THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE BOOKS
Authors & illustrators
Meet the makers of retellings, illustrations and explanations. For full translations, we mention a translator or translation team where this has been established.
Melanie van de Peut
Melanie van de Peut writes and tells stories for children.
View background and booksMichel de Boer
Michel de Boer made the illustrations for My Toddler Bible, accompanying the stories of Melanie van de Peut.
View background and booksSylvia Vanden Heede
Sylvia Vanden Heede writes for beginning readers, older children and teenagers.
View background and booksMarijke ten Cate
Marijke ten Cate illustrates children's books and other publications that focus on people, emotions and mutual relationships.
View background and booksKees de Kort
Kees de Kort was the illustrator behind the series What the Bible tells us and the Kijkbijbel.
View background and booksGijsbert van den Brink
Gijsbert van den Brink is a theologian and holds the chair of Theology and Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
View background and booksJ.H. Mulder-van Haeringen
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View background and booksHanneke van Oostrum
Hanneke van Oostrum is named by Jongbloed Media as an illustrator of The Bible for you.
View background and booksThomas van Oostrum
Thomas van Oostrum provided the illustrations for The Bible for you, the sequel to The Bible for you.
View background and booksRené Grotenhuis
René Grotenhuis is the theologian behind the stories in Hopeful Stories for You, the Philadelphia Bible.
View background and booksPieter Oussoren
Pieter Oussoren is the translator of the Naarden Bible.
View background and booksCorien Oranje
Corien Oranje writes children's books and is a theologian.
View background and booksMarieke ten Berge
Marieke ten Berge is an illustrator and designer.
View background and booksWillemijn de Weerd
Willemijn de Weerd writes for children and is one of the mentioned writers of Het grote Bijbelverhalenboek, alongside Corien Oranje and Melanie van de Peut, among others.
View background and booksMathias Weber
Mathias Weber made the illustrations of the Feestdagenbijbel.
View background and booksAmy-Jill Levine
Amy-Jill Levine is a Biblical scholar and compiler of the original English edition on which Nieuwe Testament met Joodse toelichtingen is based.
View background and booksMarc Zvi Brettler
Marc Zvi Brettler is a Biblical scholar who, together with Amy-Jill Levine, compiled the original English edition of Nieuwe Testament met Joodse toelichtingen.
View background and booksNikolaas Sintobin
Nikolaas Sintobin is a Jesuit and writes about faith and prayer.
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