Background
Fokkelman was born in Batavia, in the Dutch East Indies.
Fokkelman was born in Batavia, in the Dutch East Indies.
He studied, and then taught, at the University of Leiden.
Fokkelman is perhaps best known for his 4-volume, 2400-page work on the Books of Samuel. Fokkelman is a central figure in the "narrative revolution" in biblical studies, which emphasises a literary approach to the text. He lives in Zutphen.