Fishing for Jonah (anew): Various approaches to Biblical interpretation

ÿProfessor Louis Jonkerÿwas born in 1962 in Riversdal and completed his secondary training at Point High School in Mossel Bay. He obtained his subsequent qualifications at Stellenbosch University. After his Masters studies on a Hebrew language related topic, his interest in exegetical methodology and hermeneutics spurred him towards a doctorate in Old Testament studies, for which he did research in Germany and The Netherlands. His thesis was published in 1996 in The Netherlands. He was a minister in the DR Church Stellenbosch-Welgelegen for 10 yearsÿand was appointed in turn as senior lecturer, associate professor, and currently professor in Old Testament at Stellenbosch University. He has been awarded the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (Bonn) scholarships in 2000, 2006 and 2009. His present research foci include the relationship between historiography and identity formation in Second Temple literature (mainly in the Books of Chronicles); Exegetical methodology and Biblical hermeneutics; and intercultural Bible reading.