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Zorodzai (Zoro) Dube (PhD)

ID no. 7609136117182

Philosophiae Doctorem (New Testament)

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Postal Address: University of Pretoria, Faculty of Theology, 1-41, Theology Building, Hatfield campus, Pretoria. Email: zorodube@, +27783620100. Residential Address: 25 Tipperary Mews, Faerie-Glen, Pretoria, 0081.

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SUMMARY OF COMPETENCIES

o Classroom and Online Distance Learning (ODL) teaching skills.

o Strong background in New Testament Studies, and in-depth knowledge in teaching the synoptic gospels, John, Pauline letters, Hebrews, Peter & James, Revelation.

o Research focus on African Enchanted Hermeneutics (AEH), with a focus in attempting to develop a hermeneutic that takes the African enchanted worldview as the starting point.

o Ability to combine interdisciplinary, critical theories to New Testament studies

o Research skills in Social Science Research Methods- ability to Statistical Package for Social Science and (SPSS) and ATLAS ti

o Experience in working in a multi-faith context

o Pastoral skills & Administrative and Leadership skills.

1. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

|1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION |

|Surname |Dube |

|First names |Zorodzai |ID Number |7609136117182 |

|Citizenship |Zimbabwean (SA Permanent Resident) |Title |Dr |Male |

|Place of birth |Chipinge, Zimbabwe |Date of birth |13 September 1976 |

|Population group |African |

|Department |New Testament- Faculty of Theology |Position |Associate Research Fellow |

|Direct Telephone |0783620100 |Direct Telefax | |

|E-mail |zorodube@ |

|Date of appointment |1 January 2016 |Temporary full-time |

|1.2 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED |

|Degree/ |Field of study |Higher education institution |Year |Distinctions |

|Diploma | | | | |

|PhD (2012) |New Testament |University of Oslo (supervised by Prof Halvor |2008-2012 |completed |

| | |Moxnes) | | |

|M.Phil (2007) |New Testament |University of Oslo (Supervised by Prof Halvor |2005-2007 |completed |

| | |Moxnes) | | |

|BA Honours (2004) |Religious Studies (NT Major) |University of Zimbabwe |2001-2004 |completed |

|SHORT-COURSE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT |

|Mentoring, Guidance and Support for Teachers and Trainers (1 year) 2013 |

|University of South Africa (UNISA). |

|Advanced Short Course in Outcome-Based Assessment in High Education and Open Distance Learning (1 year) 2012, University of South Africa (UNISA) |

|Pastoral Qualifications: |

|Diploma in Pastoral studies (1999-2000) Domboshava Theological College |

|Diploma in Biblical studies (1995-1998) Rusitu Bible College |

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|1.3 ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE TO DATE |

|Name of employer |Capacity and/or type of work |Period |

| | |From mm//yy to mm//yy |

|Theological Education by Extension (TEEC) |Lecturer: Responsibilities: |July-November 2015. |

| |Curriculum Development | |

| |Develop study material for BTh and Diploma courses | |

| |Develop Assessment Criteria for all modules | |

| |Quality Assurance | |

| |Academic Student Advisor | |

| |Contact link between the college and various affiliate churches | |

|University of Pretoria |Post-Doc Research Fellow: Responsibilities: |May 2013-May 2015 |

| |Research out-put through publishing articles and books. | |

| |During my contract, I published 15 peer-reviewed articles, and 1 edited | |

| |book. | |

| |When necessary, I taught undergraduate courses. I taught the following | |

| |courses: Introduction to, and Theology of the gospel of John (1st year | |

| |course), Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels (1st year course), | |

| |“Introduction, Exegesis, and Theology of the Authentic Pauline letters | |

| |(2nd &3rd year course), “Authentic Pauline Literature II: Introduction | |

| |and theology of Romans, Introduction to NT ethics II (2nd &3rd year | |

| |course), New Testament Ethics 2 (4th year, Honours Program) | |

|University of South Africa |Lecturer: Responsibilities: |August 2012-April 2013 |

| |Increasing Research output. (I published 4 articles in peer-reviewed | |

| |journal.) | |

| |Teaching 2 undergraduate courses: i) “Illness, Health and Healing in | |

| |Early Christianity” (2nd year course), ii) “Religion, Worship and Prayer | |

| |in Early Christian world” (3rd year course) | |

| |In the process I acquired experience in Online Distance Education (ODL) | |

| |Learning techniques- use of online teaching tools | |

|Domboshava Theological College |Lecturer: Responsibilities: |January 2005- June 2005 |

| |Elementary Koine Greek and church history (0-500BCE) | |

|PASTORAL WORK HISTORY |

|Andrew Murray Reformed Church, Pretoria (Associate Pastor) 2013- |

|Nordberg Lutheran Church, Oslo Norway (2005-2011) (Associate Pastor) |

|Evangelical Church (2001-2004) |

2. TEACHING ACTIVITIES

|Courses presented |

|Course |Level (e.g. second year, Masters) |Self developed |

| | |(Yes or No) |

|Gospel of John |UP (2nd year) |no |

|Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels |UP (1st year) |no |

| |UP (2nd &3rd year course) |no |

|Introduction, Exegesis, and Theology of the Authentic Pauline letters | | |

|Introduction to New Testament Ethics |UP (4th year) |no |

|New Testament Ethics II |UP (4th year) |no |

|Authentic Pauline Literature I |UP (3rd year) |no |

|Authentic Pauline Literature II |UP (3rd year) |no |

|Introduction and theology of Romans |UP 2nd, 3rd year) |no |

|Health and Healing in Early Christianity |UNISA (2nd year) |no |

|Religion, Worship and Prayer in Early Christian world |UNISA (3rd year) |no |

|Church History 0-500CE |DTC college (1st year) |yes |

| Other education and pedagogic courses presented |

|Course |Year |Institution |

|Jesus and the Kingdom of God (Master class) |2011 |University of Oslo |

2. TEACHING OUTPUTS

|3.1 Educational publications and products: |

|Produced Study guide for the course: Health and Healing in Early Christianity” (2nd year course), UNISA |

|Produced Study guide for the course: Religion, Worship and Prayer in Early Christian world” (3rd year course), UNISA |

|July to November 2015, I worked at the Theological Education by Extension as lecturer, responsible to curriculum development, Quality Assurance, and |

|production of study material at a BTh and Diploma level. A sample of some of the courses: -Introduction to Old Testament, Introduction to New |

|Testament, Working with Old Testament Text and Context, Working with New Testament Texts and Context, Introduction to Church History, Introduction to |

|Spirituality, Introduction to Christian Studies, Call to Discipleship, Pastoral Care, Interpreting Texts |

4. OTHER TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS

|4.1 Membership of national and international bodies |

|Member of the New Testament Society of Southern Africa since 2011 |

|Elected Secretary of the New Testament Society of Southern Africa since 2015 |

|Member of SBL- Society of Biblical Literature since 2011 |

|Appointed Research Associate by the Department of New Testament, University of Pretoria since July 2015. |

| Visits to local and overseas universities as guest professor or lecturer in regard to teaching |

|Gave a lecture at DePaul University, Chicago, on the topic related to African Pentecostalism, and Enchanted African Worldview |

|January 2015- invited on the occasion of Prof Halvor Moxnes’ retirement to give a lecture on Social influences and the interpretation of New Testament |

|studies- contours in the study of the New Testament in Africa today. The lecturer was well received and formed part of chapter dedicated to Prof |

|Halvor Moxnes. |

|4.3 Participation in national and international teaching associations, bodies, committees |

|None at the moment |

4. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

|5.1 Former supervision or co-supervision (completed) |

|Name of student |Degree/Title of dissertation/ thesis |Supervisor |Co-supervisor(s) |Duration of studies |

| |and date | | |(years) |

|Isheanesu Gusha |Current PhD Students |Z. Dube |Prof Kobus Kok |In progress |

| |Paul’s Ethics Regarding | | | |

| |Reconciliation as Basis for Ethnic | | | |

| |Cohesion between the Ndebele and | | | |

| |Shona People of Zimbabwe | | | |

|John Kwesi Addo |Jesus Leadership Culture in the |Z.Dube | |In progress |

| |Gospel of Luke: A social scientific | | | |

| |study of Luke 22:24-30 from a | | | |

| |Ghanaian Perspective | | | |

5. RESEARCH OUTPUTS

|6.1 Publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals |

|Intersecting Alternative Masculinities with Race and Economy in (South) Africa, in Verbum et Ecclesia, (2016)( accepted pages not known) |

|Abraham and Jesus as Ancient Migrants: A Migration Perspective, perichoresis-degruyter, 2016, (pages not yet known) |

|Social Categories based on the Spirit in John and Now –festschrift for Norman Duncan, HTS Volume 72, Issue 1, 2016 (pages not yet known) |

|Searching for a Symbolic Universe: Collective Identity in Paul and in Africa, Verbum et Ecclesia, (2016)( accepted pages not known) |

|The use of biblical themes in the debate concerning the xenophobic attacks in South Africa’, Verbum et Ecclesia 36(1), Art. #1464, 6 pages. . |

|org/10.4102/ve.v36i1.1464 |

|The Statue Debate: Ancestors and ‘Mnemonic energy’ in Paul and Now, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(3), Art. 3035, xx pages. |

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|Contesting History and Identity Formation in Paul and in South Africa (2015) HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(1), Art. #3011, 6 pages. |

| hts.v71i1.3011 |

|Jesus and Afro-Pentecostal Prophets: Dynamics within the Liminal Space in Galilean and in Zimbabwe (2015) HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(1),|

|Art. #2748, 6 pages. hts.v71i1.2748 |

|“Welcoming Outsiders: The Nascent Jesus Community as a Locus of Hospitality and Equality (Mk 9:33-42, 10:2-16),” die skriflig (2014) In die Skriflig/In |

|Luce Verbi; Vol 48, No 1 (2014), 7 pages. doi: 10.4102/ids.v48i1.1379 |

|“The Discursive Cultural Representation of the Gentiles: A Contextual Approach Using Migration Theory,” In die Skriflig (2013). In die Skriflig/In Luce |

|Verbi; Vol 48, No 1 (2014), 7 pages. doi: 10.4102/ids.v48i1.1380 |

|“Teaching the Bible at Public Universities in South Africa: A Proposal for Multi-disciplinary Approach,” online: HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological |

|Studies 69(1), (2013) Art. #1295, 6 pages. |

|hts.v69i1.1295 |

|“The Death and Resurrection of Jesus as Cultural Trauma,” Neotestamentica (2013) 47: 1-15. |

|“God Send His Son: Is Salvation Meta-Narrative a Superstructure of Gender Bias?” Journal of Religion and Gender in Africa (November 2013), Vol. 19:2: 5-22.|

|“The Ethiopian Eunuch in Transit: A Migration Theoretical Perspective,” HTS Teologiese Studies,” (2012) Online: HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies |

|69(1), Art. #2019, 7 pages. |

|“Casting out Demons in Zimbabwe: A Coded Political Posturing,” Exchange (2012) 41: 352-363. |

|“Speaking in Tongues as Emigration: A Social-Psychological Understanding of Tongue,” Scriptura (2012) 110: 249-258 |

|“Evicted and Marginalised: Reading Mark 3: 20-35 within a Context of Violence in Zimbabwe,” Journal of Early Christian History: (2012) 22-37 |

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| Books |

|The Bible and Sociological Contours: Some African Perspectives. Essays in Honour of Professor Halvor Moxnes, (Zorodzai Dube, Loreen Maseno, Elia Mligo |

|(eds), Peter Lang (in print, forthcoming 2016) |

|Storytelling in Times of Violence: Hearing the Exorcism stories in Zimbabwe and in Mark’s community. Germany: Scholars Press, 2013 |

|The Kingdom of God in Mark’s Feeding Stories. Oslo: UniPub, 2008. |

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|Chapters in books |

|Introduction: Critiquing Institutionalised Meaning and Discourses, in Zorodzai Dube, Loreen Maseno and Elia Mligo, The Bible and Sociological Contours: |

|Some African Perspectives. Essays in Honour of Professor Halvor Moxnes, Peter Lang (in print, forthcoming 2016 |

|Alterity and Liminality in the Margin: Messiahs and Prophets in Zimbabwe and in Galilee, in in Zorodzai Dube, Loreen Maseno and Elia Mligo, The Bible and |

|Sociological Contours: Some African Perspectives. Essays in Honour of Professor Halvor Moxnes, Peter Lang (in print, forthcoming 2016) |

|The Ethiopian Eunuch in Transit: A Migration Theoretical Perspective, in Gitte Buch-Hansen, Marrianna, Bjelland Kartzow (eds) Metodemangfold og Det nye |

|Testamentet, Oslo: Cappelen Damm Akamemisk, 2012: |

|Cultural hegemony, distortion of history, memory and identity: then and now, Christina Landmann (ed) Oral history Heritage and Identity (Oral History |

|Association of South Africa Series), Pretoria: University of South Africa: 2012: 137-150 |

|6.3 Published full-length conference papers/keynote addresses |

|Halvor Moxnes and the Postmodern Jesus (Paper presented at the occasion of Prof Moxnes’ retirement) |

|6.4 Non-refereed publications or popular articles |

|‘Abstain from pill of self-destruction’ (Pretoria news |

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|Growing nationless children in Pretoria: |

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|Opting to be single: |

|Monthly, I contribute articles to SuluZulu, a magazine that comments of current issues such as immigration, politics and gender issues. I have written articles mainly on religion and public |

|space. You can access some of my articles and reflection on their website: |

6. OTHER SCHOLARLY RESEARCH-BASED CONTRIBUTIONS

|7.1 Participation in conferences, workshops and short courses - specify type of contribution |

| 7.1.1 National |

|Bloemfontein, South Africa, 2014, New Testament Society of Southern Africa Paper: Alterity and Liminality in the Margin: Messiahs and Prophets in |

|Zimbabwe and in Galilee |

|Pretoria UNISA 2013, Short course: Mentoring, Guidance and Support for Teachers and Trainers (1 year) 2013, University of South Africa (UNISA). |

|Pretoria UNISA, 2012, Short Course: Outcome-Based Assessment in High Education and Open Distance Learning (duration: 1 year |

|Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 2012, New Testament Society of Southern Africa |

|Paper: “The Death and Resurrection of Jesus as Cultural Trauma.” 18-22 June 2012 |

|Pretoria, South Africa, UNISA, Pretoria, March 2012 |

|Conference theme ‘Teaching the Bible Public Universities |

|Paper: “Teaching Biblical Studies at Public Universities in South Africa: from Structuralism to Postmodern Approaches” |

|Pretoria, South Africa, 2009, University of South Africa, UNISA, September, 2011 |

|Paper “In Search of Wellbeing” Conference of Wellbeing. UNISA, Pretoria, |

| 7.1.2 International |

|Oslo, Norway, 28 January 2015, (Occasion of Prof Moxnes’ retirement) |

|Paper: Halvor Moxnes and the Postmodern Jesus |

|Vienna, Austria, July 2014, SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) Disability, Health and Wellbeing group: Paper: Broken Limbs and Shattered Honour in |

|Jesus Traditions: Implication to Disability Studies |

|Bamburg, Germany, 2010, Participated in a conference ‘Bible in Context’ |

|Oslo, Norway, 2010, Participated in the workshop ‘Broken Bodies- Healing Communities and presented a paper ‘Political violence and its impact on women |

|in Zimbabwe’ |

|Izmir, Turkey 2009, Participated in the trip to Ancient ruins of Ephesus and Galilee, and presented a paper : The Empire and Violence during the first |

|century Greco-Roman Empire in Palestine: Respondent: Prof Steve Friesen, University of Texas, Austin, TX, |

|Oslo, Norway, 2008, the Nordic PhD network Early Christianity in its Greco-Roman Context. Oslo, 2008 |

|Paper: “Orality and Memory in the Exorcism Stories in the Early Church,” NFR-project Jesus in Cultural Complexity: Interpretation, Memory and |

|Identification |

|7.2 Teamwork and collaboration with others: |

|Nordic PhD network Early Christianity in its Greco-Roman Context (since 2008) |

|7.3 Membership in national and international bodies |

|Society of Biblical Literature (SBL): Membership No. DZ4729330 2013- |

|New Testament Society of Southern Africa (NTSSA) 2011- |

7. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

|9.1 Administrative functions, faculty committees |

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|From July 2015 to November 2015, I worked as Academic Coordinator, responsible for: |

|Assist in Curriculum Development |

|I develop study material for BTh and Diploma courses |

|I develop Assessment Criteria for all modules |

|Involved in Quality Assurance |

8. COMMUNITY SERVICE OR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

|10.1 Outreach projects-preaching |

|I preach regularly at Andrew Murray Dutch Reformed Church, Menlo Park, Pretoria. Regularly involved in preaching and Bible study. |

|Regularly invited to preach at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Faerie Glen, Pretoria |

|Regularly invited to preach at St Francis Presbyterian church, Waterkloof Pretoria |

|10.4 Involvement with other universities/scientific institutions |

|10.4.1 External examiner |

|Reviewed several M&D student proposals |

|Acted as PhD internal examiner (University of Pretoria) |

|Together with Corneliu C. Simut, Emanuel University of Oradea, co-edited a special journal issue on African hermeneutics: Perichoresis-DeGruyter, 2016 |

|10.5 Referee duties |

|10.5.1. Reviewer (journals), |

|I have reviewed countless articles from local and international peer-reviewed journals. Some example: |

|Referee for verbum et Ecclessia |

|Referee for HTS Theological studies |

|Referee for Studia Historiae |

|Scriptura |

|Skriflag |

9. AWARDS AND SCIENTIFIC/SCHOLARLY RECOGNITION

|11.1 AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS |

|2013 Awarded the Vice-Chancellor Post-doc Fellowship, the University of Pretoria, South Africa, |

|2009 Awarded a grant by the University of Oslo, faculty of theology to tour the ancient ruins of Ephesus, Ismir in Turkey as Part of my doctoral |

|research program. |

|2008 Awarded the Norwegian Qouta Program Scholarship for the purposes of pursuing my doctoral studies at the University of Oslo, Norway, (2008-2012).|

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|2005 Awarded the Norwegian Qouta Scholarship Program for the purposes of pursuing my Master in Contextual (NT) Studies at the University of Oslo, |

|Norway (2005- 2007) |

|2000 Awarded the University of Zimbabwe book price for academic achievement |

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