DR OBVIOUS VENGEYI
Senior Lecturer
PhD (Universitaet Bayreuth, Germany, 2012); MA (UZ 2006); BA Hons (UZ 2004); Dip in Rel Studies (UZ 2001)
Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialisation: Old Testament Studies
Research Focus/Area: Land in the Old Testament and in contemporary African societies, Social Justice in Old Testament prophets and contemporary Africa, Old Testament and African leadership; Debt Slavery in the Old Testament and Domestic Workers and Old Testament.
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate:
HRS 0010 Origins of Prophecy and Israelite Pre-Canonical Prophets
HRS 0020 Israelite Canonical Prophets
HRS 0470 Methods in the Study of the Old Testament
HRS 0480 Major Themes in the Study of the Old Testament
HRS 3370 Dissertation
Postgraduate:
MRS 561 Method in the Study of the Old Testament
MRS 552 History of the Study of the Old Testament
MRS 562 Themes in the Study of the Old Testament
MRS 563 Selected Scholars and Theologians of the Old Testament
MARS 515 Colonial and Postcolonial Interpretations of the Old Testament in Southern Africa
MRS 516 Ancient Near Eastern Cultures and Civilisations
MARS 514 Ancient Egypt and its influence on the Old Testament