Marinus de Jonge, born in 1925, studied theology in Leiden and Manchester and obtained his doctoral degree in 1953 at Leiden. From 1962-66 he was lecturer, then reader in Judaic studies at Groningen University. In 1966 he became Professor for New Testament and Early Christian Literature at Leiden University. (He retires from this Chair on 31 December 1990). In 1981 he was visiting Professor of New Testament at Yale University. He was President of the International Society for New Testament Studies for the year 1985-86. Dr. de Jonge has authored many books on the New Testament and on the Old Testament pseudepigrapha, including: Jesus: Stranger from Heaven and Son of God (1977); Studies on the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (Brill, 1975); Testamenta XII Patriarchum (Brill, 1970); The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (Brill, 1978).

Marinus de Jonge, born in 1925, studied theology in Leiden and Manchester and obtained his doctoral degree in 1953 at Leiden. From 1962-66 he was lecturer, then reader in Judaic studies at Groningen University. In 1966 he became Professor for New Testament and Early Christian Literature at Leiden University. (He retires from this Chair on 31 December 1990). In 1981 he was visiting Professor of New Testament at Yale University. He was President of the International Society for New Testament Studies for the year 1985-86. Dr. de Jonge has authored many books on the New Testament and on the Old Testament pseudepigrapha, including: Jesus: Stranger from Heaven and Son of God (1977); Studies on the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (Brill, 1975); Testamenta XII Patriarchum (Brill, 1970); The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (Brill, 1978).

Marinus de Jonge, born in 1925, studied theology in Leiden and Manchester and obtained his doctoral degree in 1953 at Leiden. From 1962-66 he was lecturer, then reader in Judaic studies at Groningen University. In 1966 he became Professor for New Testament and Early Christian Literature at Leiden University. (He retires from this Chair on 31 December 1990). In 1981 he was visiting Professor of New Testament at Yale University. He was President of the International Society for New Testament Studies for the year 1985-86. Dr. de Jonge has authored many books on the New Testament and on the Old Testament pseudepigrapha, including: Jesus: Stranger from Heaven and Son of God (1977); Studies on the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (Brill, 1975); Testamenta XII Patriarchum (Brill, 1970); The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (Brill, 1978).