Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies
College of Human Sciences |
School of Humanities |
Department: Biblical and Ancient Studies |
Senior Lecturer
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Tel: |
012 429 6205
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Fax: |
012 429 4570
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E-mail: |
lamprjc@unisa.ac.za
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Qualifications
- BA (1978) (PU for CHE, now NWU)
- Diploma in Higher Education (1979) (UP)
- BA (Honns.) Latin (1980) (PU for CHE, now NWU)
- MA (Latin) (1990) (UNISA)
- DLitt et Phil (Latin) (1999) (UNISA)
Currently teaching
- Latin (Short Courses and post-graduate)
- Classical Culture (under-graduate levels 1-3)
- Classical Studies (post-graduate)
- Ancient History (level 1)
Fields of academic interests
- Patristics
- Female asceticism
- Christian Latin Poetry of Prudentius
- Jonah in Early Christian Latin Literature
- Early Christian Consolation Literature
- Christian counselling and Narrative Therapy
- Blended learning in an ODL context
Field of Specialisation
- Aspects of Greco-Roman Religion
- Early Christian Latin Church Fathers
- Classical and Legal Latin
- Classical (Greco-Roman) Culture: Mythology, Tragedy, Epic, Art and Architecture
Journal articles
- “Die Aanwending van Metrum in Prudentius se Cathemerinon XII” in Akroterion, June 1987
- “Impressions of India: A land of contrasts, and the status and life of Indian women.” in Daedalus, Vol 2.2, July 2001.
- “The Jonah- and Nineveh-exemplum in Aurelius Prudentius Clemens’ Cathemerinon VII (Hymnus Ieiunantium, lines 81-175)” in Acta Patristica et Byzantina, [Vol. 18, 2007, pp.97-119].
- “Consolation of the Bereaved: Reflections on the Pastoral Care of the Early Church Fathers from a Post-Modern Perspective” in Acta Patristica et Byzantina, [Vol.21.1, 2010, pp. 61-81].
- “Reading Matthew 6:13a (“Lead us not into temptation”) within the massâh-matrix: biblical and historical literary evidence for a further consideration of the sixth petition in the Lord’s Prayer.” in Journal of Christian History, Vol. 16.3, 2016, pp. 22-42.
- “St. Jerome’s Letter CVIII to Eustochium: Contemporary biography in Service of Ascetic Ideology.” in HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, Vol. 73, Issue 3, 2017.
- "The shifting roles of wealth and poverty in Jerome's vision of asceticism and the call to perfection, as reflected in a selection of his works." JECH. Vol. 9, 2019.
- "The Crown of Virginity, Paradise regained: A study of Jerome's ascetic exegesis in a selection of his works. Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies, (Original Research), Vol. 75, Issue 3, 2019.
Book Reviews
- Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Scenting Salvation: Ancient Christianity and the Olfactory Imagination. The Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. In: The Classical Bulletin 84.1 [pp.160-162].
- Dykes A., Reading Sin in the World. The Hamartigenia of Prudentius and the Vocation of the Responsible Reader. Pp. xx + 273. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. In: The Classical Review (published Dec 2012)
Paper presentations
Papers read at four biennial Conferences of the Classical Association of South Africa (CASA):
- “The application of metre in Prudentius’” Cathemerinon XII” (1987)
- “The Abortion Dilemma: Sub Sole Nihil Novi?” (1997)
- “Reflections on Consolation of the Bereaved in the Early Church: Crossing Borders in Pastoral Care and Practice” (2009)
- “Modern and Post-modern appropriation of Aristotle’s ethical and political theories on eudaimonia.” (2013)
- 'The shifting roles of wealth and poverty in Jerome's vision of asceticism, as reflected in a selection of his letters and treatises." (2017)
Papers read at the 13th, 14th and 17th UNISA Classics Colloquia:
- “Man’s quest for happiness and the good life: the role of human activity, capability, fragility … and ultimately – responsibility.” (2012)
- “The power of ars dicendi in the class-conscious context of ancient Roman (Republican) society.” (2013)
- "St. Jerome’s Letter CVIII to Eustochium: Contemporary Biography in service of Ascetic Ideology." (2016)
Paper read at the AAPSC Conference in Stellenbosch:
“Consolation of the Bereaved: Reflections on the Pastoral Care of the Early Church Fathers from a Postmodern Perspective”. (2009)
Paper read at the Prayer and Contemplation Conference at NWU in Potchefstroom:
“Biblical and historical literary evidence for a further consideration of Matthew 6:13a – the 6th petition in the Lord’s Prayer.” (2016)
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- Senior Lecturer in Latin and Classical Studies, Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies
- Member of CASA
Projects
- (Female) asceticism in the first four centuries AD: ascetic exegesis, ascetic space, wealth and poverty
- The Lord’s Prayer
- Ancient Life-writing
- Develop Short Learning Programmes in Latin