
• Houtman, C.; Spronk, Klaas (2004).Ein Held des Glaubens? Rezeptionsgeschichtliche Studien zu den Simson-Erzählungen. Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology. Vol. 39. Peeters.ISBN 90-429-1555-2.
• Houtman, C. (2006).De Schrift wordt geschreven: Op zoek naar een christelijke hermeneutiek van het Oude Testament. Meinema.ISBN 978-90-211-4130-5.
• Houtman, C.; Spronk, Klaas (2007).Jefta und seine Tochter: Rezeptionsgeschichtliche Studien zu Richter 11, 29-40. Altes Testament und Moderne. Vol. 21. Lit.ISBN 978-3-8258-0846-4.
• Houtman, C. (2010).Bijbelse geschiedenis herverteld: Woord en beeld – Vraag en antwoord. Groen.ISBN 9789058299932.
• Houtman, C. (2013).Kinderkerk en kinderpreek: Geloofsopvoeding in het negentiende-eeuwse protestantse Nederland. Groen.ISBN 9789088970771.
• Houtman, C. (2015).Weerloos voor de rechtbank van de rede: De Bijbel en het vrije denken in Nederland 1855-1955. Verloren.ISBN 9789087045418.
• Houtman, C. (2019).Klaas van Belkum, godsdienstonderwijzer te Leeuwarden: Negentiende-eeuws propagandist van de Hervorming en Inwendige Zending. Reformatorische Stemmen. Vol. 2019/1. Ten Willem de Zwijgerstichting.ISBN 978-90-72462-65-7.
• Houtman, C. (2022).Kerst, Pasen en Pinksteren in zondagsschoolboekjes en andere negentiende-eeuwse lectuur voor de jeugd. EON Pers.ISBN 9789077246986.
• Houtman, C. (2022).De selfmade dominee als auteur: Zesentwintig portretten uit de lange negentiende eeuw. Walburg Pers.ISBN 9789462498693.

• Houtman, C. (1977). "What Did Jacob See in His Dream at Bethel?: Some Remarks on Genesis XXVIII 10-22".Vetus Testamentum.27 (3). Brill:337–351.doi:10.2307/1517497.JSTOR 1517497.
• Houtman, C. (1978). "Jacob at Mahanaim: Some Remarks on Genesis XXXII 2-3".Vetus Testamentum.28 (1). Brill:37–44.doi:10.2307/1517154.JSTOR 1517154.
• Houtman, C. (1984). "Another Look at Forbidden Mixtures".Vetus Testamentum.34 (2). Brill:226–228.doi:10.2307/1518149.JSTOR 1518149.
• Houtman, C. (1990). "On the Pomegranates and the Golden Bells of the High Priest's Mantle".Vetus Testamentum.40 (2). Brill:223–229.doi:10.2307/1518994.JSTOR 1518994.
• Houtman, C. (1990). "The Urim and Thummim: A New Suggestion".Vetus Testamentum.40 (2). Brill:229–232.doi:10.2307/1518995.JSTOR 1518995.
• Houtman, C. (1992). "On the Function of the Holy Incense (Exodus XXX 34-8) and the Sacred Anointing Oil (Exodus XXX 22-33)".Vetus Testamentum.42 (4). Brill:458–465.doi:10.2307/1518958.JSTOR 1518958.
• Der Toorn, Karel Van; Houtman, Cees (1994). "David and the Ark".Journal of Biblical Literature.113 (2). The Society of Biblical Literature:209–231.doi:10.2307/3266511.JSTOR 3266511.
• Houtman, C. (2003)."Theodicy in the Pentateuch". In Laato, Antii; De Moor, Johannes (eds.).Theodicy in the World of the Bible. The Goodness of God and the Problem of Evil. pp. 151–182.doi:10.1163/9789047402626_008.ISBN 978-90-04-13275-7.S2CID 243949164.
• Houtman, C. (2003). "Colenso as Seen by Kuenen, and as Known from Colenso's Letters to Kuenen". In Draper, Jonathan A. (ed.).The Eye of the Storm: Bishop William Colenso and the Crisis of Biblical Inspiration. T & T Clark. pp. 76–103.ISBN 0-8264-7090-4.
• Houtman, C. (2011). "Between Stigmatizing and Idolizing the Bible: On the Reception of Genesis 12:10-20; 20; 26:1-11". In van Peursen, W.Th.; Dyk, J.W. (eds.).Tradition and Innovation in Biblical Interpretation: Studies Presented to Professor Eep Talstra on the Occasion of his Sixty-Fifth Birthday. Brill. pp. 155–170.ISBN 978-90-04-21518-4.
• Houtman, C. (2014). "Who Cut Samson's Hair? The Interpretation of Judges 16:19a Reconsidered". In Eynikel, E.; Niclas, T. (eds.).Samson: Hero or Fool? The Many Faces of Samson. Themes in Biblical Narrative. Vol. 17. Brill. pp. 67–85.ISBN 978-90-04-26217-1.
• Houtman, C. (2018). "The Beheading of Goliath (1 Samuel 17:51) in Dutch Children's and Family Bibles: Evaluating an "Uncomfortable" Text".Reading and Listening: Meeting One God in Many Texts. Festschrift for Eric Peels. 2VM. pp. 71–78.ISBN 978-94-90393-63-2.
• Houtman, C. (2018). "Imitating Dutch Protestants: Jewish Educational Literature on the Biblical History from the 19th and the First Half of the 20th Century". In Spronk, K.; van Staalduine-Sulman Hebrew, E. (eds.).Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings. Festschrift A. Houtman. Brill. pp. 115–131.ISBN 978-90-04-34330-6.

• Roukema, Riemer; Lietaert Peerbolte, Bert Jan; Spronk, Klaas, eds. (2006).The Interpretation of Exodus: Studies in Honour of Cornelis Houtman. Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology. Vol. 44. Peeters. pp. 283–293 (Bibliography).ISBN 9789042918061.

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